| GoldPortraits |
An independent entrepreneur and artist with more than 30 years experience in original art, design, production and reproduction in painting, sculpture and precious metal casting media.
| 1986 to the present | |||
| 1998 | Initiated the www.goldportraits.com/ website to promote the business of GoldPortraits. | ||
| 1994 | Developed GoldPortraits division of Phoenix Studios to create and supply jewelers and goldsmiths with original, realistic, miniature figures and bas relief portraits to be cast in silver, gold and platinum. | ||
| 1986 | Established Phoenix Studios, a sole proprietorship, to be a contractor for the Franklin Mint, supplying prototypes and hand painted decorations for figurines and other collectibles. Fulfilled contracts for hand painted decorations on more than 30,000 casts. | ||
| 1984 to 1986 | |||
| Artist, director and president of Shaw-Cullen, Inc., a company formed to create and produce original art and reproductions of art objects for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Danbury Mint, and the National Wildlife Federation, and to design and fabricate limited edition collector knives cast in bronze, silver and gold. | |||
| 1972 to 1984 | |||
| The founder and managing partner of the firm Shaw-Liebowitz, in New Cumberland, West Virginia which specialized in the decoration of firearms and custom knives, employing original designs and miniature scenes embellished with gold, silver and copper plating or cast in solid gold, silver, bronze or pewter. Also designed and cast original jewelery and art objects for the National Audubon Society, Bloomingdales Department Store in New York, and national catalog companies. Etched custom portrait medallions in gold and silver for sale through mail order and from the company showroom in New York City. | |||
| prior to 1972 | |||
| Created and sold original figure paintings to Universal Studios for use in films and corporate offices. Painted portraits on commission basis for private clients. | |||
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