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September 16, 2008 by Angela Shupe | 0 Comments

Anyone with a child in school knows how much art they can bring home in just one school year. These silly little drawings and paintings are symbols of childhood, but they also tend to take up a lot of room. Even if you have plenty of space to store them, time ages all things including those special pieces of art your child created when they were younger.

When Gabrielle was looking for a way to turn the art her son made into a book, she found nothing. Thankfully she didn’t give up. Because of her determination to do something about that problem, and bringing in a business partner, Gabrielle and Paula have managed to create what promises to be a very successful business venture known as The Picasso Kid.

If anyone is interested in viewing some of their products in person, both women will also be at Encinitas Oktoberfest on Sunday, September 21st.

What is The Picasso Kid and how long has it been since it launched?

We are a small home based company started by a stay at home mother. We are a retail/service business. We take children’s artwork and turn it into a beautiful hard cover photo art book. (Think coffee table book.) The whole idea is to save the image, but get rid of all the paper being stored in your house because eventually, it will fade and deteriorate. This way condenses the boxes of artwork down to a 10X8 book that you can put on a bookshelf and easily share with friends and family!

We launched on March 3, 2008 (Gabrielle’s mother’s birthday.)

What was the inspiration behind your business?

Gabrielle’s son, Joseph, was in First Grade when she was cleaning out his closet and realized he had 3 boxes of art. (She had two boxes from preschool and one from Kindergarten.) She looked at the pictures and thought about throwing them all away, but she just couldn’t do it. She thought he would like to see them when he grows up, and she can look at them all day long! She thought, “There’s got to be a better way!” She searched online, but didn’t find anything, so she created The Picasso Kid.

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Tags: Art, Children, Mompreneur, Start Up