Spaced Out - G Squared's Annual Thanksgiving Show

Save The Date-Friday November 20th

We've finally gotten it together in the new space to formulate a plan for our annual show. Many of you know that we've had the show in our home for the past 4 or 5 years. This year, in our new space, we are "Spaced Out" with walls for art. This piece is by Ron Donoughe and is called Red & Yellow Winter and is a great representation of Ron's architectural pieces. The show will unveil new works by Rita Kambic Haldeman, Bud Gibbons, Ron, Charlie Pitcher, Bill DeBernardi as well as some new surprises. Bill D. may be bringing a huge still life which will be really great. At any rate, save the date for a great p{art}y with lots of food, libation and good friends as always.

Johnstown Magazine Ad

Here is a copy of the ad we'll be running next month in the Johnstown Magazine. The work is by Nancy Gardner from Chicago and her work has pleased us for many years. Lots of whimsy in shape and glazes, Nancy's work is always entertaining and will likely never become outdated and boring! Never! She makes the most wonderful little boxes with miniature houses for the handle on the lid or vases like this one tht have the funniest scroll handles that just always entertain. This diminutive piece is only 4" tall!

Santa Fe Cutthroat Run

On our recent trip to New Mexico, we briefly drove up to Santa Fe to look for one of our bracelet artists, Randy Secataro. He's usually on the Plaza, but, alas, he wasn't there this trip. So we walked around and found this fantastic sculpture a few blocks north of the Plaza at the Civic Center. We were both very impressed with the movement of this piece. Colette Hosmer’s "Santa Fe Current" utilizes multiple forms of Rio Grande Cutthroat trout to simulate flowing water. This sculpture was chosen for the Santa Fe Civic Center Public Art Project. Twenty seven carved granite fish (each two feet by three and a half feet) analogizes Santa Fe as a stream - fluid, vital, and forward moving. We later were at a gallery in the Railyards and saw two more of these trout only they were probably 5 feet high.

Curly Girl Prints

While we have carried Leigh Standley's Curly Girl cards for years, we have just received her latest venture of magnets and prints. Each is available in all her designs and we are very excited to have them in stock in our new space. The magnets are about 3.75" x 2.75" or 3.5" square. The prints are 8 x 10" and will fit easily into an 8 x 10" frame.

Greetings from Gallup, NM

On a flash trip to Gallup, NM to buy some Navajo and Hopi jewelry, we had to take in a few of the local sights. This guy may be in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest "Dude" on the planet. It was next door to Jerry's Cafe, THE place for lunch in Gallup. I had some great Chile Rellenos and Pat had a combo of tacos and enchiladas. We had to satisfy our cravings for some good New Mexican grub. A rare find...and much needed nutrition after a long day of trading post buying. Can't wait to get back to the new space to show it to y'all! Heading up to Santa Fe tomorrow for the day. Check back! For now, we have some great silver bead necklaces, stunning Bruce Morgan (yes, a Native American with an Anglo moniker) sterling and 14K gold bracelets, Navajo artists Steven Begay and Melvin Frances and incredible overlay bracelet work by Hopi Deford Masauvtewa. We also got some nice baby silver spoons and rattles. We'll be back by this weekend with some of the work. We'll not be putting everything out, but if you read this and want to see some of the work we'll be setting aside, just mention this story and say you want to see the "special stuff"!

Elvie Zell Animal Cards

One may know Elvie Zell from her many years of creating enamel dog pins that are so great - great faces with personalities that shine through. She is now creating greeting cards that also exude personality. This cat card is just one of the many humorous examples. Follow the rules:
"1. I don't have any problems"
"2-3 I am the highest power"
"4-10 See #1"
"11. See #2-3"
"12 Now feed me"
We have lots of Elvie's designs to pick from and as any dog or cat lover will tell you - one is never enough...

Curiously Strong Magnets

These great magnets have just arrived in a huge variety of designs and shapes. They are really, really strong and absolutely jump from hand to surface. Your notes and photos are not going to slip from under these charmers. iPop Clicks are the result of many artists' and designers' works being translated to this new venue for an excellent twist on hanging art. Great for the stocking this holiday season.

Outside the New Gallery

Here we are on the sunny side of the street! This is what the new gallery space looks like from the street. We have moved the familiar red bistro table and chairs to the front so people can sit and enjoy the view. I have to say, our weather has been so nice that it gets kind of hot out there in the afternoon! There is a hubbub of activity down here in this part of town and we are really enjoying the proximity to the gazebo and the center of town.

We're In!

After a week of moving, the new G Squared has opened to great fanfare and accolades. We began the move last Saturday, finished the move on Sunday and began the design work on Monday. By Thursday we had completed most of the redisplaying of the inventory. We sold a bit of work on Thursday but by Friday we were open for business. Saturday was very busy and lots of fun to see how the traffic flowed. We've still got some work to do, but for the most part we're good to go!