Anne graduated from Harvard in 1977 with a degree in Visual and Environmental Studies. After college, she focused on collage, and her work always incorporated a subtle humor and playfulness. For years, Anne’s art was more of a sideline than a full-time occupation. But in 1985, she was a single mother searching for a way to spend more time at home with her daughter than her job in cartography permitted, and she began to develop a line of collaged pins and magnets. The new collages combined vintage images with Anne’s own interpretation of what these men and women might really be thinking. They were instantly a hit with Anne’s customers, though it took a little longer for her to be brave enough to “quit her day job”.
In 1999, with her daughter away at college, Anne and her husband moved to a tiny town (population 80!) in Northcentral New Mexico. She spent 12 blissful years in NM balancing growing her business with healthy doses of hiking, swimming, and camping. Anne was elated to return to her home state of Maine in 2011 in order to spend more time with granddaughters and other family and to re-kindle her love of gardening and shoveling snow. She now lives and works in an eclectic antique house in Portland and continues to cherish making all you smart women and men smile.
I just love Anne Taintor products, and I have many items from her line of cool products. Including these two awesome Mini Trays!
Versatile 100% Melamine Mini Trays make perfect appetizer plates for pool, patio, or parlor. Put them on a dresser to hold earrings, or on a desk to hold paper clips. The possibilities are endless!
I'd like to have these because her products make me smile!
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Sounds very nice. Thanks for the chance
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Cuz they are such fun, cute products!
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ReplyDeleteThese trays are so funny! I would love to have one!
ReplyDeleteI would like to win because I like vintage looking things and these are awesome!
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ReplyDeleteI think the trays are such unique pieces and would be great for entertaining.
ReplyDeleteI think they are great trays. Would love to display them.
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I would love to win these because I adore anything that is a throwback to the vintage era- and these are so cute.
ReplyDeleteThese are just so cute!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love Anne Taintor.
ReplyDeleteMy sister would LOVE this. It's totally her.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this prize because the pieces are fun, eclectic, and would be great conversation pieces at the get togethers I host once a month :) I absolutely LOVE them! Thanks so much for the opportunity..
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I would love to win this prize to go with my set of Anne Taintor coasters my bff got me for my birthday. We are both huge fans but I don't have enough of a collection just yet.
ReplyDeleteSo funky and fun.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this because I think they would be great to serve crackers & cheese, etc., when we have company! Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI love retro style so these would be great for my home.
ReplyDeleteThe trays look cute and make me smile.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this because these trays are super cool....i love items like this.
ReplyDeleteI like vintage fashion -- these would be a great item to have.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to win because these would make great gifts or conversation pieces.
ReplyDeleteThese trays are so cute & clever! They'd be perfect for sandwiches out near the pool (when the weather gets warmer!)
ReplyDeleteI have a couple of Anne Taintor magnets that always bring a laugh - Id love trays too!!
ReplyDeleteI just love Anne Taintor but if I won, I would give these to my sister because she deserves them and she would love them!!
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