FALL GALLERY HOURS: by appointment anytime - call 269-561-8149. (see below for remaining open hours during our moving sale)
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AN EDITORIAL EXPLORTICATION (OF SORTS) -
I guess I've been a bit surprised by the reactions to ThirdStone's latest "Shape-Shifting" announcements. While it's of course most gratifying to hear from so many how much ThirdStone will be missed, it also points out to me that I haven't done an adequate job making clear what it's all about and where we're headed from here...
In a word (let us use "rewind", as that word, shall we?), I'm returning ThirdStone to the course that was charted over three years ago when I sold the Laketown building. Those of you who were around back then might recall that the intent was to depart the fulltime retail gallery business in order to better and more widely promote and market the works of our many talented artists. That plan includes holding 5 or 6 local West Michigan shows in a variety of locations and, the rest of the time, to be sending shows of ThirdStone artists to other cities. The other aspect of that plan was to place extensive added effort into online marketing.
So....
Okay, obviously, that plan was not exactly what transpired at that time. Various twists of fate, interesting circumstances and sundry other factors conspired to keep me in the retail biz another couple years anyway. All in all, I'm glad it did. Our customer base/fan base has expanded exponentially in these last couple years which now gives me even a better 'infrastructure' upon which to launch this newest iteration of ThirdStone.
Okay. So what's next?
CURRENTLY: Our Moving/Shop-closing sale begins tomorrow and will continue this weekend and next (detailed info below)
NEXT EVENT: Our annual ThirdStone Holiday Show. Preview event opens Thanksgiving weekend, our Annual Holiday Party & Open House will happen as usual, second weekend in December and continues thru the 1st week of the New Year.
AFTER THAT: Well, first I'm gonna turn off my phone, shut down my damn computer and then take my 1st Winter vacation in 14 years. (And no, I ain't tellin' anybody where I'm goin'!). Then, in February our 1st "hosted' out-of-town show will happen followed by others every other month in '09.
AND IN WEST MICHIGAN: our 1st "hometown" show of the new year will be in March when (hopefully), the tundra will have thawed a bit by then. There will be 4 other hometown shows the remainder of 2009. Locations will vary just to keep things interesting. This newsletter of course will provide all the details well in advance.
AND BESIDES ALLA THAT STUFF: Our two new websites will launch before the end of the year; one to promote our West Michgan and remote location shows but also, primarily geared to facilitate online sales. The second site will be dedicated to promoting and then co-curating our traveling shows that will be hosted by other galleries out in the big world.
THE WHY AND WHEREFORE: In a nutshell, to reaffirm and better achieve the original ThirdStone "charter" or mission...
WHICH ARE: the primary goals of ThirdStone are and have always been twofold, AND with both aspects being equally important:
1.To get the work of our many talented, innovative, non-mainstream artists in front of more eyes in the public-at-large,Truth be told, it ain't even really about the art folks or, at least, not just about sellin' it.... Our culture/society has an absolutely abysmal grasp of natural creative process. Yet, it's that very process that keeps civilization alive and moving forward. EVERYONE has access to creative spirit, it's our evolutionary drive, the source of our 'chi' or life-force or whatever you wish to call it.Those among us who choose to become our artists are fulfilling an important role by bringing beauty, balance and mystery into our highly challenged existence. And without that folks, we're left with freakin' TV!
2.The other goal is to "crack the code' of how working artists (who are of course, highly skilled tradespeople' in their own right) can actually make a halfway decent living by providing the rest of us with their efforts. The "art-marketing" gallery industry in general has never really done a good job of this nor has it ever truly demonstrated that it had the best interests of their living working artists at heart.The objective here was and remains, simply to change that.
Of course, I realize I'm "preaching to the choir" here since all of you already "get" all of that in the first place. And, because of that, this is a good time to let you in on how you can help further these processes. (Betcha knew THAT was comin' sooner or later, right?)
No biggie - it's simple. Just tell every one ya know about our cool as heck moving and store closing sale - See? I told ya it was simple!
I've got tons to do to get these new adventures under way so, the more stuff here in the shop that can go to new homes in the next two weeks, the less time I'll need to spend moving it all somewhere ELSE. More important, is the aspect of raising "fundage" to help fuel ThirdStone's forthcoming projects.Our first "outtatowner" show is coming up soon and raisin' some bux is essential to getting this 'travelling show' process underway....
Here's the scoop....
VIRTUALLY ALL FURNISHINGS, FIXTURES, DISPLAYS AND OTHER STUFF IS FOR SALE.
DATES: EARLY BIRD SALE: THIS FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, 11 TIL 5 - FOR NEWSLETTER READERS ONLY... SALE WILL NOT BE ADVERTISED TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL NEXT WEEK.
(AND THEN, WILL CONTINUE),
NEXT THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 6, 7, 8 & 9)
HERE'S JUST SOME OF WHAT'S AVAILABLE:
- MANY SHEVING UNITS OF MANY DIFFERENT TYPES/SIZES
- LIGHTED GLASS DISPLAY CASES
- FULLY LIGHTED 'CHINA-CABINET' 5 SHELF DISPLAY CASE
- DESKS
- LAMPS
- PEDESTALS
- TABLES
- MISCELLANEOUS FURINSHINGS, FIXTURES, ETC.
- VINTAGE ROLLING STEEL MULTI-DRAWER TOOL CABINET
- ASSORTED COOL AND VINTAGE CHAIRS (A.K.A. "BUTT PLATFORMS")
- PICTURE FRAMES, PHOTO FRAMES
- MANY VINTAGE "FUNKJUNK" ITEMS, BIZARRE OBJECTS AND COLLECTIBLES
- MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- 2 NICE METAL FILE CABINETS
- 50'S, MID-CENTURY, PRIMITIVE AND OTHER VINTAGE FURNITURE
- 5 DRAWER CHEST OF DRAWERS (CONTEMPORARY)
- ANTIQUE DOCTOR'S OFFICE DESK AND CABINET COMBO
- VINTAGE DECO LOVE SEAT (NEWLY UPHOLSTERED)
- VINTAGE GLASSWARE, BARWARE, ACCESSORIES
- MISC. 'DECOR' ITEMS
- GIGANTORNORMOUS CABINET-PLYWOOD MULTI-STORAGE UNIT
- MINI-FRIDGE
- MICROWAVE OVEN
- TOASTER OVEN
- A COUPLE COOL 50'S NIGHTSTANDS
- A COUPLE COOL BLONDE 50'S CABINETS, SIDEBOARDS
- FOLDING/COLLAPSIBLE TABLES
- VINTAGE WOODEN BOXES, CRATES, ETCETERAS AND STUFF
- HP 'ALL-IN-ONE' PRINTER/SCANNER/COPIER/FAX ALMOST NEW
- 10 FOOT ALUMINUM STEP LADDER
- 2 STEP LADDERS
- BIG FLOOR MOP/MOP BUCKET ON WHEELS - ALMOST NEW
- LOTSA MUSIC CD'S - ONLY $2 EACH OR 6 FOR $10!
- VINTAGE 60'S TEAK TV/MICROWAVE CART
- HAMMOND ORGAN AND BENCH- GOOD CONDITION
- GUITAR AMPS, GUITARS AND MISC. MUSIC GEAR, MIDI KEYBOARD
- NUMEROUS CD AND MEDIA STORAGE UNITS
- HASBOFREENS, KOLLYFRIERNS AND MACRO-MTUMBA SPLORKADUNIAS
- VARIOUS COOL, LARGE, ROLLING STORAGE UNITS
- HEAPSA LOTSA TONZA UNCATEGORIZED BUT UTTERLY MARVELOUS AND/OR THOROUGHLY RIDICULOUS STUFF YOU CLEARLY CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT...
AND EVEN MORE REASONS TO PAY US A VISIT DURING THIS EVENT.......
PLUS...
- SELECTED DISCOUNTED ARTWORKS FROM THE THIRDSTONE COLLECTION
- ALL MONIQUE BORREGO JEWELRY PRICED AT 40% OFF
- ALL SARAH HURLEY PAINTINGS 20% OFF
- A WHOLE BIG PILE OF CRAZYASS ASSEMBLOIDS ALL DISCOUNT PRICED
AND.....
PRETTY MUCH WHATEVER ELSE I CAN THINK OF OR THAT YOU CAN GRAB....
SO PLEASE, TELL ALLA YOUR FRIENDS AND BRING YOUR TRUCKS TOO!!
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Thanks for readin' and, of course, for passing this along! Our regular local news updates will return next issue so, keep sendin' me pertinent info for upcoming events so we can spread the word.
AN EDITORIAL EXPLORTICATION (OF SORTS) -
I guess I've been a bit surprised by the reactions to ThirdStone's latest "Shape-Shifting" announcements. While it's of course most gratifying to hear from so many how much ThirdStone will be missed, it also points out to me that I haven't done an adequate job making clear what it's all about and where we're headed from here...
In a word (let us use "rewind", as that word, shall we?), I'm returning ThirdStone to the course that was charted over three years ago when I sold the Laketown building. Those of you who were around back then might recall that the intent was to depart the fulltime retail gallery business in order to better and more widely promote and market the works of our many talented artists. That plan includes holding 5 or 6 local West Michigan shows in a variety of locations and, the rest of the time, to be sending shows of ThirdStone artists to other cities. The other aspect of that plan was to place extensive added effort into online marketing.
So....
Okay, obviously, that plan was not exactly what transpired at that time. Various twists of fate, interesting circumstances and sundry other factors conspired to keep me in the retail biz another couple years anyway. All in all, I'm glad it did. Our customer base/fan base has expanded exponentially in these last couple years which now gives me even a better 'infrastructure' upon which to launch this newest iteration of ThirdStone.
Okay. So what's next?
CURRENTLY: Our Moving/Shop-closing sale begins tomorrow and will continue this weekend and next (detailed info below)
NEXT EVENT: Our annual ThirdStone Holiday Show. Preview event opens Thanksgiving weekend, our Annual Holiday Party & Open House will happen as usual, second weekend in December and continues thru the 1st week of the New Year.
AFTER THAT: Well, first I'm gonna turn off my phone, shut down my damn computer and then take my 1st Winter vacation in 14 years. (And no, I ain't tellin' anybody where I'm goin'!). Then, in February our 1st "hosted' out-of-town show will happen followed by others every other month in '09.
AND IN WEST MICHIGAN: our 1st "hometown" show of the new year will be in March when (hopefully), the tundra will have thawed a bit by then. There will be 4 other hometown shows the remainder of 2009. Locations will vary just to keep things interesting. This newsletter of course will provide all the details well in advance.
AND BESIDES ALLA THAT STUFF: Our two new websites will launch before the end of the year; one to promote our West Michgan and remote location shows but also, primarily geared to facilitate online sales. The second site will be dedicated to promoting and then co-curating our traveling shows that will be hosted by other galleries out in the big world.
THE WHY AND WHEREFORE: In a nutshell, to reaffirm and better achieve the original ThirdStone "charter" or mission...
WHICH ARE: the primary goals of ThirdStone are and have always been twofold, AND with both aspects being equally important:
1.To get the work of our many talented, innovative, non-mainstream artists in front of more eyes in the public-at-large,Truth be told, it ain't even really about the art folks or, at least, not just about sellin' it.... Our culture/society has an absolutely abysmal grasp of natural creative process. Yet, it's that very process that keeps civilization alive and moving forward. EVERYONE has access to creative spirit, it's our evolutionary drive, the source of our 'chi' or life-force or whatever you wish to call it.Those among us who choose to become our artists are fulfilling an important role by bringing beauty, balance and mystery into our highly challenged existence. And without that folks, we're left with freakin' TV!
2.The other goal is to "crack the code' of how working artists (who are of course, highly skilled tradespeople' in their own right) can actually make a halfway decent living by providing the rest of us with their efforts. The "art-marketing" gallery industry in general has never really done a good job of this nor has it ever truly demonstrated that it had the best interests of their living working artists at heart.The objective here was and remains, simply to change that.
Of course, I realize I'm "preaching to the choir" here since all of you already "get" all of that in the first place. And, because of that, this is a good time to let you in on how you can help further these processes. (Betcha knew THAT was comin' sooner or later, right?)
No biggie - it's simple. Just tell every one ya know about our cool as heck moving and store closing sale - See? I told ya it was simple!
I've got tons to do to get these new adventures under way so, the more stuff here in the shop that can go to new homes in the next two weeks, the less time I'll need to spend moving it all somewhere ELSE. More important, is the aspect of raising "fundage" to help fuel ThirdStone's forthcoming projects.Our first "outtatowner" show is coming up soon and raisin' some bux is essential to getting this 'travelling show' process underway....
Here's the scoop....
VIRTUALLY ALL FURNISHINGS, FIXTURES, DISPLAYS AND OTHER STUFF IS FOR SALE.
DATES: EARLY BIRD SALE: THIS FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, 11 TIL 5 - FOR NEWSLETTER READERS ONLY... SALE WILL NOT BE ADVERTISED TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL NEXT WEEK.
(AND THEN, WILL CONTINUE),
NEXT THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 6, 7, 8 & 9)
HERE'S JUST SOME OF WHAT'S AVAILABLE:
- MANY SHEVING UNITS OF MANY DIFFERENT TYPES/SIZES
- LIGHTED GLASS DISPLAY CASES
- FULLY LIGHTED 'CHINA-CABINET' 5 SHELF DISPLAY CASE
- DESKS
- LAMPS
- PEDESTALS
- TABLES
- MISCELLANEOUS FURINSHINGS, FIXTURES, ETC.
- VINTAGE ROLLING STEEL MULTI-DRAWER TOOL CABINET
- ASSORTED COOL AND VINTAGE CHAIRS (A.K.A. "BUTT PLATFORMS")
- PICTURE FRAMES, PHOTO FRAMES
- MANY VINTAGE "FUNKJUNK" ITEMS, BIZARRE OBJECTS AND COLLECTIBLES
- MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- 2 NICE METAL FILE CABINETS
- 50'S, MID-CENTURY, PRIMITIVE AND OTHER VINTAGE FURNITURE
- 5 DRAWER CHEST OF DRAWERS (CONTEMPORARY)
- ANTIQUE DOCTOR'S OFFICE DESK AND CABINET COMBO
- VINTAGE DECO LOVE SEAT (NEWLY UPHOLSTERED)
- VINTAGE GLASSWARE, BARWARE, ACCESSORIES
- MISC. 'DECOR' ITEMS
- GIGANTORNORMOUS CABINET-PLYWOOD MULTI-STORAGE UNIT
- MINI-FRIDGE
- MICROWAVE OVEN
- TOASTER OVEN
- A COUPLE COOL 50'S NIGHTSTANDS
- A COUPLE COOL BLONDE 50'S CABINETS, SIDEBOARDS
- FOLDING/COLLAPSIBLE TABLES
- VINTAGE WOODEN BOXES, CRATES, ETCETERAS AND STUFF
- HP 'ALL-IN-ONE' PRINTER/SCANNER/COPIER/FAX ALMOST NEW
- 10 FOOT ALUMINUM STEP LADDER
- 2 STEP LADDERS
- BIG FLOOR MOP/MOP BUCKET ON WHEELS - ALMOST NEW
- LOTSA MUSIC CD'S - ONLY $2 EACH OR 6 FOR $10!
- VINTAGE 60'S TEAK TV/MICROWAVE CART
- HAMMOND ORGAN AND BENCH- GOOD CONDITION
- GUITAR AMPS, GUITARS AND MISC. MUSIC GEAR, MIDI KEYBOARD
- NUMEROUS CD AND MEDIA STORAGE UNITS
- HASBOFREENS, KOLLYFRIERNS AND MACRO-MTUMBA SPLORKADUNIAS
- VARIOUS COOL, LARGE, ROLLING STORAGE UNITS
- HEAPSA LOTSA TONZA UNCATEGORIZED BUT UTTERLY MARVELOUS AND/OR THOROUGHLY RIDICULOUS STUFF YOU CLEARLY CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT...
AND EVEN MORE REASONS TO PAY US A VISIT DURING THIS EVENT.......
PLUS...
- SELECTED DISCOUNTED ARTWORKS FROM THE THIRDSTONE COLLECTION
- ALL MONIQUE BORREGO JEWELRY PRICED AT 40% OFF
- ALL SARAH HURLEY PAINTINGS 20% OFF
- A WHOLE BIG PILE OF CRAZYASS ASSEMBLOIDS ALL DISCOUNT PRICED
AND.....
PRETTY MUCH WHATEVER ELSE I CAN THINK OF OR THAT YOU CAN GRAB....
SO PLEASE, TELL ALLA YOUR FRIENDS AND BRING YOUR TRUCKS TOO!!
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Bruce
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