Deborah French is a mixed-media artist living in Ohio, working from her home studio shared with two chocolate labs: Betty Lou and Mildred. Her work includes collage, monoprinting, assemblages, a greeting card line called MUTT SHOTS, and her latest obsession: little wood scrap houses. Her challenge? Finding space for her many materials and projects—while avoiding tripping over her napping pups.
I was a cat person who fell in love and married a dog person. From the start, I made it clear: we would never own a dog. Dogs were demanding, slobbering, dependent, and smelly creatures. Cats were independent, cleaned themselves, and didn’t need to be walked in the rain.
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