Ilene Price Design Hits Stride As Emmy Swag
Livingston artist creates mandalas for celebrity gift bags.
Celebrities will be checking out the designs of artist Ilene Price when they open their swag bags at the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. And although Price calls the experience “surreal,” those who know this Heritage and LHS mom -- and her talents -- are not surprised. After growing up in Springfield before moving to Livingston in 1991, this former graphic designer was tired of her chosen profession. “I didn’t love graphic design, working in New York City, meeting deadlines,” she said. Life threw her a curve ball in the form of lymphoma, and after having her first child in 1994, she decided to leave graphic design and focus on being a stay-at-home mom. She still needed to be creative and explored “the playfulness of fine art in areas …
Marilyn Joyce Lehren
8:21 am on Sunday, September 18, 2011
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