MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Happy Holidays to all!!

This is the season which I've always considered to be the "End of the Year," which it IS, and a time to plan new--even BEFORE David left the scene!

This week, we will spend time cleaning the store, besides completing the "After Christmas" framing.

Plans include:
*Installing track lighting for the Gallery side of the store.
*Solidifying the Gallery and its goals and mechanics. How will we run/advertise/pay for/promote the art shows we intend on hosting?
*Installing electric outlets by the entrance so that we can have lighting in the windows and a FISH TANK by the door!!
*Generating a REAL Mailing List!!
*Rearranging the Sample Wall to accomodate many MORE moulding samples that I have NOT had the room to show.
*Removing the aweful ready-made display that has acted as a "wall" in the Right Hand side of the store, blocking the "Traffic Flow" from enjoying that side of the display room.
*Installing my laptop as a "store computer" (but NOT cash register, as I just bought one of those!!) and hooking up DSL to the laptop. Purchasing a scanner, printer, copier, fax to hook-up to the computer.
*Redesigning the Ready-Made Frame Spinner into a metal moulding display.
*Finding the "Perfect" luxurious divan and Oriental rug for the Gallery Side of the store to offset the ugly Ready-Made display stand that now occupies the right-hand side of the store.
*Painting the center column to match the Gallery Side wall and installing shelves there, as well as Artwork.

Long-term:
*This summer: rebuilding the moulding rack in the cellar, as the one there now is sagging terribly and will fall down soon if not addressed!! This will be a LONG project! David is a carpenter and so he and his friend built the original rack somewhat easily, but WE are NOT, so it will be a MAJOR rebuild! AND a Learning Experience!
*Disassembling the bulkhead in the back lot and filling it in, paving it over so the cellar won't leak anymore.
*Installing iron lally columns close to the corners of the buildings to prevent cars from taking out the corners!!!
*Painting the back room and the bathroom, parts of the cellar. Replacing stained ceiling tiles, if not painting them a COLOR!!!
*MAKING 2006 THE BEST YEAR THE ART CORNER HAS EVER HAD!!!! (Cracking the Half a Mil mark!!!)

Happy New Year!!

Wendy

The ART Corner

264 Washington Street

Salem, Ma 01970

978-745-9524

New Displays

We've set up new Display Cases and Shelves in the store. They lend a much nicer atmosphere to the place.

Here's a look:

Wendy

The ART Corner

264 Washington Street

Salem, Ma 01970

978-745-9524

MDA Jail

So, Thursday I turned myself in to JAIL! I had my mugshot taken, behind one of those painted wooden screens into which a hole is cut for you to stick your face through--the screen was painted with a stripe-suited inmate and bars! I turned in my bail $$$ and received a Warrant freeing me. But first they made me eat a delicious grilled chicken club sandwich and steak fries!!

Congratulations to all you who helped me raise my bail! Together we raised $540.80, which will send an MDA kid to summer camp! We won a place on the Honor Roll for our fund-raising efforts!

Thanks to everyone!
Wendy

The ART Corner

264 Washington Street

Salem, Ma 01970

978-745-9524

Christmas Gift Ideas

Here is one I THOUGHT I published--the "Duets" Wine Glasses.

We have MANY "Duets" of Glasses--Wine Glasses and Goblets, Champagne Flutes, Brandy Snifters.

Check us out!

Wendy

Here are the Pictures!

Here are views of the last post!!!

Holiday Gift Ideas

Besides the Custom Picture Framing, we have MANY Gift Ideas at The ART Corner!

We have "DUETS," hand-picked wine glass-pairs for those Romantic Evenings. The glasses are made in Romania and Poland, mainly.

We offer glass Birds and Butterflies from Russia.

How about framed Butterflies and Beetles from Indonesia and Bali? REAL Butterflies and Bugs preserved and mounted and BEAUTIFUL to hang on your walls!

We have Vintage Porcelain Figurines, mainly HORSES!! HARD to find and EXPENSIVE! Check out eBay for reference!

We have Unique and Exotic Picture Frames and Beautiful Rocks and Minerals!!!

And OF COURSE the Framed Antique Salem Postcards!

Come on by!

Wendy

The ART Corner

264 Washington Street

Salem, Ma 01970

978-745-9524

Christmas Season is HERE!!

The Christmas Season is upon us! THIS is the week! We may, in fact, have to arrive at a cut-off date for Christmas Framing. We haven't had to do that in MANY years, but this year seems to be IT!

I don't want to turn anyone away, but we may be forced to. We're already working overtime...

Wendy

The ART Corner

264 Washington Street

Salem, Ma 01970

978-745-9524

Christmas Ornaments

Here's a view of the Christmas ornaments we have made for your Holiday Tree. The ornaments feature a plexi-glass shield, foam-core backing and bendible tabs for inserting your own Holiday/Family photos to hang on the Tree. We offer them at the store for $15 each.

Wendy

The Art Corner

264 Washington Street

Salem, Ma 01970

978-745-9524

Wood Sculptures

Hi!
We are featuring this time BEAUTIFUL Wood Sculptures by Award Winning Artist Johnna Klukas. We had several pieces of her work during our Haunted Happenings-Halloween-October Event, and now we have MORE!

She creates beautiful set-pieces/boxes in Exotic Woods that defy classical ideas about sculpture. Though we have only a FEW pieces to view, please stop by to see them! Maybe you'll like to add one or two or so to YOUR collection!

You can see more of her work--AND her studio!!--at www.jykboxes.com!

Wendy

The ART Corner

264 Washington Street

Salem, Ma. 01970

978-745-9524

Bail-Jail

Okay!

So NO ONE has used the MDA web-link to post my bail! I guess I'm going to jail...

Does anyone know how to bake a cake with a FILE inside??

Wendy

The ART Corner

264 Washington Street

Salem, Ma 01970

978-745-9524