Valentine's Day is almost here!

and you can't figure out what to get that special someone?

Don't pout...or DO!

Frame a kiss!

A visit to Custom Art Framing/Gallery

My two girls are quite comfortable at Gallery9 since I'm always bringing them with me to stop in for various Gallery Director-related reasons. Recently my youngest, Pippa, enjoyed some time with Julie and her dogs.  

Initially I think Pippa was a bit tense. Looks as though Dave was, too. 

This photo cracks me up. You can just see in Pippa's smile that she's still a bit scared. 

They are officially warming up to each other, and all are friends in the end. 

Thanks for reading! 

-kmw

Call to Artists :: 2012 First Fridays :: Gallery9

BIG doings!

We are currently filling our First Friday schedule for 2012 and are asking artists to submit a collection of their work for consideration. There are prime slots available, and we're hoping to show new artists and collections of artists.

Please check out our submissions page on our website for information on this process.

This call-to-artists includes artists we've shown in the past and is an invitation to those who haven't had any representation in galleries. We are interested in new work and want to firm up our schedule for next year.

please Keep in Mind:

*We will respond to your submission. The process takes time.

*Consider your submission as a "collection" of work. Your submission should read as a cohesive show.

*If you have submitted in the past and were rejected, perhaps now is the time to try again!

*If you've had a show with us in the past, is it time for another go in 2012?

We're looking for new voices, new themes, new styles, and are excited about what we've planned for 2012. Here's hoping you're going to be a part of it!

Know someone who should show with us? Send them our info or this link to our submissions page.

http://customartframing.com/Custom_Art_Framing/submissions.html

Thanks!

Explore Norwood: First Friday show at Gallery 9

Explore Norwood: First Friday show at Gallery 9

Moving to Monday Nights

Kim Morin Weineck's art classes have now moved to Monday nights.

Here is the nitty-gritty:

Monday evenings, 7-9pm

You can sign up for one class, a 'onesie' for $30
or sign up for a series of four classes, a 'foursie' for $100.
With a 'foursie' you must take the four classes over five consecutive weeks. This way you get one free absence during your paid four-class session.

All supplies are provided by the student.

The format is 'open studio' with all students working on their own projects within a group setting.
Be as structured or as loose as you'd like. I'd be more than happy to develop a curriculum with you for your sessions in class.

Open Enrollment: Start any time you are ready! How much fun is that?

Class is always running. Check the gallery blog for cancellations.

If you're still on the fence, stop in during a class. Check out what's going on. I want you to be comfortable about taking a class with me.

Any questions? Email me at kimweineck@gmail.com
Thanks!

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Kim Morin Weineck to teach here on Tuesday nights

I've been added to the teaching roster at Gallery9/Custom Art Framing starting October 19th!

Where? Gallery9 at Custom Art Framing
45 Central Street, Norwood MA 02062
When? Tuesday evenings, 7-9pm
Arrive anytime after 6:30pm to get ready.

You can sign up for one class, a 'onesie' for $30
or sign up for a series of four classes, a 'foursie' for $100.
With a 'foursie' you must take the four classes over five consecutive weeks. This way you get one free absence during your paid four-class session.

All supplies are provided by the student.

The format is 'open studio' with all students working on their own projects within a group setting.
Be as structured or as loose as you'd like. I'd be more than happy to develop a curriculum with you for your sessions in class.

Open Enrollment: Start any time you are ready! How much fun is that?

Class is always running. Check the gallery blog for cancellations.

If you're still on the fence, stop in during a class. Check out what's going on. I want you to be comfortable about taking a class with me.

Any questions? Email julie@customartframing.com or call the gallery at 781-762-3300.
Thanks!

Artist Profile

Kerry Hawkins

“I am a freelance graphic designer and fine art photographer living in the Boston area. I started photography when ! attended the Art Institute of Boston for Graphic Design. I fell in love with photography and have been photographing since college. I love to photograph cities with all their diverse neighborhoods and buildings. As a photographer and artist I am drawn to the contrasts, complexity and vibrancy of cityscapes. The buildings and negative spaces by them, the interaction of individual and architecture create myriad opportunities to capture moments of balance and scenes of chaotic dynamism.”

View more of Kerry's photographs at

gallery 9 @ Custom Art Framing

45 Central Street

Norwood, MA

www.customartframing.com

Press

We were recently featured in the Norwood Transcript (a local newspaper). Read the article here: http://www.wickedlocal.com/norwood/features/x1308407223/Creative-space-in-Norwood-is-picture-perfect

Artist Profile

Nancy MacCallum

“I love working with sterling silver and gemstones. Manipulating sheet and wire into wearable art makes me happy. At my first metals class with the school of the Museum of Fine Arts I explored the basics of silversmithing and was hooked. Today I continue to hone my craft, taking classes when I can while enjoying every minute of it. My work is constantly evolving as I learn new techniques. I work from my home studio where I can be creative whenever the mood strikes me.”

View more of Nancy's jewelry

gallery 9 @ Custom art Framing

45 Central Street

Norwood, MA

www.customartframing.com

Canvases are IN!

We're having an open call art show, Looking Up, in November and the canvases we're providing all artists have arrived!

Should you wish to stop in and enter, please do. We'd be delighted to see you!

Artist Profile

Eli Cedrone

Eli Cedrone has spent her lifetime creating. A graduate of The School of Art & Design/Suffolk Univeristy, she studied art in Italy and at the School of the MFA, Boston. Her professional career began as an art director at Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising, Bermuda, followed by work as an illustrator and fine artist in Laguna Beach, CA. Her paintings have been exhibited nationwide and she conducts workshops in the US and Bermuda, in the alla prima method.

View more of Eli's oil paintings at

gallery 9 @ Custom Art Framing

45 Central Street

Norwood, MA

www.customartframing.com

Product Spotlight

Laville Frames

Laville Frames, Inc. is a family based business where you will find custom picture framings' most unique line of hand made products. All their products are created from or inspired by the architectual remains of old Southern buildings. Their products are hand made and hand finished in the USA.

Open Call to artists!

Gallery9 at Custom Art Framing in downtown Norwood is seeking artist submissions for their show this November, "Looking Up." For a $10 entry fee, all artists are welcome to contribute an original work created on a gallery-provided 10"x10" canvas.

For more information, please see the gallery website www.gallery9online.com or call 781-762-3300.

Now Enrolling: ART FOR KIDS

YOUNG AT ART

Art Classes for Kids

Explorative drawing, painting, collage ad clay experiences for young students.

Saturdays, 6 week session

5-7 yrs. 10:15 am-11:00 am $65

8-10 yrs. 11:00 am-12:00 pm $70

11-12 yrs. 12:00 pm-1:00 pm $70

!ncludes all materials

Saturdays, September 11, - October 16, 2010

Register early, space is limited! Call (781) 762-3300 to enroll.

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Bella Moulding

Bella means "beautiful" in Italian, but their beautiful selection is just one of the many aspects that make Bella Moulding a beautiful thing. Bella selectively imports picture frame moulding based on interesting design, consistent quality and functional application. Here is just a sampling of their unique styles. Judge for yourself.

OBJECT FRAMING WORKSHOP

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15,2010

Wine corks from those special occasions, your grandfathers eyeglass collection, in memory of a family pet, your match book, pen or button collection, items from a sports event, vacation or wedding. Don’t hide these items in a box, instead create a family heirloom. In this workshop you’ll discover the secrets in framing your tiny treasures.

1 day workshop: Wed 7:00-9:00 pm

$65 Includes all framing supplies, just bring your treasures to frame.

Call (781) 762-3300 to register

Ansel Adams: A Garage Sale Find?

Ten years ago, Rick Norsigian made a $200 million find.

The Fresno, Calif., painter — who has a penchant for antique hunting on his days off — was rummaging through boxes at a garage sale when he came across 65 glass negatives that were wrapped in newspapers from 1942 and 1943.

Turns out the negatives, which Norsigian bought for $45 after talking the seller down from $70, are those of the famous nature photographer Ansel Adams. And they’re worth hundreds of millions, according to some appraisers.

"These photographs are really the missing link," said Arnold Peter, a lawyer for Norsigian, at the unveiling of the negatives at a Los Angeles art gallery Tuesday. "They really fill the void in Ansel Adams' early career."

A team of experts put together by Norsigian said the glass plates, which portray scenes from Yosemite National Park and San Francisco, were likely taken between 1919 and the early 1930s. They were previously believed to have been destroyed in a 1937 darkroom fire that consumed 5,000 glass negatives.

"This illuminates a very important part of his evolution as an artist because this is the work that he did in his 20s,” Patrick Alt, a photography expert who says the prints are authentic, told the L.A. Daily News in November 2009. “He had images that didn't fit in anywhere, that show he is trying to discover his voice, to fully realized Ansel Adams masterpieces."

Adams is best known for his striking black-and-white photographs, mainly landscapes, of the American West. He died in 1984 at 82.

Artist Profile

Susan Pratt Sheridan

Susan's paintings often depict a moment in time, an impression, a mood, or a certain light. She is inspired by nature and its many changing moods and finds uncommon beauty in everyday scenes. Susan works in a very free and expressive style, using the power of color and strong design elements to communicate her experience with the subject to the viewer.

You can view more of Susan's watercolors at

gallery 9 @ Custom Art Framing

45 Central Street

Norwood, MA

www.customartframing.com

VanGogh visits Boston!

The Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation), has graciously lent The Sower, painted in the town of Arles in southern France in November of 1888.

The juxtaposition of these paintings is part of an ongoing series of encounters with great art from museums and private collections across the world—a series called “Visiting Masterpieces.” The Museum’s goal is to bring to Boston carefully chosen works by artists and cultures of all places and periods, in order to enliven our galleries and to allow our audiences the chance to see renowned objects in the context of our collections. The two Sowers—by Millet and by van Gogh—have never before been seen together in Boston. The Museum welcomes this “visitor” to an installation that includes three works by van Gogh from the MFA collection