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... Two things in this picture Lenny doesn't have anymore- the leisure suit and the hair)!   Finding the letter would be no easy feat as the trunk is filled to the brim with old letters and poems we’d written to each other, letters from family members now deceased, old magazines, college term papers, resumes, wedding cards, birthday cards, ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 13 July 2012 | Hits: 1245
... either case, the canvas has more texture and dimension when it is embellished and looks more like an original. And both serigraphs and giclees can be embellished. Since embellished canvases involve greater involvement on the part of the artist than an unembellished one, art lovers can get a step closer to an original at a fraction of the cost. Embellished ...
Section: Content | Category: Artists | Date: Friday, 02 March 2012 | Hits: 2489
... “less is more” when selecting matting, some art lends itself to adding lots of bells and whistles. We have several clients who let Chris and Will use their creative juices to come up with something wild and different and they are thrilled with the results.  Thank you for allowing us to mat and frame your treasures.  We love what we do!  ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Thursday, 21 February 2013 | Hits: 427
... see for yourself at Vidan’s first appearance in North Carolina and at The Art Shop on Friday evening, May 4th, 2012.  There will be new originals as well as limited editions on canvas. If you’ve never been to one of our artist’s shows, you’re missing out on a wonderful evening.  See our website for more information and to RSVP to the show.  ...
Section: Content | Category: Artists | Date: Friday, 09 March 2012 | Hits: 9265
If I knew then what I know now… You can say that about a great many things, but today, I’m referring to PORTRAITS.  When you are young or have young children, you don’t often think about freezing a moment in time.  Trust me – in what seems like a split second, your babies turn into adults who live far away and you and your spouse reach ...
Section: Content | Category: Artists | Date: Thursday, 07 June 2012 | Hits: 1400
Any plans for Valentine’s Day? Hope your celebration is better than this woman’s - she & her husband go to the card store every Valentine’s Day, pick out cards, read them to each other and then put them back on the shelf. (Yes, cards are pricey, but come on!) And I hope your spouse is more romantic than this woman’s - her husband (now ...
Section: Content | Category: Community | Date: Tuesday, 05 February 2013 | Hits: 410
... in storage.  Since we’ll have a large crowd at our Open House, we’d like everyone to see a more representative sample of the artists we carry.  That means Andy is re-re-hanging the gallery.  We also are busy getting out the Christmas tree and all the decorations that are in storage just like you do at home.  We held our first ...
Section: Content | Category: Community | Date: Friday, 30 November 2012 | Hits: 574
... family Stan purchased it from had owned it since the 1920’s. At 112 years old, The Art Shop is Greensboro’s second oldest business. Our Gallery Director is Andy McAfee; frame designers are Jaqui Reilly and Janelle DiLizio; Production Director is Chris Taylor and framers are Will Hawkins and Dale Briggs.  You’ll hear more about our amazing staff ...
Section: Content | Category: Community | Date: Tuesday, 01 November 2011 | Hits: 1099
... our own Chris Taylor designed and executed. Most people are emotionally attached to whatever they’re framing; it means something to them. So when framing your most precious treasures, what is the cost of framing against the value of having it last a lifetime - or two? And I suppose it goes without saying that you’ll have much more fun with The ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Thursday, 04 April 2013 | Hits: 274
... since museums and galleries want to be sure the lighting brings out the colors the artist intended for us to see.  Colors from the newest LEDs have proven to be equal to that of halogens.  We are happy about "going green" and Andy and Chris are happy our ladder will be used more for hanging art than for changing light bulbs.&n ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 31 August 2012 | Hits: 552
... classic sense and the word "portrait" gives it more class than it deserved.  I took one end and helped him back into the gallery, gave him a price for the replaced glass and hoped my face wasn’t bright red.  While we’re talking nudity:  We had a very good customer that did quite a bit of framing with us. His name was Jim ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Tuesday, 10 January 2012 | Hits: 827
... it instead of calling a professional.  Hence, Andy’s request - "Call the man, Aunt Bea!  Call the man!" Such wonderful life lessons to be learned from an old sitcom.  How often have you tried to save money by attempting to do something yourself only to find that it cost you more in the long run – either because the finished ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Monday, 26 December 2011 | Hits: 1033
... & crazy mat combinations.  For others, a "less is more" approach is sometimes best.  Here are some of my favorites - maybe they will stir your creative juices as well: Wild & Crazy: My nephew had a destination wedding in Las Vegas and his invitation was appropriately glitzy.  We pulled out all the stops with a gold ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Monday, 19 March 2012 | Hits: 723
... everyone’s art.  (In fact, Lenny does it all the time in people’s homes. Hmmm…maybe that’s why we don’t get invited back!)  While it’s a little more time-consuming to hang with two hooks, it will save you the trouble of constantly having to straighten your pictures (or having your friends insult you by doing it for you) and the artwork ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 03 February 2012 | Hits: 766
... uniform and two of his pins. The first of these is the triangular "Hell on Wheels" or Second Armored Division pin. (Yes, he was part of General Patton’s troops!) The second is his "caduceus" pin that symbolizes medical practice. The photo was given extra dimension by surrounding it with a small "frame" of its own made ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Thursday, 05 April 2012 | Hits: 1473
 
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