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.