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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: 435
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: 747
... on a professional diploma, it makes me wonder.          This person went to school for many years, spent a fortune on his or her education and worked very hard.  Such an investment in time, money and effort to earn a degree (and especially an advanced degree) warrants spending more than $10 to hang up your shingle. The ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 31 May 2013 | Hits: 114
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: 9586
... is here, that means outdoor tennis, cycling without having to dress like I’m going skiing and it means fresh new art at The Art Shop.  It also means we are starting to gear up for a new year of special events, great artist shows and lots of new art. We love receiving and opening shipments of new art.  It’s like getting a treasure ...
Section: Content | Category: Artists | Date: Monday, 25 March 2013 | Hits: 369
... business at Pierce College in Philadelphia.  She continues to take classes and workshops throughout the area when time permits.  Her favorite medium is charcoal and she loves figurative work, especially portraiture.  The subject of her award-winning drawing is her boyfriend’s niece. If you visit The Art Shop, be sure to give Janelle ...
Section: Content | Category: Artists | Date: Friday, 14 June 2013 | Hits: 102
... sticker on the back, but didn’t do any research to see what they had. The woman who will profit from their mistake has offered to paint a picture of their recently deceased cat since animal paintings are her specialty The reason this is newsworthy is because it happens only once in a blue moon.  In most cases, art sold at Goodwill or at a garage ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 28 September 2012 | Hits: 574
... soon after their deaths. Preserving a memory is often the first thing we think of after losing someone important.  Shortly after my father passed away, I went through old family albums, gathered my favorite photos of him and created a special photo album.  I framed a photo I felt captured him the best. Emotions can be quite intense when someone ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 10 August 2012 | Hits: 1108
... 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: 757
... rock.  We figured it must have some special meaning to her since she was spending a sizeable sum to frame it.  "Nah," she said.  "I just found it in the back yard." A woman came in with a small wooden frame and a slightly larger print.  She asked if we could stretch the frame to fit the print.  Our framer ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Tuesday, 10 January 2012 | Hits: 846
... Her favorite thing? Preserving personal treasures, which she describes in her own words: I was lucky to be the daughter of a "saver." My mother, a product of the Depression, was loathe to toss anything out, especially anything sentimental. The fact that she lived the whole of her married life and beyond, some fifty-six years, in the same ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Thursday, 05 April 2012 | Hits: 1677
... 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: 996
It can be annoying when a light bulb goes out in your home and you have to replace it - especially when it is out of reach and you need a ladder to change it.  Imagine owning an art gallery with nearly 200 light bulbs each going out at a different time and each requiring a ladder to reach. It’s a never-ending task to which Andy or Chris will ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 31 August 2012 | Hits: 568
 
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