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Ars Poetica is an experiential poetry company founded in 2012 by LA Marks, described as the global leader in typewriter poetry and live event experiences for over 15 years. It provides poets who create bespoke, on-demand custom poetry for conferences, weddings, brand events, hospitality, retail, and private celebrations, and represents a large international roster of performance and typewriter poets.

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Bouzhy Blooms is a boutique floral operation providing custom wedding flowers, event installations, upscale holiday home decorating, charcuterie and grazing tables, and calligraphy services. Led by Heather Ginger Cooper, who served as a Resident Artist and Designer for The White House and Blair House, the business serves the DC Metro Area and beyond.

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KalliWriting is a live event calligrapher, engraver, and event planner based in Maryland. The business creates personalized keepsakes through live hand engraving on glass, wood, metal, acrylic, marble, and plastic surfaces, along with foiling and painting at events, weddings, launches, and brand activations. It also offers custom calligraphy for event stationery and signage such as invitations, escort/place cards, and seating displays.

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Moe'uhane is an art business creating handcrafted artwork from Hawaii, including necklaces and earrings made from mother of pearl shells. The artist has over 15 years of experience specializing in oriental, calligraphy, and other styles of painting, and individually grinds each mother of pearl shell and hand-paints and coats the shells multiple times.

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International Art & Framing is an art gallery and custom framing shop located in downtown Washington D.C., two blocks from the White House. It has over 30 years of framing expertise and has been Washington D.C.'s neighborhood art gallery since 1992. The shop offers original paintings, limited editions, and prints, and holds corporate and government accounts as part of the General Services Administration network.

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Jenny Paxton is a calligrapher living and working in the Washington, DC area. Her calligraphy career began at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was frequently asked to address friends' wedding invitations. She later enrolled in The George Washington University's Event Management Program. She is a member of the Washington Calligraphers Guild and the International Association of Master Penman, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting, and she takes and teaches calligraphy classes.

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