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Isabel Bloom will host a 60 Year Anniversary Celebration on Friday, February 17^th at 10:00 am. They are located at 736 Federal Street in Davenport.
 
The year 2023 marks the start of Isabel Bloom’s 60^th year in business. In celebration, the company has plans to host several events throughout the year to honor this milestone.
 
To kick things off and with February being Isabel’s birthday month, the company will host a four day event beginning Friday, February 17 through Monday the 20^th at the Isabel Bloom Tour Center and Showroom on Federal Street in Davenport with door prizes, special promotions, free shipping as well as, a sneak peek at new 2023 designs. These in-store events will be held during regular store hours where customers can register to win daily giveaways and a $60 Isabel Bloom shopping spree.
 
The Quad City Chamber will host a short ceremony on Friday morning at 10am to present the company with a special plaque followed by a FREE behind-the-scenes tour of the production process. Birthday cake will be served throughout the day on Monday, the 20^th, commemorating Isabel’s 115^th birthday.
 
A limited edition  “Anniversary Owl” will also be introduced at the February event and only available in 2023. “Owls were one of Isabel’s favorite subjects to sculpt, maybe because their large eyes and feathers gave Isabel lots of opportunity to stylize,” says Donna Young, Isabel Bloom Co-Owner and Artist. “My design was inspired by Isabel’s Night Owl, which is no longer in our line.” 
 
Isabel Bloom opened her first shop in a rented house located in the Village of East Davenport in 1963. Notably, it was the first gift shop in the village.  A few years later, she purchased the house next door at 1109 Mound Street and, with the help of her father and her husband John, converted the space into her sculpture studio and showroom. It was there that Isabel devised the unique technique for casting her sculptures in concrete and finishing them with green-tinted cement to resemble weathered-bronze garden sculptures. Isabel has been described as a truly original woman who lived by her own advice, "…know what you want and follow it."  From there, the Isabel Bloom legacy flourished into one of the most successful woman-owned companies in the Quad Cities. Isabel Bloom passed away May 1, 2001 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
 
Today, the handcrafted sculptures are designed by Isabel’s protégé, Donna Young and produced and sold at the Isabel Bloom Tour Facility and Showroom located at 736 Federal Street in Davenport, Iowa. A showroom/retail store is also located in the Historic Valley Junction in West Des Moines. For more information please visit ibloom.com.