The Paint is Going On!

The paint started going on on Friday, The change is amazing. Now we hope that NO ONE says "I drove right by before I saw you!" We love it!

Mike's Aunt Ethel

Last Sunday was Mike's Great Aunt, Ethel Rucker's 94th birthday. While she is somewhat frail, she is able to live independently and is more than just a little aware of her surroundings. She picks up very easily on peoples intentions and moods and loves a good game of scrabble. Every now and then she will just burst into a song, jump up and do a little dance or recite a poem, or, as this video shows, the Preamble to the US Constitution! Its a little wacky but was a Kodak moment. There will never be another Aunt Ethel!

SHG at Commerce Lexington Business Link

Email Preview: "COMMERCE LEXINGTON INC. BUSINESS LINK WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 10, 2009
TIME: 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. SPONSORED BY CROWNE PLAZA CAMPBELL HOUSE
LOCATION: CROWNE PLAZA CAMPBELL HOUSE
(1375 SOUTH BROADWAY)
COST TO ATTEND: $5 C-LEX MEMBERS,
$10 POTENTIAL MEMBERS
(PAYABLE AT THE DOOR)"

Shadow Box for St. Joe Nursing Collection

 
 
 
 

Mike and I were honored to have the opportunity to shadowbox a collection of historic items from the nursing school days from the Nazareth School of Nursing, Class of 1949. Item included cloak, hat, pin, student rosary, class photos, nursing license and best of all, a journal written from each days patient care. These items were carefully and artfully laid out to display and most importantly, preserve for all to see at St. Joseph Hospital.

We were happy to get this project completed just in time for the kickoff day of National Nurse Appreciate Week!! Way to go, St. Joe!

New Signs for the Store

Last week our new signs arrived for the new shop! In just a few minutes, the boxes were mounted and the signs were in place.....we couldn't wait for dusk to arrive so we could "see our name in lights!"

Now, we can move on to repairing the trim and getting our paint on the outside, you will not believe the transformation! Stay tuned for the finishing touches, Letha and Mike

We are featured in Decor Magazine and Picture Framers Magizine

This week the May editions of Decor Magazine and PFM (Picture Framers Magazine) started hitting peoples mailboxes and our email boxes and phone started ringing! Alas, our copies were delayed due to the post office forwarding our mail from our recent move, but we new the Wizard International ads were published! We had taken photos and worked on content a few months ago and the actual publication date had slipped up on us with all the excitement and long hours following our move to our new shop.

The ads looked really cool and thanks to everyone who has sent us a note or called. Fame, it is SOOOOO fleeting.....now back to cutting some mats (on the Wizard, of course!)

Our new location at 1401 Versailles Road

I have been silent on the blog for the past few weeks, as we have really been focused on making the move from Broadway over to the new shop on Versailles Road. Mike and I had really become weary of dealing with contractors that never show up or do lackluster work, expenses much higher than projected and delay upon delay! One person that never disappointed us was Nickolay, our carpenter from the Ukraine, who worked all winter without running water and only one working plug in and a strip heater with a squirrel cage fan for warmth! When we apologized to Nick he would always say, "Michael, Michael, I have worked in Siberia at 60 below zero....Its OK, Michael." Nick and Mike have developed quite a rapport; however it is I that runs the sometimes "charades-like" game of figuring out the English word for what Nick wants to tell a story about. We have grown very fond of Nick, Vacilly and Arture, who are now are good friends.

But the best news is that we are about two weeks into living in our new space and we love it! The space is open, bright and clean. Its a wonderful work environment for displaying, designing and framing up beautiful art. We can't wait to show off every inch of it to our clients and friends. So if you find yourself driving down Versailles Road, near the intersection with Red Mile Road, please stop in and take a tour! (you can click on our website for a map)

We have several things in house that's new, including our OVER SIZE dry mount press that will mount items as large as 4 foot x 8 feet! We also have two new lines of classic mouldings, one called "Biltmore for the Home" that have a wonderful classic, aged look. The other line is a hand crafted custom leather line of frames by House of Mercier, available in two to six inch profiles, with intricate hand work. For the outrageous, we have a new line from Lousiania that is made from reclaimed tin roofing, punched ceilings and painted wood salvaged and re-purposed into frames! Come check it out!

We will have an open house later this spring, when we recover from the move, but come on by! Mike and Letha