Celebrate Our Keepsake Village

Here in the Keepsake Village, we’re all about celebrating milestones and memories, and now we’re celebrating some of our dear friends and colleagues.

Keepsake Ornament Artists Joanne Wright, Robert Hurlburt, Tracy Larsen, Anita Marra Rogers, Rodney Gentry and Nina Aubé each has announced their retirement. Collectively, these six artists have a combined 238 years of service, knowledge and expertise at Hallmark. We’re very thankful for the artists’ years of creative work-just as we’re thankful for the great enthusiasm with which it’s been met by our Keepsake fans and consumers.

This isn’t an ending; it’s the beginning of an exciting next chapter. Our retiring artists will have more time with family, more time to travel, more time to pursue the directions that their creative minds always have led them in. And we’ve not seen the last of them! All are invited to continue contributing along with the larger Keepsake Artist community by creating exciting new content, including fan-favorite series and characters. Likewise, we in the Keepsake Village look forward to the next 50 years as we continue to infuse the studio with new talent, artistry and innovation that we can’t wait to share with all of you!

Retiring Artists

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