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Bell Pine Art Farm
owners Debbie
Berrow and Reed
Grossnicklaus
produce goddess
figurines from their
home in Creswell
in a family-oriented
environment.
Lindsay Sauve
Emerald
Farm sells natural art
Debbie Berrow and Reed
Grossnicklaus work from
home, creating figurines that
represent life’s experiences
Ducks & Co
Lindsay Sauve
Family/Health/Education Reporter
It’s difficult for Debbie Berrow
and husband Reed Grossnicklaus
to separate business and pleasure
— because they’re often the same
thing. Berrow and Grossnicklaus
own and run Bell Pine Art Farm, a
family-oriented business that in
corporates their love of art, nature
and spirituality.
Berrow began making her clay
goddess sculptures in 1986 as an
art student at Oregon State Uni
versity, selling locally at fairs and
stores in Corvallis and Eugene.
With the help of Grossnicklaus, a
1990 University MFA graduate, the
business has grown considerably,
delivering nationwide. The sculp
tures have even reached a few
stores in Britain and Australia.
Both Berrow and Grossnicklaus
said they feel fortunate that the
growth of their business has al
lowed them to work from their
home in Creswell and be near
their two children.
“My original goal was to teach,
but I prefer this lifestyle,” Gross
nicklaus said. “There is a lot of pri
vacy and solitude. The quality of life
here is really unique.”
"Many of the
goddesses are about
women's spirituality
and symbolize the
processes women
experience in life."
Debbie Berrow
Bell Pine Art Farm owner
Each hand-decorated, naturally
stained sculpture carries special
meaning and significance.
Berrow’s first figurine was the
mother goddess, which is meant to
remind people of their connection
with the Earth. Over the years,
Bell Pine has introduced other
characters, many of which repre
sent experiences in the couple’s
life together and the process of
having and raising children. Some
ideas have even come from friends
who specifically requested partic
ular figurines to represent changes
in their lives.
“Many of the goddesses are about
women’s spirituality and symbolize
the processes women experience in
life,” Berrow said.
"My original goal was
to teach, but I prefer
this lifestyle. There
is a lot of privacy
and solitude. The
quality of life here
is really unique."
Reed Grossnicklaus
Bell Pine Art Farm owner
Now, Bell Pine Art Farm sells
about 30 different figurines, and has
attracted customers who collect
them as a series. Berrow said an ap
propriate figurine for college stu
dents is the “Release” goddess,
which represents change and pas
sage into a new phase of life.
Berrow said she enjoys running
Bell Pine because it has allowed her
to learn the ins and outs of the
world of business but still remain an
artist at heart.
Businesses across the nation
now carry the sculptures, but one
of the first was Ruby Chasm on
West Fifth Avenue in Eugene.
Owner Molly Beauchamp said she
began carrying them 15 years ago.
There is a sculpture for every type
of person, she added.
“They’re visual reminders of the
life cycle,” Beauchamp said. “I love
the ‘Self Blessing.’ It’s about taking
time to remind us we have to care
for ourselves.”
While the family plays an impor
tant role in running the business,
Berrow said they hire employees to
help work busy times such as the
Christmas rush. Some of their em
ployees have been University art
students, which has brought a lot of
diversity to their studio.
“We’ve worked with people from
all over the world,” she said.
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