Russell White    Hi, I am Russell White, and I have been described as an avid collector--of everything. My partner, Stan Pekarsky, says it should be "compulsive" instead of "avid", but we both love to shop. We have a major art collection, book collection, china collection, crystal collection, Harmony Kingdom collection, doll collection, postage stamp collection, teapot collection, pottery collection, AND rubber stamp (well over 8,000 stamps--but who's counting) collection. We love to read, cook, travel ( I have been all over the world), go to theatrical events, do photography, and most of all work on our arts & crafts. My passions are collage, book making, altered books and art stamping. Stan primarily works in polymer clay.

Right now we are both retired. Stan was most recently a graphic designer and my occupation has been a Fashion Designer. I have worked in the garment industry since 1972 and have designed clothes for Albee, Levi Strauss, Janzten, Catalina, Tomboy, International Male, Balboa Sportswear, Lavon Sportswear, and The GAME. In the mid 90's he switched from designing to technical design and sourcing for Structure, Sears, Express and Coldwater Creek. Most recently, I was working as the Manager of Design and Product Development for Blair Corporation. I have a BFA in art from San Francisco State.

I have traveled all over the world and at last count has been to over 100 different countries. Teaching has always been a passion of mine--so I got to fulfill my dream by teaching fashion design classes at Woodbury University in Burbank, California and night classes in design at the Learning Tree. Stan and I live in a very small town in Northwestern Pennsylvania with our three small dogs, Christopher, Sammy and Beauregard.

Updated 3/10/2008