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Article: Layering images, for a magic carpet ride.(Portrait)(Manne's brand in the name of lamontage)
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- Home Accents Today
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- August 1, 2005
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THE BACK STORY Growing up in Jerusalem, Liora Manne never dreamed of becoming an artist.
"I was always artistic, but in Israel I grew up with the idea that artists were revered and being an artist wasn't something everyone could do or that I could pursue," Manne said.
Her family moved to Atlanta when she was 16, and at 17 she taught Hebrew and worked at the Israeli consulate filing. Manne studied journalism and theater in college and graduated from Georgia State University. She went to North Carolina State University to pursue a master's degree in theater, hoping to take a few design classes to fuel her passion. Luckily, a professor saw her portfolio and ...