And Butcher, an art school dropout ... who started collecting Precious Moments pieces after she got her first as an anniversary gift in 1979, said she felt they were more than that.

Butcher began drawing for family and friends, commercializing his artwork in 1975, according to the Precious Moments website. Precious Moments porcelain figurines officially became available for ...

A commemorative Precious Moments figurine honoring Butcher is now ... as his family could not afford art supplies. A deeply religious man, Butcher often drew Bible stories — a precursor for ...

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Although he was most famous for his tiny figurines, his artwork found perhaps its grandest expression in a towering structure, the Precious Moments Chapel, that has drawn busloads of visitors ...

“Precious Moments artwork was introduced to the public in 1975 on inspirational greeting cards and posters, and in 1978 the first Precious Moments figurines were unveiled,” the website states. In 1989 ...

“Precious Moments artwork was introduced to the public in 1975 on inspirational greeting cards and posters, and in 1978 the first Precious Moments figurines were unveiled,” the website state ...