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05 museletter - muse grand opening!
Muse
Art and Design, your locally owned art supply store in SE Portland,
has been open for six months – time for a Grand Opening celebration!
Visit Muse throughout the month of June to help us celebrate. We’ll
have great sales, prize drawings, a reception, and new products
coming in all the time.
In
this month’s issue:
GRAND OPENING RECEPTION, SALES, AND
PRIZES
NEW PRODUCTS
COMMUNITY NEWS
COMING
NEXT MONTH
GRAND
OPENING
RECEPTION
This month, the first
of our meet-the-artist receptions will double as a Grand Opening celebration.
Join us Saturday, June 11 from 2-4 pm to enjoy mixed media works
by Chris Pierce, watercolors by Stephen Kleier, and colorful
oils by Suzanne Stoughton. We’ll also
hold our first weekly prize drawing—visit the store
between now and June 11 to enter!
SALES
STRETCHED CANVAS:
Sale Prices: June 5 – July 3
Lowest prices yet! Our stretched canvases in all sizes are
regularly priced at more than 30% off suggested retail
price. This month, get an extra discount of 50% off manufacturer
suggested retail price.
ACRYLICS, WATERCOLORS, and OILS:
Sale Prices: June 5 - 25
We regularly offer all our paints at 15-40% below suggested
retail price. This month, we’ll offer extra discounts–up
to 50% off suggested retail–on many popular brands
including Golden, Gamblin, and M.Graham. In addition, we’ve
extended our introductory pricing on Williamsburg handmade
oil paints through August – 30% off suggested retail
price!
BRUSHES:
Sale Prices: June 12 to July 3.
* Princeton brushes are unbeatable for their combination
of price, quality, and durability. This month they’ll
be a full 50% off manufacture suggested retail price, (regularly
40% off suggested retail.) Sale includes the popular Synthetic
Sables for watercolor; Miniature Detailers; Natural Bristles
in a good-quality value line and a beautiful top quality
line with copper ferrules; extra tough and springy Synthetic
Bristles great for heavy applications; and stiff-yet-soft
Synthetic Mongoose for great control in acrylics and oils.
* Just in are beautiful craftsman-made Isabey Stradivarius
sable and squirrel brushes, made for watercolor but great
for fine details in oils as well. Also new, Raphael Aqualine
Kazan squirrel brushes with comfortable ergonomic grips – these
brushes absorb and hold an amazing amount of water and
still come to a fine point. We’re offering Isabey
and Raphael at great everyday prices –as much as
50% off suggested retail for these deluxe brushes!
* Soon to arrive are Winsor Newton Eclipse brushes in exquisitely
soft black sable. Unique twice-tapered handles make them
easy to hold at the end or near the ferrule. These attractive
brushes come in a variety of useful shapes and sizes, including
luxurious double-thick filberts and brights. They’ll
be priced at 50% off suggested retail price to celebrate
our Grand Opening.
DRAWING PENCILS and COLORED PENCILS:
Sale Prices: June 19 to July 9.
Selected pencils and colored pencils will be 20-40% off
suggested retail price, including Lyra and Prismacolor
in singles and sets. Prismacolor pencils are loved for
their brilliant colors and soft texture. The rich colors
of Lyra colored pencils are excellent for layering and
blending, with no wax buildup. Lyra drawing pencils lay
down clean lines and dense shading with a wonderful smooth
feel.
PRIZES Thanks to our generous suppliers, we have some great prizes
to give away. Enter our weekly drawing every time you come
to Muse in June and win items from Sharpie, Gamblin, Liquitex,
Golden, Arches, Princeton, ArtBin, and more. Drawings will
be held each Saturday, June 11- July 3. You need not be
present to win, but the more you come to see us, the more
times you can enter!
Bonus
points for our special “Drawing drawing.” Check
out our “Word of the Day to Draw” at the store
or at www.museartanddesign.com. Bring in your Word-of-the-Day
drawing for an additional entry into our weekly drawing,
as well as an entry into a special drawing for a Lee Hammond
Drawing Set including carrying case, giant Lyra colored
pencils, drawing pad, and blending accessories (retail
value $89.95)
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NEW
PRODUCTS
New this month and a recap of recent additions:
*
Retractable, Double-Ended, and Mini Sharpies – fun
colors, practical features, useful for almost everything.
* Letraset Promarker twin-tip markers – great for
illustration, sketching, and comic art.
* Sennelier Artist's inks – 31 brilliant intermixable
colors suspended in shellac gum for a satin sheen and jewel-like
quality in pen or brush work.
* Fabriano watercolor paper in Traditional White and Extra
White. Five-packs at a great price! Come in and pick up
a “Try-me” sample sheet.
* Williamsburg oil paints – exquisite pigments in
premium-quality oil colors, handmade in small batches.
* The brand-new Chattahoochee pencil – a unique tool
for drawing, marking, writing, and making rubbings.
* Isabey Stradivarius watercolor brushes – two styles:
sable for extra fine work and squirrel for long, even strokes
of color. Both well balanced with elegant mahogany handles.
* Raphael Aqualine watercolor brushes – finest quality
Kazan squirrel for luxurious washes as well as fine lines.
Cushioned-grip ferrule for comfortable handling.
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COMMUNITY
NEWS
As
the Museletter and Muse website develop, we want to include
more art-related community news. Please
let us
know if you have news or happenings you’d like us
to include . . .
*Bright
Eyes: Studio art classes for young people who love seeing
and doing. Taught by experienced
and enthusiastic
artists/educators (and parents) Laura Bender and John Early
in their studio near Ladd’s Addition. Weekly theme-based
classes will engage the head, heart and hands, encouraging
the balanced unfolding of each child's splendid gifts.
Mornings 9am-12pm for 7-9 year olds; 1pm-4pm for 10-13
year olds. July 5- August 5. Call John or Laura at [503]
788-2064 for a brochure. Registration on a first come basis.
View John and Laura’s professional work at http://www.sitepainters.net/
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NEXT
MONTH
Meet
at the store on Saturday, July 9th at 9:00am for a guided
Sketchbook Journal Walk from Hawthorne
to Laurelhurst Park
-- part of the City of Portland Office of Transportation “Ten
Toe Express” promotion.
Also watch for details in July about:
* The official launch of our frequent buyer program.
* Our new lunch-time brown-bag series: discussions and
presentations by and for artists and art lovers.
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