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edwardd

We are extending our hours for the next seven days in order to give you more chances to shop when you want!

Saturday January 21st: 10:00am - 9:00pm

Sunday January 22nd 11:00am - 8:00pm

Monday January 23rd - Friday January 27th: 9:00am - 9:00pm

We hope to see you here!

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dougc

Hey Everyone!!!! Come check out our new website..we are launching it TODAY with all of our new advanced functionality! Improved navigation and search, faster checkout, customer reviews and so much more! Shop today and save 20% off your purchase of $50 or more and free shipping on orders over $100! (coupon code: DD20) Click on the link and come pay us a visit! 
http://www.utrechtart.com/

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edwardd

It’s the beginning of the new year and the beginning of our new sale!  We even have some new products we’re about to unveil.  Happy New Years!

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dougc

Well here it is!

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edwardd

It’s almost Black Friday! Stop in this Friday, November 25th, to take advantage of our extra savings! We’ll also be open extra late, until 10pm! Take an extra 40% off our everyday low prices on all Utrecht Canvas, Paper, Paint & Brushes. Happy Thanksgiving!

(If items are already on sale, you will receive either the sale price, or a 40% discount off our Everyday Low Prices - whichever savings is greater.  Applies to in-store purchases only.  ArtSmart card must be presented at time of purchase.  Can not be combined with any other promotion.  Valid on in-stock items only.  Discount does not apply to the purchase of sale or clearance items, Gift Cards, BEST BUYS, vendor direct items, furnature, lighting, school kits, non-discountable items or previous purchases.  Some additional exclusions apply.  Please see sales associate for details.  Valid 11/25/11 only.)

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dougc

We are giving a presentation on Color and Paint tonight at the Cambridge Art Association. Come and learn about the relationships between color and paint choice. All levels of knowledge are welcome.

There will be goody bags and a door prize as well!

November 17th, 3rd Thursday …

7:00pm Food and Social

7:30 Program Begins

Kathryn Schultz Gallery

25 Lowell Street, Cambridge MA 02138

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dougc

We have an amazing sale this week for students (though anyone can take advantage of it–no need to be a student)! We know that many of you miss our great Black Friday deals while you are on Thanksgiving break, and so we have a great offer for you. Stop in this Wednesday November 16th and receive 40% off on all Utrecht canvas, paint, and paper! Happy Thanksgiving to all!

See store for details.

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dougc

Canvas Stretching and Priming

Saturday November 12 2011

1pm-3pm

We will show you the basics for stretching and priming your own canvas or linen. Useful knowledge for anyone who wants to work with unusual sizes (or just likes to work from scratch), as well as anyone who needs to restretch a painted canvas (or other cloth).

Mat Cutting

Saturday November 26 2011

1pm-3pm

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dougc

Hey there- celebrating the fun of Halloween we thought we would put up a little how-to here. For this Venitian styled mask, we used simple, easy to get materials that and pretty simple to work with. All you will need is:

1. A sheet of 1/32 or similar chip board

2. White Glue (Sobo, Elmers or the Like)

3. A glue brush

4. An x-acto or scissors

5. A paper for coverg the mask (a screen printed lokta here)

6. matte medium

7. acrylic paint for the patina (your choice in colors- we used paynes grey)

8. paper towels

9. craft paper  for making your pattern

10. needle and thread and an awl to make holes
Step one: create a pattern. I used a 5 piece pattern here. You can use drafting to hold the pattern sections together as you see if everything with join correctly. Once the pattern is set, trace it onto the chip board, and cut out the pieces.

Step two: Apply glue to the face of each section of chip board (make sure you have mirroring pieces). The glue layer should be thin, and you should smooth the covering paper while the material is wet.

Step three: Once the glue on the front sets up, apply a line of glue along the edge on the back, and wrap the paper to the back edge.

Step four:Next, using the the awl, make holes for the stitching to go through. Holes should be about 1/8 of an inch apart. We used a cutting mat underneath to protect the table top, and to let the awl point go all the way through the piece.

Step five: Pinch a edge up on all sides that are to be stitched together. Using a large needle, and a heavy thread, begin stitching, gathering the edged tightly together.

Step six: Once the stitching is finished, everything can be sealed with matte medium. We used two coats to seal the mask fairly well.

Step seven: After the sealing layers have dried you can apply a patina, aging the surface. We used paynes grey here. with a damp paper towel, rub a thinned out layer of paint into the surface of each panel, wiping away the paint as desired (while it is wet). This can be built up in layers.

Step eight: once dried you can add a ribbon for wearing the mask. Use the awl to make holes in the sides. If you want to get fancy, you can even finish the inside by laying in layers of thin paper, like unryu, with glue saturating the paper.

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dougc

Our 2011 Holiday Sale has begun. Stop in today for deals on all of the products you need, and check out our great gift ideas!