With a background in fine art and graphic arts, village display building has been a creative outlet for Leigh Gieringer. She is the author of the six Village Display Resources, and has helped produce five DVDs on display building to help other collectors learn to create beautiful village settings. She has written the Alpine Features for The Village Chronicle, the On Display column for Village D-Lights Magazine and has contributed to the Village D-Tails Secondary Market book. She has also been a speaker at Village Gatherings throughout the years, and has built store and collector displays.