We have been closed for close to three weeks due to the fire that started at the Mexican restaurant's neon sign.  The facade of our strip mall burned from one end to the other.  Fortunately it was not able to break through into any of the businesses.

The fire's evil spawned twins, smoke damage and soot, were however able to permeate and contaminate much of what we had in the gallery.  We have spent much of this time inventorying our property for insurance purposes, as well as, scheduling restoration work for the fine art we were exhibiting.

Next week, the remediation company will strip our shop bare to clean it out.  This involves replacing ceiling tiles, wiping down the ceiling above them, scrubbing the heating and air conditioning units, painting the walls, replacing the carpet, and on and on.  This is no small task to say the least.

Thankfully they are beginning to rip down the facade, which would have continued to release soot into out shop.  Soot is our main concern going forward as it is full of acid, the nemesis of archival framing.  We pride ourselves on using acid free materials to frame our customer's (your) treasured artifacts.  Soot would have kept us from accepting any work until it was contained and removed from our shop.  That concern will be remedied in the next week or two and we can begin setting our shop back up.

We thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers.  Your generous offers of help are greatly appreciated by us both.

Finally, we cannot say enough about the artists whose work we exhibit in our gallery.  Your gracious understanding and words of encouragement have meant a lot to us.  Thank you.  We will be back up soon for the Hendricks County ArtsGo and with the 5th Annual Miniature Fine Art Show.