Kris Chinalski
 Stanwood, Washington

How long have you been collecting?   About 15 years
Which was your first head vase?     A Rubens 485 from my sister
How many head vases do you have all together?   It changes, but I like to have approx. 200 at all times
Which is your favorite head and why?  My favorite isn't a head vase, but a lady bust. She is large, measuring approx 14" tall and I think she is from the 40's. I found her buried in the bottom of a very dark and dirty display case in an old antique store on Valentine's Day. I just couldn't leave her there! She has a lace bodice, ringlets, jewelry and beautiful eyes. You can see her in the bottom left corner of my first display case. I also cherish the vases that are given to me as gifts.
What is the farthest you've traveled to purchase a headvase?    2546.2 miles--I went to the Head Vase Convention in Florida one year!
Is there any rhyme or reason to which heads you purchase?   I like the really detailed vases--arms, fingers, jewelry, hats, lace etc. I especially like the vases that have faces that look like real people.

Are there any other collectors in your family (past or present)?   Yes.
If yes, what do they collect? My husband collects old tools, my older daughter is a fellow head vase collector and she also has quite a few Josef Originals. My grandmother was a collector par excellence! She took collecting to a new level, as in she never got rid of ANYTHING. I do have one headvase from her, a small glamour-type girl in yellow with a broken leaf that I will never get rid of.

Sheryl Garrett
 Prattville, Alabama

How long have you been collecting?   About 5 years
Which was your first head vase?    It was a gift from my Mother-in-law and I still have her.  Teen  #4070
How many head vases do you have all together?   Approximately 300 counting my wall pockets
Which is your favorite head and why?  That would be like picking my favorite child.  I love them all, especially the ones I don’t have.
What is the farthest you've traveled to purchase a headvase?   700 miles  I go to the head vase convention every year.
Is there any rhyme or reason to which heads you purchase?   Yes, price.  If money was no object, I would have them all.

Cathy DaSilva
 BC Canada

How long have you been collecting?   One year
Which was your first head vase?    First Head vase was a green Rubens in a heart shaped bonnet that my son bought for Christmas
How many head vases do you have all together?   24
Which is your favorite head and why?  My favourite - now thats a tough one - let me look at each one again - however, I dont know if I could pick just one - it's like asking which is your favorite child - they are all my favourite equally..
What is the farthest you've traveled to purchase a headvase?   Farthest I have travelled is to meet up with you in the US.
Is there any rhyme or reason to which heads you purchase?   I try to buy the pretty ladies and it is the face that sells me - if the face is beautiful and exquisite - I like it
Are there any other collectors in your family (past or present)? My son collects Volkswagon memorabilia and my daughter in law collects vintage figurines with hearts or angels.

Patti Johnson
 Boca Raton, Florida

Name and state or country you live in? Patti Johnson - Boca Raton, Florida
How long have you been collecting? Four years
Which was your first head vase? Bought three at a local auction house, then I was hooked
How many head vases do you have all together? 250
Which is your favorite head and why? The one I don't have--"Marilyn"
What is the farthest you've traveled to purchase a headvase? Three hours to the annual convention
Is there any rhyme or reason to which heads you purchase?(sets, color,
eyes open/closed, etc) I'm particularly attracted to the heads with the original floral arrangements. Then to complete a set of floral ladies is always exciting.
Are there any other collectors in your family (past or present)? Seems I'm the only one with an obsession
My personal website: www.mylovelyladies.com 

Vickie Norris
 North Carolina

Name and state or country you live in? Vickie Norris North Carolina
How long have you been collecting? About 5 years
Which was your first head vase? The green one with the pink bouquet , she's the colonial looking lady sitting down.
How many head vases do you have all together? 7  in good condition and 1 broken one I use for a pencil holder on my desk.  I am  hoping to acquire more.  I hit the antique stores, flea markets and junk stores when I can.  Pickings are slim though. A find is rare.  With Ebay and internet finds, I may end up broke!!
Which is your favorite head and why? The one in the dark aqua green dress with white flowers. 
Shes holding two baskets.  She reminds me of someone picking flowers in a mild breeze on a soft summer day.
What is the farthest you've traveled to purchase a headvase? About 3 hours to an antique store on the backside of nowhere near the beach.  I had seen her there about six months before and didn't know if she would still be there.  Believe it or not she was and she had previously survived the floods of hurricane Floyd (the store had been underwater to the roof) She was my first planter purchase and the second planter I had ever seen.  The first, I believe it is a Josef, but I am not sure, was 25 years before.  My mother had bought it in a yard sale in Missouri for 25 cent.  We thought it was a pencil holder and used it for one. I did not learn until about 4-5 years ago what they were.
Is there any rhyme or reason to which heads you purchase?(sets, color,
eyes open/closed, etc) No.  I buy what I like although I am paritial to the southern belle with skirt blowing in the wind type and the Leftons..
Are there any other collectors in your family (past or present)? Of these, not really.  Although, my mother is beginnning to indulge in them a little.

Vivian Bomersbach
 Southern Indiana

Name and state or country you live in? Vivian Bomersbach Southern Indiana, just across the river from Louisville, KY
How long have you been collecting? 1998
Which was your first head vase? Lefton #2359 and Napco C8497, bought in the Smokey Mts.I still have them...they are in perfectly mint condition.
How many head vases do you have all together?I have owned up to 164 but have sold down to 57.
Which is your favorite head and why? I am temporarily smitten with the Marilyn Monroe I won at this year's Convention. It was donated by Terry Traw; it is an artist's proof, she is 10" tall. and valued at $1500.
What is the farthest you've traveled to purchase a headvase? Headvase Convention, Kissimmee, Florida
Is there any rhyme or reason to which heads you purchase?(sets, color,
eyes open/closed, etc) I have settled on any TALL headvase and have quite a few big ones. Also, I like the green jade rings, plus teen-agers with hats.
Are there any other collectors in your family (past or present)? My husband and son.
If yes, what do they collect?Husband collects shotguns, game and fowl memorabilia, Lefton bird figurines, Wild Turkey Bottles. Son is a music collector - albums, tapes, cd's, 8 tracks, players and components, and sells on Ebay and at local conventions.

My Personal Website: http://headvasecollector.com/earring_replacement.htm .