mrr design

Inspiration from my sister Betsy; 

she is the painter in the family.

My mornings are not complete without my coffee and The New York Times

so my sister Betsy painted me this good morning vignette.

and look at the perfect perch

tucked into the corner above the stairs

just waiting to say "good morning" every day

 

When Betsy was a new mother, she started painting and selling picture frames with her pen and ink sketches on the mats.  She sold to several stores in Boston, one being Apple Bartlett's store, La Ruche, on Newbury Street.  I was living in NYC then and thought she could sell in NYC too.  It is sometimes hard for an artist to market their own work, so I decided to walk up and down Madison Avenue one Saturday about 25 years ago pitching Betsy's work.  The Gazebo, on Madison Avenue, bought some frames - it was exciting. Betsy sold her work there for several years until the store closed. Betsy is still painting and working as a decorator.  I did not realize it at the time, but that day on Madison Avenue, pitching to stores, was the seed for my own entrepreneurial ventures.  It was just a matter of time before I started taking decorative painting classes at the Decorative Painting Studio, operated by Ina Marx.  I wanted a business that I could operate from home while being a mother.  And so MRR DESIGN was born in 1990.   

Take a look at Betsy's artwork on Betsy Powers Artwork

and Betsy's design work on http://betsypowers.com