Decorate your Garden

Summer is finally here. We will be spending more time outside, and gardens are a big part of what makes summer so wonderful. Here at The Gift Shop, we have very special, unique items to dress-up your garden. This week we will look at garden decor from Mary Abbott, Marvin and Robin Blitchok, Theresa Lowe, and Nancy Garcia.

Mary Abbott is brand new to The Gift Shop. She creates beautiful mosaic pieces. They are colorful and very detailed. The four shown are all meant to be outdoors.

Marvin and Robin Blitchok create intricate, imaginative metal works for the garden.

one of Marvin's and Robin's metal wreaths

wooden bird house atop intricate metal-work stake by Marvin and Robin Blitchok

Theresa Lowe works with stained glass, beads, and branches to create lovely sounding wind chimes for your outdoors.

Nancy Garcia has fashioned Toad Houses from clay. They have deep, detailed designs, and unique little front door overhangs.

Make your garden even more beautiful with some decorative works from The Gift Shop!

Showing now at Anton Art Center: 
"Members Exhibition 2019": 50th Anniversary Edition Exhibit Dates: May 4 - June 8, 2019. This is an exhibit showing the works of members of Anton Art Center. It features many different and exciting art pieces. Come in to see the art, and vote for your favorite for "The Peoples' Choice Award".

Coming soon to Anton Art Center:
"Rainbow" June 1 - July 3. Selected works from members of the Mount Clemens Art Association, Lakeside Palette Club of St. Clair Shores, Romeo Guild of Art, and Warren Tri-County Fine Arts Association. Juried by Valarie Allen. Opening reception and awards Saturday June 1, 2-4pm

Distinctive clay at The Gift Shop

We have very distinctive clay artists here at The Gift Shop. Today we will look at the work of  Margaret Villalobos, Chris King, and Sharon Parker.


Margaret Villalobos is new to The Gift Shop. Margaret's imaginative pieces have a very organic feel to them.

"Flower Platter" by Margaret Villalobos

"Mountain Scene" bowl by Margaret Villalobos

"Flower Vase" by Margaret Villalobos

Chris King produces classic pottery. His glazes are just beautiful.

Sharon Parker has been a popular clay artist in The Gift Shop for many years. Just look at these pieces and you see why.

"Bird House" by Sharon Parker

Michigan plate by Sharon Parker

Showing now at Anton Art Center: 
"Postcarded" A mini-masterpiece postcard design contest and exhibit! Exhibit dates: April 27 - May 23. The call went out and postcards came in from all over the world! The artists have donated their postcards to sell as a fund-raiser for Anton Art Center.

"Members Exhibition 2019": 50th Anniversary Edition Exhibit Dates: May 4 - June 8, 2019. This is an exhibit showing the works of members of Anton Art Center. It features many different and exciting art pieces. Come in to see the art, and vote for your favorite for "The Peoples' Choice Award".

We will be closed on Saturday May 25 for Memorial Day.

New Jewelry at The Gift Shop

Just in time for Mother's Day, we have two brand new jewelry artists here at The Gift Shop, Lidia Kaku and Linda Powell.

Lidia Kaku is an artist of many talents. We have her jewelry featuring her hand-shaped polymer clay beads.

 Linda Powell creates one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry featuring art glass beads, ceramics, sterling silver, and gemstones. 

See Lidia's and Linda's unique creations, and all the other Mother's Day choices at The Gift Shop!

Showing now at Anton Art Center: 
"Postcarded" A mini-masterpiece postcard design contest and exhibit! Exhibit dates: April 27 - May 23, 2019. The call went out and postcards came in from all over the world! The artists have donated their postcards to sell as a fund-raiser for Anton Art Center.

"Members Exhibition 2019": 50th Anniversary Edition Exhibit Dates: May 4 - June 8, 2019. This is an exhibit showing the works of members of Anton Art Center. It features many different and exciting art pieces. Come in to see the art, and vote for your favorite for "The Peoples' Choice Award".

Coming this weekend: 
"Made in Michigan Show" to downtown Mount Clemens May 10 and 11. . This event is an open air show dedicated to all things Made in Michigan. Countless products are grown, manufactured, or distributed by Michigan based businesses, and we will showcase many at this family friendly event. The show is on Macomb Place, hours are: Friday 11:00am-8:00pm, and Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm.  

SatARTday Join us this Saturday evening, May 11th, 5pm - 9pm for a live demonstration of Raku pottery making by Pewabic Pottery! SatARTdays are presented by Fist State Bank-Michigan.