Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Great Art and Good Business, Do They Mix?



Not always, but they definitely do at Perdue Studios located in River View Station at the River district. Warren Perdue founded the company in 2003 when he and his wife, Anna, moved to Asheville seeking a community of like-minded people and a great art scene. You can see Warren’s work all over Asheville. I am sure you’ve notice the beautiful door next to Barley’s Tap Room or the gorgeous tables and railings at Carmel’s. Warren’s work is distinctive and beautiful, and you know it when you see it.

The products and services of a business contribute to its success, but by no means are they the only factors. There are many practices that help a business thrive, two critical ones are: impeccable customer service and flexibility, and Perdue Studios is true to both of them.

Customers are not always pleasant. They are not always ideal. They may or may not appreciate what you do and who you are; but they are the customers and you need to value them even if they don’t reciprocate. When you have this attitude towards your customers, your business grows organically. Your customers will frequent your business more often and refer their friends to you because they know you’ll take care of them.

The second business practice that Warren implements is flexibility, which is the ability to adapt to circumstances. If there is something that ensures the success of a business, this is it. A flexible business has a multi-prong marketing strategy and a diverse customer base.


Perdue Studios works with builders, architects, small businesses and private individuals. Warren has built a strong and diverse customer base that allows him to respond to market conditions. He is able to do structural work such railings and stairs and he also creates beautiful stainless steel kitchen countertops, furniture, sculptures, water features, stained glass windowsand and much more; and he does everything with the same dedication to quality. This flexibility and market reach allows his business to thrive even in tough economic times.

Yes, great art and good business do mix.

You may contact Warren Perdue at 1-828-772-4183 or via email at perduestudios@gmail.com

Visit his website at http://www.perduestudios.com/

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Thursday, October 1, 2009

Jason Sabbides presents New Work in Asheville


Sabbides’ oil on canvas paintings are curiously reminiscent of the daring display of figural compositions that were so much a part of Leonardo Da Vinci’s work. The bewitching magic of Da Da and Surrealist artist Max Ernst and the fantastic idealistic landscapes so prominent in the Renaissance Netherlander painters such as Hieronymus Bosch or Peter Bruegel also dominate Sabbides’ work. Similar to Bosch, his work is based on a unique world that he has created. He brings rich color and excruciating details of his imagination to life in his contemporary depictions of a capricious environment through a new technique blending Renaissance glazing techniques of the Old Masters with modern methods. Through processes of underpainting in grisaille (an initial monochromatic layer) followed by glazed and scumbled layers of color, the forms are given the luminosity and timeless three-dimensionality of Renaissance works while evoking a extraordinarily magical, mythic, and surreal human existence.

Friday, October 2, 2009
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm at Pump Gallery at Phil Mechanic Studios at 109 Roberts Street in Asheville. Phone: 8282542166 Email: info@floodgallery.org

Sunday, February 1, 2009

For the Love of Art and Derby


Calling all artists! Asheville's all-female flat track roller derby team is gearing up for the 2009 Season! The Blue Ridge Rollergirls are putting together an art auction to benefit the league and we need your help! We are in need of donors of any type of art to contribute to this event, which will be at the end of March. The items will be auctioned off and proceeds will be used to put on a kick-ass season at the Asheville Civic Center filled with roller derby action! Artists may create a roller derby inspired piece, or can just kick down something that's lying around. Please e-mail Sugar Magmaulya at wanda_lust@yahoo.com if interested. Thank you for your support!

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Phil Mechanic Studios - River Arts Heaven in Asheville



A Home for Art and Science:

The art galleries in Phil Mechanic Studios are open dailyand visitors wanting just to peruse the private collection are always welcome. Hours of Operation are Tuesday - Saturday 10AM - 4PM Contact is Jolene Mechanic 828.254.2166 (Hey Jodi! She is such a cool and good person)

Pump Gallery is located in the Phil Mechanic Studios building at 109 Roberts Street, in Asheville's River Arts District, 28801. For more information, call 828-254-2166.

The Flood Gallery Fine Art Center on the 2nd level is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to promoting the arts in Asheville through the exhibition of established and emerging artists from all over the world. Through artist-residency programs, public events and workshops, and educational activities, Flood Gallery seeks to make art a vital and important part of life in Asheville. Flood Gallery Fine Art Center programming is made possible through the generous support of the Dan Lucas Memorial Fund of the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina. http://www.floodgallery.org/.
They have about 24 studios in the whole building and 4 space that have just been newly renovated and are now available. http://www.philmechanicstudios.com/.
Blue Ridge BioFuels occupies the lower level of this building. http://www.blueridgebiofuels.com/

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Asheville Grafitti - not too nice

Okay "Moms", here is your 3 minutes of fame. Years ago in NYC, there was big tension and division between those who claimed to be "grafitti artists" and those who were considered "toys" by the graph world. Of course the artists yelled that the "toys" were "making them look bad". The "toys" screamed "we want a voice too!" This piece of work on the recently closed Dominoe's Pizza on Merrimom Ave makes all grafitti look disgusting. Not only is it a crime to deface property, but things like this make it all the worse. Who is this "MOMS"?

 
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