MYOPIC BOOKS

I'VE SURE BEEN BUSY THESE DAYS. AFTER CLOSING THE SHOP, I TOOK A FULL TIME POSITION WORKING IN PROVIDENCE. THE COMMUTE IS KILLING ME! ANYWAY, I REALLY LOVE THE WORK I'M DOING AND EVEN BETTER, I LOVE NOT BEING POOR ANYMORE.

SO ITS BEEN ALMOST SIX MONTHS SINCE I MOVED THE ARTOMAT TO ALL THAT MATTERS, THE YOGA STUDIO AND TODAY, I AND ONE OF MY BEST BUDS GREG CRAWFORD (OKAY, GREG DID IT ALL) WHEELED MY BABY DOWN THE STREET TO MYOPIC BOOKS. WHAT A GREAT BOOKSTORE. PLEASE CHECK IT OUT. REMEMBER, LOCAL BUSINESSES DEPEND ON YOU TO KEEP THEM ALIVE!!!!
FOR STORE HOURS AND OTHER INFO, PLEASE VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT MYOPICBOOKS.COM

THE TRAVELING ART*O*MAT

THE DOORS TO ARGENTUM ARE CLOSED, BUT THE ART-O-MAT LIVES ON. THE ART-O-MAT WILL BE TRAVELING TO DIFFERENT SHOPS AND BOUTIQUES IN SOUTH COUNTY IN AN EFFORT TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THIS UNIQUE MACHINE. IT WILL REMAIN IN EACH NEW LOCATION FOR 6 MONTHS AT AT TIME. IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE ART-O-MAT, PLEASE VISIT ARTOMAT.ORG FOR MORE INFO.

THE ART-O-MAT'S FIRST STOP IS AT THE YOGA MECCA ON MAIN ST., ALL THAT MATTERS, OWNED BY MY FRIEND JOAN DWYER. JOAN HAS BEEN A GREAT SUPPORTER OF THE ART-O-MAT AND HER EXCITEMENT ABOUT SUBHOSTING THE ART-O-MAT IS INFECTIOUS! PLEASE VISIT THE ART-O-MAT AT ALL THAT MATTERS, 315 MAIN ST, WAKEFIELD, RI 02879. OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE ALLTHATMATTERS.COM, FOR MORE INFO!

LAST SHOW AT ARGENTUM

FIRST, THE BAD NEWS:
AS MANY OF YOU ALREADY KNOW, ARGENTUM IS CLOSING IMMEDIATELY AFTER CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR. I STARTED THE BUSINESS 2.5 YEARS AGO, HAVE BUILT UP MY ARTIST NETWORK, HOSTED SHOWS, WON AN AWARD, MET MANY FASCINATING AND WONDERFUL ARTISTS AND CUSTOMERS. UNFORTUNATELY, WITH THE TROUBLED ECONOMY AND "LUXURY" ITEMS BEING LOW ON EVERY ONE'S PRIORITY LIST, ARGENTUM HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE ENOUGH OF A PROFIT TO REMAIN IN BUSINESS.

NOW THE GOOD, WAIT, SKIP THAT, THE GREAT NEWS IS:
WE ARE HOSTING A FINAL SHOW AT ARGENTUM, FEATURING CORWIN BUTTERWORTH. CORWIN RECENTLY WON THE 2008 "BEST OF" AWARD FROM RI MONTHLY FOR "BEST HANDMADE FURNITURE"
CORWIN DOES INDEED MAKE GORGEOUS FURNITURE WHICH IS SHAKER-INSPIRED AND WITH HINTS OF SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN ELEMENTS. MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN HIS WORK ALREADY AT ARGENTUM; ONE OF A KIND CUTTING BOARDS, TABLES, BOXES ALL HAVE BEEN AT ARGENTUM SINCE I MOVED 1.5 YEARS AGO. THE SHOW WILL FEATURE NEW WORK AND SOME OF HIS LARGER PIECES THE SHOW WILL RUN FROM SAT. DEC. 13-SAT., DEC. 27TH. OPENING NIGHT WILL BE FROM 7-9PM SAT., DEC. 13TH AT ARGENTUM. ALL ARE WELCOME.

SEAGLASS RING

NEW STUDENT GREG CRAWFORD EXECUTED MY DESIGN OF THIS RING AS HIS FIRST METAL SMITHING PROJECT. THIS GUY COMES WITH ALOT OF SKILLS ALREADY, SO HE DOESN'T TAP INTO MY KNOWLEDGE RESERVOIR TOO MUCH! GREG'S BIGGEST CHALLENGE: BEING "OK" WITH THE WORK NOT BEING PERFECT. HE APPEARS MORE COMFORTABLE WITH PRECISION, BUT IS WILLING TO EXPERIENCE IMPRECISION....AND I AM ALL ABOUT IMPRECISION!!!! THIS RING CAN BE PURCHASED ON ETSY OR THROUGH THE SHOP.

E T S Y !

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.....CHECK OUT MY NEW WORK ON ETSY, THE WEBSITE OF ALL HANDCRAFTED ITEMS.....THIS WEBSITE IS AWESOME. REMEMBER TO BUY HANDMADE AND SHOP LOCALLY!!!!! I CAN'T SEEM TO PUT IN A LINK, SO PLEASE CUT AND PASTE THIS ADDRESS: ARGENTUMDESIGNSRI.ETSY.COM

LATE SUMMER UPDATE

BUSY SUMMER! AS WE HEAD INTO FALL, I JUST THOUGHT I'D KEEP YOU ALL INFORMED AS TO CHANGES AND HAPPENINGS AT ARGENTUM. FIRST, TAKE A LOOK AT THESE CUSTOM ORDER CUFF LINKS DESIGNED BY ME AND PRIMARILY EXECUTED BY SUMMER STUDENT WEN JENG. HE WORKED DILIGENTLY ON THIS PROJECT, WAS ABLE TO TAKE DIRECTION, AND HAD THE PATIENCE TO SEE IT TO THE END. GREAT JOB, WEN!

BY THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, ARGENTUM WILL NO LONGER BE IN ITS CURRENT LOCATION. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW SPACE IN THE WAKEFIELD, PEACE DALE AREA AND MAY NEED TO BE CLOSED FOR A BIT BEFORE WE CAN RE-OPEN. NOT TO FEAR, I WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED AS TO ANY CHANGES! AHHH....CHANGE......

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SHOW!

LAST NIGHT WAS RONNIE BORDEN'S FIRST SHOWING IN RI, SINCE MOVING HERE APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO.....THIS GUY MOVES FAST. BE SURE TO CHECK OUT HIS WORK BEFORE THE SHOW CLOSES AUG. 30TH!