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July 27, 2005
Blenko Water Bottles
We have just received a new shipment of one of our favorite items, the classic Blenko water bottle. We love these graceful hand blown bottles, especially this time of year when there is a profusion of garden flowers to fill them. Stop in and see them glowing in our north window
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July 22, 2005
Greg Sobran Show
My House
Greg's paintings are on display through August and we've fallen in love with most of them. Be sure to stop in and see some wonderful paintings by this very talented Ann Arbor artist. For more about Greg Sobran visit his website http://www.sobrangalleries.com
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July 21, 2005
Slipped Prints
Blistering heat and stifling humidity in Michigan. This kind of weather brings thunderstorms, wilted looking UPS men and slipped prints. Shifts in humidity will cause paper to move and can cause hinges to fail.
A properly attached print is done with an intentionally weak hinge. The theory is that the art can be removed without damage and, in the event of the frame being dropped, the hinge will give way rather than tearing the art.
So if your art work is slowly sliding down don't panic, it is easily fixed. If we did the work we will fix it at no charge. If some one else did it there is a nominal labor charge. For some in depth info about the care of art work on paper check out the Fine Art Care & Treatment standards site facts
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July 20, 2005
Art Fair Time
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July 14, 2005
Harvest of the Arts
Looking for an inexpensive 10x10' booth to showcase your artistic talent? Downtown Saline is sponsoring a fall art show on September 24 from 9am-7pm. If you are interested in displaying your art please submit 3 photos or slides (one of your display) by August 20th to be considered. Include a self addressed, stamped envelope. Mail your entry to Harvest of the Arts P.O. Box 198 Saline MI, 48176. 10x10' booth fee $150. Questions? (734) 846-6473
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July 11, 2005
"Summertime" - An exhibition of paintings by Greg Sobran
This Ann Arbor area artist travels much of the year - recording places on paper and canvas with watercolor and acrylics, giving a sense of place that transports the viewer completely. Each painting is like a vacation, a meditation for the eye.
Greg believes strongly in the traditional technique of working quickly on location to achieve a spontaneous, fresh style that never becomes too labored or overly fussy. His work is represented in galleries across the country as well as in many prestigious collections.
Greg paints only on location in the tradition of the French Impressionists. He has no desire to paint from photographs preferring to see the subject "En Plein Air" as the French say, "Outdoors in natural light". "I think it's apparent when work is done on location", Greg says "And I hope that it is obvious in my work in terms of the quality of light, and feeling of specific time of day and weather conditions."
He likes to describe his work as having the energy and excitement of abstract expressionism without the abandonment of traditional elements of painting such as subject matter and 3 dimensional form.
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July 01, 2005
Hard to Find Photo Frame Sizes
We have expanded our range of Dennis Daniels Gallery Wood Frames to include unique, hard to find sizes. Our selection now includes frames that will fit scrapbook pages, digital photography and panoramic images. See the complete range of sizes at our online store. Hard to Find Photo Frames
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