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  • Danger Dog Darby from Nepal

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    Pinky, Lulu, Scottie, and Darby by Jit Gurung
    I laughed so hard when Michelle Page sent me this link to Darby's Danger Dog sign by Jit Gurung from Nepal.  I absolutely love it and think it will be the perfect security system for my new home. 

    Michelle is still in Nepal taking orders.   If you would like a Danger Dog (cat, chicken, cow, etc…) sign of your pet email her.  Or just stop by her Danger Dog Blog to see the magical country and meet the artists.  It's fascinating to see how one woman has brought a diminishing art form back to life by sharing it with the world.

    BTW, here is the Darby photo that went with Michelle to Nepal:

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  • Danger Dogs in the New York Post

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    Jerry Lee by Sabala

    Congratulations, Michelle Page, global dog art entrepreneur and Dog Art Today reader.  Michelle's Danger Dog Pet Portrait business was featured in the New York Post last Sunday.

    Julia Szabo writes:

    "Page found these colorful, no-two-alike pieces of folk art on her first visit to Katmandu more than 20 years ago. The signs literally warned people about dogs, but in a graphically dynamic way that seemed to qualify as bona fide art. On subsequent trips, however, Page noticed that the signs started to become an endangered species: They were disappearing in favor of boring, mass-produced, plastic signs. So she began collecting the old-school signs, scouring shops for fine examples, eventually amassing an impressive collection."   read more

    Now, Michelle employs 55 Nepali artists who do commissioned artwork for pet lovers all over the world.  Simply send Michelle a photo of your dog, (cat, rooster, or horse), and she will have several artists render your pet in the classic Nepali hand-painted tradition.  You choose your favorite sign and she sells the others.  Signs cost $100 – 300 plus shipping.

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    Jerry Lee, original photo

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    Jerry Lee by Punam

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    Jerry Lee by Hari

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    Jerry Lee by Asha

    If I was Jerry Lee's owner, I think I would take them all.  To learn more visit Michelle's website.

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    See my original Danger Dog post with more wonderful signs here.
    A Danger Dog by Birju also makes a cameo in my Dogs in Art film.

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