You guys are pretty funny. Tracey: John is not laying new flooring although looking back at the photo from yesterday, one could think that. No, John is measuring and measuring and measuring.
Because....
We signed a lease today on a new store! Small Studio will be a brick and mortar store. I am over the top excited and so is John. We have not stopped talking about what we will do with the new space.
We will have a classroom in about half of the space. We already have Keith Lobue, Michael DeMeng, Andrea Matus, Pam Sussman, Teesha and Tracy Moore lined up for the summer. John has strong opinions on how the classroom should be designed since he taught high school art for many, many years.
We will sell paper goods and artsy goods and vintage goods and gifty goods. You know, all the stuff we like and want.
Stay tuned for updates. It will take us awhile to change what appears to be some sort of carpeted race track into a viable fun and creative store space.
We can't wait for you to come visit.
Ooh! Congratulations on your latest veture. May it prosper and grow.
Posted by: kelly | Wednesday, 16 November 2011 at 05:29 PM
How exciting! You always seemed to enjoy your role as shopkeeper so I'm sure this new venture with John by your side will be very satisfying.
I'm so happy that I'm back in town now! Looking forward to hearing all of the details.
Posted by: Jan | Wednesday, 16 November 2011 at 07:47 PM
Oh, that is such fabulous news!!!! I hope I can figure out a way to come for classes. Yippee!
Posted by: Judi | Wednesday, 16 November 2011 at 07:53 PM
Oh wow!!! That is so exciting! Look at all that space just waiting to be transformed. I can only imagine how cool this is going to look with you and John behind the helm. Have fun setting it up, can't wait to see the results!
Posted by: Rachel Greig | Wednesday, 16 November 2011 at 08:32 PM
Wishing you heaps of good fortune! 'Tis a pity that....what I'm sure will be a must see store.... will be so far away from where I am in the U.K.!!!
xoxo Sioux
Posted by: Sioux | Thursday, 17 November 2011 at 04:45 AM
OMG!!!! Now I will have somewhere to go on Saturday mornings, instead of wandering the streets asking random people if they've got ink!!!!! LOL
Congratulation John & Ginny....I can't wait to see what you have come up with this time. I am sure it will be fabulous!!!
Posted by: jane | Thursday, 17 November 2011 at 11:26 AM
now we can hang out at CHA again! I am so excited for you, we'll have a lot of talking to do soon.
congrats to you and john!
Posted by: Tamara | Thursday, 17 November 2011 at 12:00 PM
Congrats Ginny and John!! I knew that you were not content with only an online store - the synergy that comes with the gathering of like minds is what happens in your brick and mortar ventures. I'll make a trip down to visit.
Posted by: Pam Yee | Thursday, 17 November 2011 at 12:01 PM
Exciting!!
Posted by: leslie Gfeller | Thursday, 17 November 2011 at 01:30 PM
You must be over the top with this new project! I've gotta come west now!
Posted by: Maureen | Thursday, 17 November 2011 at 02:05 PM
WOW what great news!!!!
Posted by: Lisa | Thursday, 17 November 2011 at 04:18 PM
Ooooooooh Ginny I am so happy for you and John. I know you've spoken so fondly of the store you used to have and missed it a lot. I think it's so cool that if running a physical store is what your heart desires, you went for it.
SO inspiring!!
I wish you lots of luck and am looking forward to following along on your blog as you progress.
Any thoughts on when you'll be opening?
Congratulations again :)
Posted by: Tracey | Thursday, 17 November 2011 at 05:12 PM
Tres cool! I can only imagine how much fun the two of you are going to have!!
Erin in Morro Bay
Posted by: Erin Perry | Thursday, 17 November 2011 at 07:15 PM
Ginny, that is awesome! I tried to figure out where it is. Westlake? Rocky River? Is that a Mitchell's ice cream I see in the background?
Posted by: Andrea | Thursday, 17 November 2011 at 08:08 PM
Yippeee! What wonderful news Ginny for you and for John, but most of all, for all of us in NE Ohio who have missed your Creative Block days! I am so excited! Best of luck to you both - given your talents and creative spirit and now all of John's added to the mix it can't help but be a huge success!
Posted by: Diana Ryman | Thursday, 17 November 2011 at 08:19 PM
YAY !!!
Congratulations to you both & see you soon !
It's been an awful dry spell !
Posted by: Linda B | Saturday, 19 November 2011 at 02:50 PM
Congrats! Can't wait to hear and see more.
Posted by: Tea | Saturday, 19 November 2011 at 10:36 PM
Congrats! I am sooo happy for you guys! Wish I was closer.
Posted by: Sharon Bennett | Sunday, 20 November 2011 at 09:24 AM
It was only a matter of time!!
Wishing you lots of luck and success and hope sometime to come and visit
Posted by: Niki Zipp | Tuesday, 22 November 2011 at 01:30 AM
Congratulations!!!! Wonderful!
Posted by: Brian Kasstle | Tuesday, 22 November 2011 at 06:59 AM
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
When are you opening? I'm sooo excited! I kept hoping you would change your mind and open another store! I can't wait!!!!!!
Do I dare dream the return of the Art Continuum????
Congrats to you!
Posted by: Kimberlyncreations | Tuesday, 22 November 2011 at 05:43 PM
Oh I can't wait! How exciting! I was just at The Morgan yesterday and Susan, Bruce and I were just talking about how excited we are about the upcoming workshops you're doing and wondered where you were having them. Now we know. :-)
Looking forward to checking out your new store. Didn't you once tell me I'm a shopkeeper's dream? ;-)
Posted by: KimO | Saturday, 26 November 2011 at 07:15 AM
Fabulous! Where is it?? Are you staying in Avon Lake????? Can't wait for summer workshops to be posted!!
Posted by: Stephanie T. | Saturday, 26 November 2011 at 05:06 PM
Too cool!!! Congratulations!
Can't wait to see the workshop schedule - I WILL make it to at least one in 2012!!
Posted by: Nancy Crissinger | Monday, 28 November 2011 at 08:39 AM
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Posted by: Cari Linden | Wednesday, 30 November 2011 at 12:35 PM