For almost 20 years I was the co-owner of Cottura Ceramic Art Imports, based in Los Angeles. We were direct importers with 6 retail stores, wholesale showrooms, a web site and an Award winning nationwide catalogue.

We imported the finest hand made, hand painted ceramics and glass from Italy, Portugal and Spain. Our emphasis was on the finest Italian product we could find. We imported Ventian chandeliers, sterling silver, linens and other home decor and tabletop items that defined the quality and character of Italy.

My business partners and I had 6 retail locations, Melrose Avenue, Century City Shopping Center, Los Angeles, Fashion Island, Newport Beach, Stanford Shopping Center Palo Alto, CA and Ceasars Palace, Las Vegas. Our Beverly Center, Los Angeles location was called "Vitreo." A jewel box of a store that featured only glass. We had collections that were decorative as well as functional, made in Italy and the USA.

Our wholesale division was represented by 4 stellar showrooms located in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and Dallas. We also attended the NY Javits Gift show twice yearly. We sold to fine stores and boutiques throughout the USA, including Gearys, Michael C. Fina, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman. Our nationwide retail catalogue won Silver Awards from Catalogue Age for art, design and layout.

Today, I represent a wide array of artists, manufacturers, dreamers whose collections they have created themselves and/or designed. They are from all corners of the globe ~ from England's Amanda Brisbane and her sand cast glass -NYC Designer, Kim Seybert's jeweled place mats, napkin rings - napkins and runners -Canada's Tony Kourkos photography -Ubaldo Grazia and Fortunata dinnerware from Italy - Babel's horn and alpaca silver home decor from Argentina - everything decorative and functional for your home and garden. They are a unique blend of artists and manufacturers, who create product that brings their passion into the world you live in.

If you have a passion to create, I have a passion for selling and marketing your collection to the greater market places of California, Nevada, Arizona and New York, please contact me.