I know that many of you love the Moleskine notebooks as much as I do (they are all on sale right now in the store by the way!!!)

Well… last week I was looking for a case for my new iPad and found this great case which shares the classic style of the Moleskin book:

DODOCASE

And hey… have you seen our new Converse shoes. Snow white 12oz cotton canvas… pure and waiting for your personal expression!

 Welcome Back Students… We have great deals for you on everything you need to purchase on your class list this Fall. Stop in and save as you get ready for the new semester. We look forward to seeing you soon!!!!

Hello to everyone. This is the last weekend for our huge canvas and brush sale, and it also happens to be a Massachusetts Tax Holiday weekend… So stop in Saturday or Sunday and save the extra 6.25% sales tax on top our our great sale prices! We hope to see you here.

Here is the info about the tax holiday:

Tax Holiday Info at mass.gov

Don’t forget: This Saturday and Sunday Aug 14th, & 15th are tax-free in Massachusetts! Catch the last two days of our canvas and brush sale and save that extra 6.25%!

Thanks to everyone who came out to our image transfer demo; your questions and enthusiasm help to keep it interesting!

Our final demo of the summer season is coming

We have wall-to-wall art supplies and AIR CONDITIONING waiting for you today… so come on in and stay a while!

Info on the Brattle Film Foundation’s Call for entries:

We invite your submissions to the 7th annual ART HOUSE, a silent art auction to benefit the non-profit Brattle Film Foundation! The event will be held Sunday, October 3, 2010 at Oberon, Two Arrow Street, Cambridge.

Participating artists:

• Donate works of art with a market value up to $1,000
• May receive 25% of the sale price of their donated work, OR may donate 100% of proceeds to the Brattle Film Foundation (Your 100% donation helps us maximize funds raised!)
• Receive 6 free movie passes to the Brattle Theatre (a $58.50 value)
• Receive free admission to the auction (a $15 value)
• Receive recognition in our promotions for helping sustain the historic Brattle Theatre (priceless!)

CLICK HERE to go to the online submission form.

Contact us: arthouse@brattlefilm.org

Here are the demonstrations we’ve scheduled for this summer.  If you’re also on Facebook, you can RSVP for the events on our Facebook Page.

Printmaking with a small press – Sarah Morrison

1pm-3pm Saturday June 26

Learn about various printmaking techniques that can be done at home with the Utrecht Baby Press (item # 69000).  We will be showing relief, drypoint (on both metal and plastic), monoprint, and etching.  This affordable press makes it easy to produce small art prints and cards.

Bookbinding – Douglas Cushing

1pm-3pm Saturday July 10

See the steps involved in making your own sketchbook with the paper you like, or making books as personalized gifts. We will cover binding from scratch with both Japanese binding and saddle sewn books with full covers.

Image Transfer – Edward Dormody

1pm-3pm Saturday August 7

We will be demonstrating several techniques for transferring images including xylene and acrylic polymer transfers- useful for transferring drawings to printmaking blocks, paper and canvas, and for creating objects for inclusion in collage.

Mat Cutting

1pm-3pm Saturday August 28

Discover how easy to is to cut your own custom mats for framing! This is a great time and money saver for artists who need to frame their own work for presentation and sale, or for any collector who wants to be able to conveniently hang art prints of non-standard sizes.

Hello,

We just wanted to note for all of our customers (especially you busy students entering final review mode next week) that we will be closing early for our inventory next Tuesday (April 27th)  at 2pm, and reopening at the normal hour on Wednesday April 28th.

Our sister store in Boston will be open normal hours on the day of our inventory. We apologize for any inconvenience, and thank you for your business!