Dropping the Ball

Tonight the ball drops at Times Square.

Have a Safe, Happy, and Prosperous New Year


Deb & Bill LaPratt
and all of the Art-is-in Market artists

Paul H. Adams

Gordie Anderson

Wendy Bedolla

Jim Bledsoe

Jan Bostwick
Carol Castle

Susan Crespo

Thomas Dean

Lori Ellsworth

Bev Ellis

Kathleen Chaney Fritz

Susan Godfrey

David Grose

Carolyn Harrington

Linda & Joe Ignaczak

Jim Jacoby

Deb Kolar

Calie Maes & Linda Laine

Cheryl Melamed

Mike Moats

Patti Monroe-Mohrenweiser

Lynn Edwards Newman

Marcia Preston

James C. Ritchie

Al Sadaj

Sue Screws

Susan Skibicki

Barb Teubert

Veronika Tobey

Arlene Wilkinson

A Gift of Art . . .

Is a Gift from the Heart

Looking for that unique gift for that unique person?

Look no further than Art-is-in Market.

No need to fly south to find an art fair to get those special Christmas gifts. Art-is-in Market is a fun and friendly, year-round, indoor art fair with mall hours, climate control, and convenient parking. Here you will find affordable, original art by more than two dozen local Michigan artists. All of our artists live in southeast Michigan and operate the store themselves. Each is dedicated to provide the personal service you expect and deserve. No disinterested clock-watching employees here!

Give the gift of art and your special person will know you have a special place in your heart for them.

Art-is-in Market
Laurel Park Place Mall
37700 W. Six Mile Rd.
Livonia, MI 48152

East of I-275 at Newburgh Rd.
Google Map

Center court, next to Bath & Body Works
734-432-9177

Holiday Kick-off

Please join us on Sunday, November 1, 2009 for our Holiday Kick-off Open House from 1 - 5 pm.

The store has has a fresh, new look and several new artists have recently joined us. Some of them will be demonstrating their special talents.

Robert H. Miller will also be on hand to sign his newly published book Finding My Father's War which chronicles the experience of his father, Herbert Henry Miller, in a Nazi POW camp in World War II.

After discovering his father's Red Cross war diary shortly after his death, Robert began a three-year effort that took him across the United States and Europe researching archives and interviewing WW II survivors and their families.



Art-is-in Market is a gallery of original art by local Michigan artists. We like to call our store a year-round "art fair" because, unlike traditional galleries, it is operated by the artists themselves. Like an art fair, you can meet the artists and talk with them about their work.

We are in Laurel Park Place Mall, which is conveniently located at the corner of Six Mile Rd. and Newburgh Rd., just east of I-275 in Livonia, Michigan. Google Map

Use the Coldwater Creek entrance facing Newburgh Rd. The store is center-court next to Bath & Body Works.

We look forward to seeing you!

Art-Is-In Market
Laurel Park Place Mall
37700 W. Six Mile Rd.
Livonia, Michigan 48152

734-432-9177

August Featured Artist

The multi-talented mixed media and calligraphic artist Patti Monroe-Mohrenweiser is Art-is-in Market's featured artist for August.

Patti often takes the term "mixed media" to the next level. A lettering artist by true definition, she is always working to develop creative new ways to express the written word. This month's collection does not disappoint and features both encaustic and printmaking techniques.

Encaustic is an age-old art form using beeswax, resin, and colored pigments as the painting medium. These luminous layers offer a unique and original work of art. Many of the pieces include vintage hymn pages which add to the old-world feel.

Van Dyke prints, lithographs, and serigraphs printed on handmade paper round out this month's collection. All of the pieces are hand-created by Patti, who uses images ranging from angels to city streetscapes. Many of the images are printed in a sepia tone which blend well with the vintage themes.
In addition to the beautiful new framed works currently featured in our window, Patti has a large assortment of other framed and unframed works plus a collection of unusual decorative pieces.

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Tree VanDyke


Rose encuastic


Gerber encaustic


Angels


Spring


Resurrection

Framed embossed velvet

July Featured Artist

Lynn Edwards Newman, who has been with Art-is-in Market from its inception, is our featured artist for July. Here's how she describes her artistic outlook and process:

"I have been drawing and painting as far back as I can remember. As a child I would create for the sheer joy of it, as well as a method of expressing sadness and pain. This, along with my love for people, is why I studied to become an art therapist. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Michigan State University and a Master of Education with certification in Art Therapy.

"My paintings all emerge from within me and grow out of themselves. It is truly a process that evolves over time. It can take me a few days or many years to complete a painting. Usually I am working on several paintings at one time. I sometimes put a painting away and don’t look at it for days, or even weeks, so that when I look at it again, it is with a fresh eye. The most rewarding times are when a painting just flows from me and there is no separation between me and my work. It literally gracefully flows through me.

"I use acrylic paints and other materials to create my effects. The colors, textures, and images are layered using a glazing technique to create rich hues and values forming shapes and space. Playing with hues, values, and texture create depth and movement. The movement and spatial relationships within the painting make continuous connections. As in life, there are no distinct separations between people, nature, and our environment. I am fascinated by the interdependency of all life forms.

"Creating is a method of self-exploration for the artist and the viewer. No painting is completed by the artist. The viewer completes the creative process with his/her thoughts and feelings responding to each piece. I hope you find meaning in your participation in the creative act."

Lynn Edwards Newman
Artist / Art Therapist
248-626-1595

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Abstract paintings




Hand-painted pillow


Hand-painted glassware




The artist at work

Vote 4 the Best

Dear friends of Art-is-in Market,

Art-is-in Market has been nominated again as one of Detroit's best businesses in the 2009 4 The Best contest.

Click here and vote 4 the Best Art Gallery.

Send your friends a link to this blog article --

http://artisinmarket.blogspot.com/2009/06/vote-4-best.html

and ask them to cast their vote, too!

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June Featured Artist

Art-is-in Market's featured artist for June is Susan Skibicki.

My photographs are created by photographing flowers on handmade paper to create a painterly effect. I have a strong background in painting and printing. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Michigan State University and a Master of Art Education from Wayne State University.

I am inspired by my love of flowers and nature. My main inspiration comes from my own Livonia garden. The garden has a wide array of flowers which includes sunflowers, lilies, daffodils, roses, passion flowers, calla lilies and wildflowers. Several bird feeding stations and flowering trees and bushes also add to my inspiration.

I teach in Dearborn. I try to take my love of art and nature into my classroom so my students can develop their own love of nature and continue to observe, enjoy, and help preserve nature and wildlife.

Susan Skibicki

Here are a few examples of her work:

April Featured Artist

Art-is-in Market's featured artist for April is oil and acrylic painter Kerry DeCarlo.

Our multi-talent Australian transplant has always had an artistic bent. "I grew up on a farm and ever since I can remember I had a creative project of some sort to work on. I carved balsa wood and soft stone, made doll's clothes, knitted and embroidered, and wove string," she recalls. She has also been a hairdresser, a seamstress, and potter.

Painting is her most recent medium, only having taken it up after her retirement. She learned the basics at Schoolcraft College, but her most valuable instruction came from her next door neighbor. Electra Stamelos, a retired University of Michigan professor of art, gave her personal attention and guidance almost daily while she was learning her new craft.

Kerry has done commissioned portraits and murals, and exhibited at the Lotus Gallery in Plymouth, and the Berkowitz Gallery at the University of Michigan.

FOX 2 News Visits Art-is-in Market

Have a look around Art-is-in Market
with Bill Gallagher of FOX 2 News:
(Broadcast Friday and Saturday, March 6 & 7, 2009)



http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/store_featuring_artists_thirves

Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting

Surrounded by members of the Livonia Chamber of Commerce, Livonia Junior Chamber of Commerce, Laurel Park Place management, and several artists, Art-is-in Market owners Deb LaPratt (in red jacket) and Bill LaPratt (seated) look on as Livonia Mayor Jack Kirksey cuts the ribbon at the Grand Opening of the store on Thursday, March 5, 2009.

Grand Opening Celebration

Saturday, March 7

3 pm - 9 pm

Drive down Memory Lane with our featured artist Paul H. Adams

and his wonderfully nostalgic watercolor paintings of Detroit.

Be on hand for the unveiling of his newest work,
"Old Main at Wayne State University"

Enjoy complimentary Hors d'ouvres and watch as:

Tom Crimboli turns your old silverware

into stunning rings, bracelets, earrings or necklaces.

Susan Crespo creates her beautiful floral arrangements.

Bev Ellis, Barb Teubert, and Sue Screws
design their unique jewelry and accessories.

Theresa Politowicz transforms silk scarves into wearable art.

Susan Godfrey weaves her charming baskets.

Sponsored by

Livonia Chamber of Commerce

Livonia Junior Chamber of Commerce

Welcome to Art-is-in Market

Welcome to Art-is-in Market, a gallery of original art by local Michigan artists. We like to call our store a year-round "art fair" because, unlike traditional galleries, it is operated by the artists themselves. Like an art fair, you can meet the artists and talk with them about their work.

In this blog you will find news about the store, and learn about the work of our artists, all of whom live in southeast Michigan.

The column at right has a list of our artists and their particular type of work. The names of those with their own web site (or other internet presence) appear as live links. Click them to open their site in a new window.

Please bookmark our blog and visit often to keep up on the latest news about the store, our artists, and their work.

We are in Laurel Park Place Mall, which is conveniently located at the corner of Six Mile Rd. and Newburgh Rd., just east of I-275 in Livonia, Michigan. Google Map

Use the Coldwater Creek entrance facing Newburgh Rd. The store is center court next to Bath & Body Works.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Art-Is-In Market
Laurel Park Place Mall
37700 W. Six Mile Rd.
Livonia, Michigan 48152

734-432-9177

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