“An Art Show about our fine-feathered friends

Featuring New works from Baxter Crane, Sarah Daly, Ben Goldman and Matt Klawon”

June 6-July 25th, 2008

Opening Reception

Friday, June 6, from 7-9 PM

bless you.

Being a costume designer myself i appreciate the need to create that shirt that dress that doublet that fabric or even those shoes that are lodged on the periphery of your thoughts.

Please do pursue these creative paths. The fashion world needs a regular shake-down, and people need to distinguish themselves from the ready-to-wear mobs that strut these city streets. Don’t get me wrong, I love the traditional fashion empire, and I myself wear tons of standard brands, but nothing beats the creative flash of inspiration zinging off an individual’s unique pieces. If you have been in the store you’ve probably heard me ooh and aah over various spectacular pieces that my customers have toddled in wearing.

I also love that blurring of the “fine art,” “fashion,” and “craft” borderline. Blur away, baby.

I love that stuff.

So how can WE help you? Well, we DO have a small assortment of really high quality fabric inks and paints. Following this blurb is a listing of alternative suppliers and notes if you need what we don’t currently carry.

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for Building Models or the Printmaking technique of Monoprinting [or plastic-forming using molds or vacuum-forming devices]

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Plexiglass

We carry 12″x24″ completely clear Polyester sheets in three different thicknesses: .030, .040, .060. These are perfect for model building and mono-printing techniques.

We also do sell 6”x12” sheets of the various plastic products [polyester, lexan, styrene, PVC] in various thicknesses and various colors which are useful for small models.
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Polystyrene

We sell smaller sheets of the polystyrene which can be used for the vacuum-forming process. This will handle any small job you guys can come up with. The sheet size that we carry is 6”x12”.

However, especially with the fantastically wacky Georgia Tech professors and graduate students, many of you have designs for building robots, cars, or houses out of vacuum-formed plastic. For you, I list the following resources.

Our sheets of polystyrene make a really neat boing-y noise when you wave them in the air. So they also would be useful for wacky sound effects.

I have been un-able to find larger sheets of polystyrene available at any of the traditional consumer hot spots [ACE, LOWE’S, Home Depot]
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Plastic Resin

We do sell an assortment of the smaller quantities of the 2 part plastic resin which can be poured into a mold. The product is by SMOOTH-ON. Their web site is at address:

http://www.smooth-on.com/

I have had no complaints about its usefulness. I have, however, had complaints about the small quantities that we carry. The sets that we carry will make 1.8 lbs of plastic. The gel time is 2-3 minutes. The castings can be de-molded in as little as 10 minutes. They can also be dyed/color-matched.

There are some listings below for those of you that have designed a whole new set of ½ scale army men and soldiers who will guard your grave when you have passed. You know who you are. I am also impressed with the inner-city baby-doll designer. A little saddened, but impressed.

At Lowe’s and Home Depot they sell a 2-part Epoxy Resin [TABLE-GRADE—do NOT get “Floor grade”] which can be used in the lower-detail casting—or the flat pour-in sort of molds to make medallions. This stuff is relatively clear. It is also useful for varnishing 2-dimensional pieces that are on a rigid support.
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Although I am a costume designer and tailor by trade, I enjoy painting in my free time, and have experimented with all of the various media that we carry in our store.

Utrecht Atlanta is located on historic Peachtree Street in Midtown Atlanta. We are at the corner of 7th Street, next door to Vortex Midtown, and are halfway between the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the Fox Theater. The nearest Marta stop is Midtown station. We are a full service art supplies store carrying products from hundreds of national brands at low everyday prices.

All of the associates here at Utrecht Atlanta are practicing artists. Ples, my assistant, who has been here for 2 years, is a comic book illustrator with loads of knowledge about pen and ink work. Emily, my other assistant, is an established portrait artist who works almost exclusively in oils. Tony, a graduate of UGA, knows everything there is to know about oil paint. Ashlee is an illustration guru whose printmaking knowledge is off the charts. Katie is a graduate painting student at SCAD-Atlanta. Joy, Autumn, Andrew, and Jill are all art students still deciding their major expertise—which means they are dabbling in anything and everything they can get their hands on. Between us, we can help you solve your creative dilemmas—or get you started with a new medium.

Call or come by any time—we love creative challenges! We’ll see you later!