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Art with a Side of Laughter
by Alyssa LaFaro
A life-size yellow chicken wearing an umbrella hat greets customers at Tri Dee Arts in Mount Vernon, Washington. “When they walk by and see it, people wonder, What’s going on in there? It looks like fun. I should go in!” laughs owner Summer Houlihan. “I think everyone wants to be inspired, but sometimes, people just want to laugh.
“I want coming to our store to be an experience,” she adds, “and a unique one at that.” Read More
Be Enlightened
NAMTA’s Art Materials World
Wednesday, May 1 through Friday May 3
The Minneapolis Convention Center
by Tina Manzer
I don’t think there are better hosts for our industry than the Twin Cities. In Minneapolis alone, where Art Materials World will be held at the Convention Center (pictured here), creativity practically oozes out of the at least 25 art galleries, mix of museums and world-class art centers like the Highpointe Center for Printmaking, the Minnesota Center for Book Arts and the Northern Clay Center. Make sure to take that creativity back home with you.
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Gift Card Trends Hit Art Supplies |
| Fall 2005 |
About a year ago, Artist and Craftsman Supply went the way of many retailers and started offering plastic gift cards instead of paper certificates. “It’s a more contemporary way to present a gift certificate,” says Steve Kenney of the Portland, Maine, store. “We have 12 locations, so from a ... [click here to read more]
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Artful Behavior
by Alyssa LaFaro
In the first quarter of the new year, new artistic trends and techniques popped up across the country. To find out what artists are talking about, working on and buying in art materials stores, we talked to folks in Minnesota, Maryland, New York and Alberta, Canada. Here are the trends they’ve spotted.
(P)Arty animals
 In the case of “painting parties,” art is no longer an individual activity. “People are hosting these parties where the guests are invited to paint on the walls or create individual works while being served wine and cheese,” reports Kim Fjordbotten, owner of The Paint Spot in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Read More
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Perspective
by Kevin Fahy
This Ain’t No Shangri-La
A couple of months ago my wife and I were at home one evening watching television, during which I normally read a book while she does school work on a laptop computer. At some point Karen will fall asleep over the keyboard, and this night was no exception, but in this case she woke up with acute chest pain. Read More
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