About Korff Originals - About the Artist

~ One-person operations can consume amazing amounts of time,
but the upside is that I'm always the "Employee of the Month"! ~
~ Charley of - QFLEA.com -

My name is Lynn and I paint piggy banks (and other stuff too : ) I have always been an artsy-crafty, independent person. Growing up, I remember all the crafts I made with my mom and grandmothers, and all the crafts I tried to sell. Looking back, it doesn't surprise me at all to see this is where I have ended up. Not what I expected, but not a surprise.

My love of painting didn't hit me until I was married in 1983. I needed a hobby and took up ceramics. It came easy to me and before I knew it, I was doing craft shows and selling my wares. I soon opened a studio which kept me quite busy for the next 11 years. In July of 1999, I sold the studio and moved the business home. I kept a dozen or so molds, bought a small kiln and started painting. The rest is history, as they say : )

I opened my website in September of 1999 and never looked back. The internet allows me to do something I love, stay home while doing it AND earn money at the same time. Life is good : ) Had I known where I would end up, I would have planned a little better when we built our house. As it is, I pour the molds in the basement, fire the kilns in the garage, paint in the kitchen and do the computer "stuff" in the living room. The business has taken over the house. . . but that's okay, at least I am home for my family.

My family . . . my husband of many years, Rick, my daughters Katie (in college) and Becky (in middle school), our annoying dogs, Snoopy and Darcy, and our cool cat, Peanut, all put up with me and my business. In the fall, which is my busiest time of year, piggy banks and boxes are all through the house. We jokingly call it "Piggy Bank Central".

"Piggy Bank Central" is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, about 25 miles north of Pittsburgh (Go Steelers!), in a small (really small) town called Cabot. I sometimes say we are out in the sticks, but it's not really that far out. We do have neighbors and we are near stores. It's not too bad : )

If you have read this far, "Thank You"! I appreciate you taking the time to get to know me. I am a one mom business - the pour-er, the painter, the packer and all around "bottle washer". When it's busy, I have another mom help me and that makes it a 2 mom business. I take great pride in my work and do everything to the best of my ability. By nature, handcrafted items have slight imperfections and flaws, that's what makes them unique! That said, I cannot promise perfection but I can promise to make you a piggy bank or plate that meets or exceeds your expectations : )

Thanks again!
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