Thursday, June 9, 2011

Show Your Love: Buy Local for Wedding Gifts

Looking for local art as a wedding gift?
Gabriel Shaffer lives and works in Asheville, NC. He is the son of renowned folk/visionary artist Cher Shaffer and learned from a number of pioneering artists in this genre as a youth. He has an extensive background in writing and music,performing at such notable events as South By Southwest, Austin,TX and Around The Coyote Festival, Chicago,IL.Gabriel has exhibited his work across the country and sold hundreds of works of art to collectors, rock stars, celebrities, politicians, best selling authors, galleries and museums, throughout various major cities nationally and internationally.He has appeared in dozens of magazines, newspapers and blogs such as Raw Vision, Art Papers, Traditional Home, Architectural Digest, NY Arts Magazine, The Huffington Post, An Nahar(Beruit, Lebanons most prestigious newspaper), US Airways Magazine, Cafe Royal, WNC Magazine, Lifelounge, C-Monster and Juxtapoz.In 2009 and 2010, Gabriel was voted western North Carolinas #1 visual artist for the Best of WNC awards.
For more information on the artist check out his website: www.gabrielshaffer.com




Source: Asheville Indie Weddings-Blog

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