Arts Abound, a Magnolia gallery and gift boutique, is celebrating a grand re-opening with new handcrafted items and original artwork. Store owner Sue Wheeler is an artist who paints colorful cold wax and oil, and acrylic sea, floral, and abstract pieces. The featured artist is Eve Perkins, who creates whimsical beach and maritime illustrations of Gloucester and Manchester. The gallery features photographer Donna Ardizzoni’s popular beach towels in a choice of local scenes as well as works by local photographers Laurinda Butcher, John Abisamra and Melissa Cox and others.
Also featured is Gloucester’s Stephanie Mason, who is known for her fish mugs, ornaments, and place mats, and Tin Can Sally (Seamans) who makes earrings using tin cans from all over the world. Rocky Neck’s Brenda Malloy features her hand-painted magnets and cards. Other Cape Ann artists are Gloucester’s Sue Ingram with local paintings of florals and seagulls, Rockport’s Deb Schradieck who paints watercolors of Rockport and Gloucester, and Manchester’s Christine Gauthier Kelley who creates hand-painted silk scarves and shawls. The shop features many other handmade items including ocean-inspired pottery, “Glosta” and Magnolia caps and tees, handblown glass and jewelry.
“Thank you for supporting neighboring artists and small businesses challenged by the pandemic,” said Wheeler. She also noted that the Magnolia’s farmers market will start the first Sunday in June on Lexington Avenue. Arts Abound is located at 21C Lexington Ave., in Magnolia village. For hours and more information visit www.artsaboundmagnolia.com.
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As of Monday, December 14th, 2020 will be the last day to order any of my products to be able to get before Christmas. Thank you so much for all your support and shopping local.
Ornaments
Boxed puzzles
Fleece Blankets
Thank you all and there are also coasters, placemats, calendars and beach towels. You can purchase through me directly or Arts Abound 21 C Lexington Street, Village of Magnolia, Gloucester, MA and my calendars are at Pauline’s Gifts 512 Essex Avenue, Gloucester, MA. and on Saturday from 9 – 12 at the Magnolia Historical Society 46 Magnolia Avenue, Magnolia, Gloucester, MA
Arts Abound is pleased to announce our new Featured Artist, John Abisamra. He has a large following in the local area for his intriguing photographs.
His large framed prints are available for $230 each for 19×25″; smaller 11×14″ framed versions are $95; unframed, with mat is $65. Please contact us at: artsaboundmagnolia@gmail.com to order. They make fabulous gifts for friends, family, or for yourself! Come visit Arts Abound and view this amazing photography.
John’sArtist Statement
My real passion is to capture the beauty of nature through the eye of my camera. A native New Englander, my inspiration primarily comes from photographing New England landscapes. I try to capture the uniqueness each season brings along with the magic light that exists. I love capturing the beauty of the coastline. I particularly enjoy photographing during the golden hours of sunrise and sunset and also am drawn to images where nature and man made elements meet. Photography for me is all about capturing a moment in time which may never be repeated. I spend a good amount of time driving on backroads or hiking to secluded places to capture the beauty of nature. My photographs have been published in the Photographer’s Forum Magazine, Cape Ann Magazine (including three cover photos), Lowell Sun and Gloucester Times. I am a juried member of Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck, Rockport Art Association, and Newburyport Art Association where my work can be viewed along with the Depot Diner in Beverly and Cape Ann Coffee in Gloucester. I can make matted/framed photos in a variety of sizes or as framed canvas, metal or glass photos.
Cape Ann Magazine cover photoLantern Reflections
Rockport, MADinghies at Rest
Rockport HarborRising from the FogArts Abound is pleased to announce our new Featured Artist, John
Abisamra. He has a large following in the local area for his intriguing
photographs.
John’s large framed prints are available for $230 each for 19×25″; smaller
11×14″ framed versions are $95; unframed, with mat are $65. Please contact
us at: artsaboundmagnolia@gmail.com to order. They make fabulous gifts for
friends, family, or for yourself! Come visit Arts Abound and view this amazing
photography.
John tries to capture the uniqueness each season brings. along with the magic
light that exists. He loves capturing the beauty of the coastline. He particularly
enjoys photographing during the golden hours of sunrise and sunset and also is
drawn to images where nature and man-made elements meet. Photography for
him is all about capturing a moment in time which may never be repeated.
GREAT GIFTS
As we continue to endure the financial challenges of the pandemic, Arts
Abound believes it is more important than ever to buy local. Below are some
gift suggestions – for an upcoming birthday or anniversary perhaps, or yourself!
Stop in and see what other treasures we have, or set up an appointment to do
a FaceTime session.
Joyful Sunflowers – Sue Wheeler, mixed media
Gloucester-made Ryan & Wood hand sanitizer, paired with a hand-sewn
mask or two, makes an ideal gift. Ryan & Wood is a local distillery that
has temporarily converted their production to hand sanitizer to help folks stay
safe during the pandemic. $40 as shown here with mask.
Donna’s beach towels featuring local images have been a huge hit! At $30 each, they are soft and beautiful.
Our wonderful lobster prints, created by Martha (Landfall Gallery), are
perfect for celebrating summer! Available in several different sizes; framed
and unframed.
Ceramic artist Jenny has a wonderful selection of pottery, including these
stunning bowls!
WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED!Ann’s beautiful seagrass jewelry makes a fabulous gift!
Arts Abound continues to sell many masks! We recently developed a new
style of mask that includes a pocket for a filter. You can use a coffee filter or
a vacuum bag filter, to name a couple of options. We also have way cool
summer fabrics as seen above. And our nose piece has been improved. The
traditional style face mask is still available.
Check out our new face masks page.
Our Fabulous Artists
Sue Wheeler (owner), Stephanie Mason, Brenda Malloy, Melissa Cox,
Karen Keough, Lisa Knebel, Tin Can Sally, Donna Ardizzoni, Deb
Schradieck, Erik Hahr, Alissa Cohen, John Abisamra, Alan
Bourgault, Hermit Hill, Jenny Rangan, and Larry Parsons
BUY LOCAL
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We always shop locally most of the time but with our company Circle Consulting Group sometimes we have to order from Amazon for computer parts such as hard drives, certain cables, etc. so we have many Amazon Boxes. Here is something you can do to dispose of them properly.
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