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person comes in here to buy a birthday present, I make a point to tell them how much I appreciate that,” Rosetti said. “That means a lot to me.”
She added, “Ocean Springs is a beautiful historic art community. I want people to know about it, shop downtown and support these local businesses. People need to buy something that has come from their local community.”
Over the past five years, she has expanded her lines at the gallery to appeal to everyone. There is Kaye Hudson of Mia Kaye Designs who uses vintage jewelry to make necklaces, bracelets and brooches. Eva Zuccolo crafts jewelry from vintage cloth embellished with semi-precious stone and Venetian glass. Multimedia artist Lolita Dickinson of Mobile makes pottery and paints. The work of retired Delta State University professor Sammy Britt hangs in the gallery as well as internationally known artist Frank Janca who is a native of Biloxi, and the
“master of light and dark” pieces by Melinda Gandy.
In addition, Gandy is among the several artists who teach classes at The Pink Rooster Art and Education Center located across the rear parking lot in Bellande Court. An array of art supplies are available in the gallery’s store. An artist herself, Rosetti makes a point to take the classes.
The Pink Rooster/Gallery Garbo is available for special events such as bridal teas and weddings. The house’s front porch with comfortable rocking chairs has been described as the best place to sit in downtown Ocean Springs.
Rosetti recently added the Gallery Garbo name to her business to honor her father, the late Camille Garbo who created garden sculptures and paintings in Jackson. She put aside her connection to art to help her husband, Clell Rosetti, run Quality Poultry & Seafood in Biloxi for 30 years. “When it was time for me to move on, I followed my dream,” she said.
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