Anniversary Tale...

A month or so ago, I received an email from Tim, who was in the military in Afghanistan and was scheduled to be home in the beginning of November. He was going to be missing his wedding anniversary and he wanted to do something special for his wife when he arrived home. He inquired about renting the gallery at Creative Genius to set up an intimate dinner in an unexpected but unique location for his wife.

The two arrived on Sunday, after getting prepared dinners from a local restaurant. I had recommended Braddocks to Tim earlier in the week and they decided to go with my local recommendation, which was nice. Tim proceeded to set up the whole table, complete with customized table cloth, candles and lots of other special touches. It really was lovely. Then he brought his wife, Kristen in.

The couple enjoyed a lovely dinner and seemed to really enjoy themselves. Kristen definitely appreciates surprises and her husband, Tim, obviously has no trouble thinking outside of the box when it comes to making his wife feel special.
 
I was honored to meet this terrific couple and provide the location for them to celebrate their anniversary. It isn't often that you get to help something special like this dinner happen and I definitely appreciated the gallery being a part of their anniversary.

Great meeting you and happy anniversary, Tim and Kristen!

Gearing Up for the Holiday Season!

We are working hard and hopefully smart as we gear up for the holiday season here at Creative Genius. 


New hand-crafted creations are arriving daily and we are showcasing a fun and unusual assortment of unique gifts in all kinds of price ranges for the holidays this year.






We are also offering our regular class schedule throughout the season with a few key additions. We've added Sculpture for Beginners to our class schedule. This is a class we have never offered before and we couldn't be more excited about it! Instructor Lynne Ghenov bring a great amount of talent and experience to the table and we are happy to have her working with us here at Creative Genius.


Don't forget about our other great offerings including Painting & Drawing for Adults, Painting & Drawing for Teens, Painting & Drawing for Kids, Pottery, Digital Photography and more.

After the holidays in January, we've added another Mosaic Workshop with Diane Emerson. If you missed the first one and you were kicking yourself, you won't want to miss this one. In fact, it was so good that two of the students from the first one have already signed up to take it again because they loved it so much. Can't beat THAT for a testimonial! 

And of course, the holiday season wouldn't be complete without one of our fun open house events in the gallery, complete with refreshments, artist trunk shows, a visit from NJBalance Wellness and more. This year's open house will be held on Thursday, November 29th from 6-9pm. Hope to see you there!

So many blogs, so little time....

Yes, the blog has not been updated recently. You are justified in thinking I might be slacking off. However, it is important to note, that I actually write three different blogs and those have not been as bad. Yes, I am a slacker but not THAT bad!

We have had some great new goodies arriving in the gallery as we gear up for the holidays. I know it is early but the holidays really are right around the corner. 

Creative Genius did something we have never done before in September--we hosted a great art festival in our parking lot and around our building last weekend. With help from Abbie Galie of Original Abbie Designs, we were able to gather up 20 artists and drew a bit of a crowd throughout the day. It was a lot of fun and the artists seemed to have a decent show, especially considering we had never done something like this before. 

The other event we hosted in September was a fantastic mosaic workshop with Diane Emerson. That got rave reviews and we are hoping to hold another one in January with Diane. She did a fantastic job and everyone loved it. Many of them want to take it again...a true testament to the fact that they really enjoyed themselves. 

September was a busy and exciting month here at Creative Genius!
And of course, October marks out NINTH Anniversary here in Medford. We truly are blessed to have the support of so many great people!

 Here are some scenes from September...

Mosaic Workshop with Diane Emerson:

 From Creative Genius Art Fest, September 30th:

Last, but certainly not least is a peek at some of the new arrivals--there are plenty more great gift creations on the way so don't forget to visit us soon!