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About Jalón The wine-growing region of Jalon lies just a little back from Spain's prettiest Costa Blanca coastal regions. This region of Spain is incredibly green and appealing and boasts a typical subtropical Mediterranean climate, with cool breezes in summer and protection by surrounding mountains against the cold North winds in winter. In 1986 the World Health Organisation recommended the climate of the area as one of the most equitable in the world - neither too hot in the summer nor too cold in the winter. On average it can boast 325 sunny days each year making it an ideal all year round destination.

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Gerda Schaarman Rijsdijk -Spain-

Hi I am Gerda, have the Dutch nationality but now living in Spain in a beautiful Jalon (Xalo) Valley with vineyards. An area full of inspiration for all my artistic activities.Being a fashion designer i turned to doll art in 1988. My introduction into the United States started with an article in the May 1990 issue of Doll Reader. Since then i experienced great appreciation for my talent, craftmanship, artistry and wide creativity.

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Quotes from various publications : "Gerda Schaarman Rijsdijk is the artist behind GSR-Art dolls. She is a highly talented autodidact sculptor using different mediums and is very committed to her creations with strong feeling for detail. With her fashion designer roots she pursues constantly a challenge in style and design. This resulted and is still resulting overtime - with great talent for creativity - in surprising style evolutions and artistic visions in her work ...but always with a red thread of her so recognisable art style. Of which the clothing design and finishing, the harmony in colour setting, the handpainting and the emotion are an integrated part." - Fashion in the centre of her mind transforms her creations into works of art-

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