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  How to Pick Out a Mat In the 23 years Lenny and I have owned The Art Shop, I’m guessing I have selected over 1800 mats and frames for clients and for myself. (which is probably quite low.)  With that kind of experience, I’m thinking you might call me fairly knowledgeable about the subject. Over the years, I’ve developed Arlene’s ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Thursday, 21 February 2013 | Hits: 417
... offices, my desk was next to the men’s room, which was most unpleasant, but I digress.) In keeping with last week’s blog about New Year’s resolutions, I vowed to clean up my desk and files and get organized.  Step one of that process was cleaning out the space in the shelf above my desk.  In doing so, I uncovered some interesting old treasures: An ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 11 January 2013 | Hits: 661
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: 1396
Judging by the ratings, Lenny and I aren’t the only ones glued to coverage of the Olympics. We’ve been eating dinner in front of the TV and going to sleep at night with it on.  (Please comment and tell me we aren’t the only ones doing this.) What does this have to do with art?  I just learned from Janelle’s Facebook post that the ...
Section: Content | Category: Artists | Date: Friday, 03 August 2012 | Hits: 852
... believe since I don’t feel that old!  I’m pictured on The Art Shop sofa after a staff meeting with Molly & Emma – our two rescued babies. Rescuing dogs is another thing I’m passionate about, but this is a blog about The Art Shop, so I digress. While I love picking out framing in general, I especially love framing invitations and announcements ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Monday, 19 March 2012 | Hits: 719
Hi.  Lenny here -giving Arlene some well-deserved, good behavior time off from being our official blogger. Spring is here.  I know, not officially as of this writing, but I declare that spring is here.  ‘Cause I’m tired of the cold, tired of getting colds and tired of being cooped up in the house. So there! And now that spring ...
Section: Content | Category: Artists | Date: Monday, 25 March 2013 | Hits: 223
Here’s a great quote from English social reformer John Ruskin (1819-1900):  “There is hardly anything in this world that a man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and people who consider price alone are this man’s lawful prey.  It is stupid to pay too much, but it is still worse to pay too little. When you pay too ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Thursday, 04 April 2013 | Hits: 266
Lenny & I pride ourselves on being a family business.  We are the 2nd generation of Dolins to own & operate The Art Shop having purchased it from Lenny’s father, Stan, in 1989.    Stan had owned & operated the store since 1964. That’s why it’s especially exciting for us to carry a 2nd generation artist – Vidan, nephew ...
Section: Content | Category: Artists | Date: Friday, 09 March 2012 | Hits: 9195
... is unique about this photo is that it was taken in Germany in the 1930’s. What is unique about the school is that it was a segregated school for Jewish children located on the grounds of what was then called an insane asylum. When the Nazis came to power, all the Jewish children in the town were sent there. Walter, the second child from ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Monday, 02 April 2012 | Hits: 630
... Obviously, I don’t mean intimate in THAT sense, although we have on occasions framed nude photos of people.   People frame things that have important meaning to them and we are honored to be a part of that.  We frame photos, announcements, certificates, tickets, children’s drawings, invitations, portraits, badges, ribbons, ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Tuesday, 10 January 2012 | Hits: 820
“We hope to inform and keep you up-to-date on the latest in the art and custom-framing world and make you laugh occasionally in the process.” That’s what I wrote at the end of our first blog on November 1, 2011. I realize now I left out something very important in that line.  Through our blog, we want you get to know us as individuals ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 03 May 2013 | Hits: 155
Jaqui Reilly moved to Greensboro from New Jersey in 1995 and joined The Art Shop the following year. In New Jersey, she did framing for Eddie Murphy and Alan Alda among other notable celebs. She came to The Art Shop first as a client and was so knowledgeable we wouldn’t let her leave. She has amazing taste that has resulted in a very loyal following. ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Thursday, 05 April 2012 | Hits: 1463
The best gifts - the ones most appreciated and remembered years later- are those that have special meaning to the recipient. Custom framing gives you the opportunity to give someone a unique and meaningful gift.  With the holidays approaching, I thought it might be helpful to share some examples of wonderful framed gifts: A man’s pocket ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Thursday, 01 December 2011 | Hits: 722
Webster’s defines "challenge" as "a stimulating task or problem." And that is what our Production Director Chris Taylor loves.  Whenever we have a framing question or tough framing problem to solve, the answer is usually, "Let’s ask Chris." Chris joined The Art Shop in 2000.  Having studied engineering ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 20 July 2012 | Hits: 688
When I got into the business of framing, it didn’t occur to me that selecting a frame would often be an emotional experience. It stands to reason emotions come into play when you consider that people generally frame photos and objects that are of great importance to them. (Of course, there was the client who shadowboxed a rock only to inform us later ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 10 August 2012 | Hits: 1077
 
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