***This contest is now closed. Congratulations Joanna! An email has been sent.***

Modern Bird Studios is owned and operated by Gregg and Megan Deal. Beginning this business as a husband and wife team, they already knew that modern art can be very expensive and impersonal if mass produced so they wanted to develop a way to offer artwork that is both personal and affordable. This passion started with Gregg who always loved art. He studied classic drawing and painting in college but knew he wouldn’t be able to support a family one day on this alone. So he added graphic design to his resume and devised a way to ensure that these two mediums coexisted. After some extensive research and planning, Gregg had the brilliant idea to combine graphic design, photography and traditional painting to create original handmade pieces of art which is ultimately when Modern Bird Studios was born.

I reviewed a 24” x 12” piece which is made of a thick Oak wood composite. Based on the photo of my children that I sent to Modern Bird Studios, here is an image of the amazing art that I so proudly display in my home:

I can’t tell you enough how impressed I am with this company. From the very first email exchange, Megan made this process a smooth one for me. In addition, the first proof that was sent for my approval had a lot of shadowing around my daughter’s face which appeared too dark for my liking. Modern Bird Studios wants complete customer satisfaction and they want you to love the art as much as they do. Without hesitation Gregg worked on the shadowing around my daughter’s face and within a few days I was given two more proofs to approve and the end result was nothing short of amazing. I now have a beautiful piece of art hanging in my home that will stay with me forever. When my children get older I will reflect back on this work and remember this special time in my life. To me, this kind of art is classic and timeless; it’s truly something I will treasure for many years to come.

There is a great FAQ page on the Modern Bird Studios website that answers any question you may have about which photos are best to choose, available colors to select from as well as the process for placing a custom order. Click here to check out all of the helpful FAQ’s.

You can purchase to order an original piece of art here and use a 15% discount code of THETAMOM (expires one week after contest ends) OR you can enter to win because Modern Bird is giving one lucky Theta Mom reader the chance to win his/her very own 12″x 12″ piece which is valued at $215!!! How awesome is this giveaway?

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Giveaway Rules:

If you have already won a giveaway from Modern Bird Studios, you are not eligible to enter. This giveaway is open to the lower 48 states only. It begins on May 1, 2010 and will end on May 13, 2010 at 9 pm. One winner with a valid entry will be selected at random using random.org. The winner will be announced and must respond with a current email address within 48 hours to claim. Otherwise, another eligible entry will be chosen. Enter as many extra entries as you would like Theta Moms and good luck!

Modern Bird Studios created a custom piece of art for me based on my photo for the purpose of this review. I was not compensated for this review. These are my own honest opinions and experience with the product.