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1. What Does Hand Embellishing Mean?

... feel free to contact us at the gallery with any questions on hand embellished pieces.   ...

Section: Content | Category: Artists | Date: Friday, 02 March 2012 | Hits: 2728

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2. Welcome To The ART SHOPTALK

... Planet Earth. (We haven’t ruled out other planets in the future – we feel they are untapped markets.) The Art Shop was established in 1899, which makes us one of the oldest art and framing galleries in the country.   Lenny and Arlene Dolin purchased the gallery in 1989 from Lenny’s dad, Stan Dolin, who had owned it since 1964.  The ...

Section: Content | Category: Community | Date: Tuesday, 01 November 2011 | Hits: 1122

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3. Arlene's Rules of Matting

... to make it fit. If you have a small space and a proportional mat won’t fit, I recommend you don’t mat it at all or perhaps use a thin linen frame liner inside the frame. Sometimes you’ve got to break the rules. Fun and funky artwork, intense colors and whimsical pieces often inspire me to break many of the rules above. While I generally feel that ...

Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Thursday, 21 February 2013 | Hits: 454

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4. Know What You Have and Know What It Needs

... at a show in 1979. She then sent photos and the Weatherspoon documentation to Sotheby’s in New York who agreed to sell the painting for her. It sold recently for $27,500 at auction.  The woman has been out of work for quite some time and has health and financial issues, so it’s easy to feel happy for her good fortune.  The purpose of ...

Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 28 September 2012 | Hits: 576

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5. A Little Bragging On Our Staff

... string them together humorously and intelligently on the radio under the pressure of a live talk show.  In a car’s engine, each part must contribute its own special function.  When one sputters and ceases to operate, the car doesn’t go.  We feel very fortunate (more bragging), that each person at The Art Shop has a special skill he ...

Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Monday, 02 July 2012 | Hits: 997

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6. Personal Archiving

... to 20-something-year-old selves. Little did we know then how much it would mean to us at this stage of our lives to have our own treasure trove. The purpose of revealing this personal bit of history is two-fold: In this age of texting, tweeting and emailing, it’s a plea to a younger generation to occasionally commit your feelings to paper so ...

Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 13 July 2012 | Hits: 1321

http://www.artshopnc.com/blog/framing/267-personal-archiving.html

7. What I Love - Part I

... 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: 758

http://www.artshopnc.com/blog/framing/209-what-i-love-part-i.html