Art Pet Memorials was founded in 2004 by VA. de Pintor and began as a way to celebrate the lives of her pets that had passed. After making a few memorials for her family, friends began to request customized ones for their departed pets. A cottage industry was born.
Fast forward to 2007 Art Pet Memorials becomes incorporated and expands to having a memorial manufactured called “Create Your Own Pet Memorial” because there was a demand from pet owners who wanted to assemble their own pet memorials.
VA. de Pintor the owner of Art Pet Memorials Inc. works with other creative people in the company. She is a visual artist with a BFA in mixed media, painting and sculpture from the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Chicago. Her art works have been exhibited internationally; in Paris, Berlin, Hamburg, New Zealand, South America as well as cities in the USA including Chicago and New York.
The website for viewing VA. de Pintor’s art works is www.vadepintor.com