Kimberly Santini left a software development job in 2001 to be a stay-at-mom to her three children. That hobby turned into a business after she had gallery representation and a waiting list of client want custom work, mostly of their pets.
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Kimberly Santini left a software development job in 2001 to be a stay-at-mom to her three children. That hobby turned into a business after she had gallery representation and a waiting list of client want custom work, mostly of their pets.