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Lake Erie Artists Gallery | Transformation to a Fresh New Look at Shaker Square

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From Old Gallery to New | Watch as the Process Takes Place on this Lens

This lens is a picture journal of transformation as we move our gallery, Lake Erie Artists Gallery from downtown Cleveland, Ohio to Shaker Square, our new home on the border of Shaker Heights and Cleveland.

This is going to be a very exciting process for me, because we are starting from scratch with a fresh new look and building the new gallery from ground up. This is our real first permanent location, and I can't thank Coral Company enough for giving us the opportunity to find our home in the historic shopping district of Shaker Square.

Part of this story will be chronicled in my blog, which will feed to this lens, and the rest will be a picture gallery of changes as we go through the process. So you will need to check back periodically to see how far we have gotten.

(Between April 17, 2009 and June 1, 2009 I will be adding progress pictures and anecdotes of the progress of the move.)

This lens idea came from Wysiwigs so make sure to check out her lenses too!
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Goodbye to the Old Gallery at Tower City

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Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. ~Henry Ward Beecher

What's Happening in the Gallery

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Week One--Saturday April 18, 2009

Today we spent the morning at the North Union Farmers Market which we do every Saturday morning. Afterwards we took before pictures of the interior and exterior of the new space before we make any changes.

Picture is of my daughter, Bryn, and myself in the new space.

Saturday April 18, 2009 at the Farmers Market and Preview Pictures

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Preparing to Move--Painting the New Gallery (starting Wednesday, April 22, 2009)

My husband, Jack, and I spent the last two days painting the new gallery. We got a lot done by the end of Thursday, April 23, but not the entire gallery. The left wall as you come in the gallery is finished. It is the accent wall in a shade of teal. I was a bit worried when we opened the paint can and the paint looked like a pastel shade, but it dried much darker.

Before we could paint, we had to remove the hundreds of screw anchors left in the wall from shelving, and patch the holes. Then we sanded the patchwork, and started to paint.

The colors were picked to match our logo, and to be warm, happy colors. The teal looks really good and eye-catching. The other color, which is white with some mustard yellow mixed in, is taking two coats to cover the brown that was on the walls. Once we complete the second coat I think it will look really good too.

Then we have to paint the woodwork. That will probably be done later this week, but the big jewelry cases are being moved in Monday, so that area of the store has to be completely finished by this weekend.

Painting the New Store

Most of the pictures are of Jack because I took the photos.

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Painting is just another way of keeping a diary. ~Pablo Picasso

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Major Move Day

Monday April 27, 2009

Today the movers are coming to move our large jewelry cases and furniture. I rented a Uhaul cargo van, and Jack and I started moving some larger fixtures yesterday. After the cases get moved today, I am making two more trips to shift merchandise and fixtures to the new store.

Hmmm. . .I wonder how many calories that burns.

My truck is loaded with water. I will be glad when the moving is over and the organization can begin.

Moving from Tower City to Shaker Square

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Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one. ~Stella Adler

Getting Set Up

Week of May 25, 2009

The painting has taken much longer than we thought, and it has been very tiring, but the first two rooms of the gallery are finally done, and it is time to set up the store for the opening on Monday, June 1. The entire family has been involved with painting and cleaning, even Bryn took up a brush.

New artists are starting to deliver their work this week. I think that it will take another month until we get everything ordered and in the store the way it should be, but at least the front two rooms will be set up mostly by Monday, and we will open and continue finishing the last room the first week of June.

Putting the Gallery in Order

Week of May 25, 2009

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Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. ~Leonardo da Vinci

Lake Erie Artists Gallery is Open at Shaker Square

June 1, 2009

We have opened our doors although the gallery is not complete, but complete enough to be open. Just want to let our new neighbors know that we are here.

June 1 2009 Opening Day at Shaker Square

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