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Debra Cortese designer bio/statement:
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I'm a nature lover-gardener-artist and my art has always been about sharing the magic that I see and feel in our environment. I've worked in advertising and graphic design most of my life and in 2006, when several friends suggested that my nature's energy and reflection images would be ideal on fabrics and accessories, I started my line of Cortese Design Bags. By the fall of 2007 I introduced my first 6 nature designs on Tote, Petite Tote and Dopp style bags. I've now added Backpacks, and Laptop/Business bags and have over 30 new designs that feature the vibrant colors and patterns of tropical leaves, flowers, coral reef wildlife, Nantucket biking, Florida beach sunsets and even fireworks over the Miami bay called, 'Hot Miami Nights"! My 'Red Hawks and Birch Tree Totem' design was created in direct response to a suggestion that it would be nice to offer a laptop bag that men would feel comfortable carrying. All Cortese Design Bags feature one of my nature artworks reproduced on a satiny finish, microfiber fabric. I did a lot of research and testing to be able to consistently produce quality, detailed images that accurately represent my art. My audience is quite broad, really anyone who appreciates the energizing vibrations of nature and enjoys sharing that feeling by carrying a fashionable, and useful, work of art. I always enjoy the design process and am especially fond of creating custom designs for boutiques, organizations and fundraising events. For the future, I'm researching processes, costs and materials to add matching scarves to the Cortese Designs line. I'm also always interested in working with reps and collaborating with businesses on projects that will benefit all of our goals.
Cortese Design Bags are available online through my main website: http://www.debracortese.com
There is always a 'Bag of the Month Giveaway' (to encourage interested buyers to join my mailing list and have a chance to win a bag),
and at least one bag design and style is always 'on sale'!
CONTACT:
cortesedesigns@debracortese.com
305.665.2528, Miami, Florida