Sherry Blatner
Yet one more must-shop holiday is just around the corner. Step into the Creative Arts Center and think Valentine’s Day! Love is in the air, whether for a spouse, significant other, a family loved one, a dear friend or, most importantly, you.
As soon as you enter the Center, please pause and admire the beautiful glass pieces on display in the showcase window to your left. Add shimmer to one’s life with a small but special piece of hanging glass wall art. Small crafted glass dishes and bowls will help you serve up a gift that includes a special treat, possibly your favorite candy or maybe a lovely piece of jewelry. Think out of the box this year and purchase a strikingly colorful glass vase to hold an additional gift of flowers.
After you’ve chosen your gift, you’ll need a custom card. The Expressions Gallery and Gift Shop has a full display of hand-crafted cards for all occasions. Personally, I like the idea of taking a beautiful blank card and scribbling my thoughts in my own hand and my own words. You don’t need to be an artisan to complete a card, just a loving friend.
Now, think beyond the fourteenth and gaze at all the other treasures that can be yours. The Gallery is showcasing Paleo People. OK, now a word from the historian in me (for real); Paleo-Indian is a name given to the first peoples who entered and inhabited the Americas during the final glacial episodes of the late Pleistocene Period, the Ice Age. Our “People,” however, are made of cut wood and enhanced with embedded minerals. You may choose to use your purchase as a show piece or even a trivia question.
The fabric of the Gift Shop runs the gamut from fun-fur chemo caps, casserole carriers, small round playing-card holders embellished with colorful yarn and embroidered screen (and people) savers.
Next month we’ll be marching in with even more wonderful ideas for you. Meanwhile, see you at the Gallery!