Heartwood Creek Collectibles by Designer Jim Shore
After leading his life as an engineer with a passion for sculpting, Jim Shore created his company, Designs American, which would catapult him into one of the nations top collectibles designers. The partnership that Jim created was a decision that would lead to several design awards that allowed Jim to design artwork on a much greater scale then he ever thought possible.
Poised to explode onto the collectibles scene, the business partnership that Jim brokered with Enesco lit the fuse that propelled his Hartwood Creek collection to the top. Given his new artistic freedom Jim went to work designing and hasn’t stopped since.
Jim’s artistic styling incorporates many elements from folk art to traditional art. Since 2002 Jim Shore has received various awards from NALED. Three times he has been named Artist of the Year consecutively from 2003 to 2005. Jim has also won the 2002 Rising Star award, the 2003, as well as 2005 Christmas Collectible of the Year award, and in both 2004, as well as 2005 he won the Christmas Dcor of the Year award.
One aspect of the Jim Shore Heartwood Creek Collection is the utilization of everyday elements from your daily lives to bring joy and happiness into your family for many years to come. The wide variety of pieces he designs ensures that at least one can be displayed all throughout the year.
Place any piece from the, “Jazz”, collection into any room and you can almost hear the soulful music that they are playing. Can’t you just hear The Jazz saxophone player wailing away pouring his soul into the music? These are the image portrayals that Jim Shore is world famous for!
Christmas time would not be complete without celebrating the birth of Christ and elements such as the Three King Figurines in many different styles or the King/Manger scene inspire one to remember the true meaning of Christmas. You can commemorate a first Christmas with a hanging ornament featuring the First Christmas Baby.
Several other Jim Shore Heartwood Creek collections are inspired by some of Jim’s childhood memories. The, “Wizard of Oz”, collection is one of these collections. With Dorothy and the Tin Man along with the rest of the gang heading down that yellow brick road trying to get Dorothy home it is hard not to take a trip down memory lane.
No matter the holiday or the sentiment, the Jim Shore Heartwood Creek Collection can be a beautiful and conversational centerpiece within your home.