It only happened because of a broken leg and the stock market crash of 2000/2001:
When Annette broke her leg skiing in March 2001, it made her sit still for quite a while - long enough to start fantasizing about transforming her interest in fabrics and designing into a career. Watching her nest egg disappear in the stock market crash at the same time, a major change was in the making.
Annette began envisioning opening her own Wearable Arts Gallery. After finally getting off the crutches, she and Curtis transformed the dream into reality.
We chose the name Artemisia in recognition of the Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1652).

After 5 years, Artemisia is now a successfully growing business, and we appreciate the recognition we are receiving from the outside world, particularly for Annette's Artemisia Artwear designs, modeled so beautifully by our dear friend Karen Brosius from Colorado. Annette won "Best of Show" at the prestigious Taos Open Art Show 2003 for one of her jackets, was a finalist for a Niche award 2005 for her Taos Medicine Woman coat, and Artemisia as a business is nominated again in 2006 for top 100 retailers of fine crafts in the US by Niche magazine.
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Taking a break from fabric shopping in Paris

Taos is a unique melting pot for people from all over, and so it is also with Annette and Curtis:
Annette was born and raised in Marburg, Germany.
After graduating from law school she traveled the world, settled in the United States, raised her two boys, and eventually followed her dream by coming to Taos to make it her true home.
She and Curtis met soon after, got married Thanksgiving 2002 - and shall live together happily ever after...
Curtis, a musician and graphic designer from California, does all our advertising designs, occasionally plays his bass guitar with several groups around town, and you may find him in the wide open fields around Taos launching his radio controlled airplanes.