February is American Heart month.

Last year, we raised over $1,000.

I thought I'd give them a visual.

Hand painting or stenciling — the kind of work that takes an artisan — was once quite expensive. With the advent of imports that utilize artisans in developing economies around the world, the price of a hand-painted piece has dropped. Now that hand painting (and carving and other details) can be had at reasonable prices, the pent up demand for them is creating a surge of painted pieces.