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Peter Smith Art

Friday, August 19th, 2011

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Planning the Ultimate Gift for your Wife

When it comes to buying a gift for the wife, it is always the thought that counts. It doesn’t matter if you are newlyweds or are looking at your golden anniversary, when it comes to a gift for your wife, preparation is the key. What kind of preparation, you may ask? Well, generally if you hand your wife a chunk of cash she may go out and buy something, but so what. She could have done that herself, that’s what credit cards are for! But a gift that requires planning, now that is a gift any wife can love.

Tell the Story of Your Love

There are some really clever ways to show the path of your relationship in the gift you give her. Some of it is very obvious, like an engraved frame or key fob that says that special phrase you share or movie quote you both love. These seem like very simple gifts, but because you need to plan them, they mean so much more than just a simple picture frame or key fob. And the bragging rights come with them! Some are more adventurous, like getting that ultimate spa set, and then setting the night aside to “assist” in her enjoying it! Of course, with this kind of gift for your wife you get the added pleasure of making yourself part of the gift itself. Or perhaps it is just the pleasure of being in the middle of it that makes it so romantic. Maybe she is the literary type who loves to curl up every night with her latest book. Did you know there are versions of Pride and Prejudice, Romeo and Juliet, even Wind in the Willows that you can order? They put the both of you right in the middle of the story! You just decide who is what character and they print it up with her sitting on the balcony saying “Where for art thou – Robert?” (if that’s your name, that is) looking for her Romeo. Just think what fun that would be! You just may start a whole new tradition with this one!

Tell about Her Passions

If you know her, then you know also what she is passionate about (besides you, of course). Is it her garden, her church, or her clothes? Does she talk on the phone non-stop with every friend? What is it about her that you love, just because it is something she is so involved in? Now think about what that looks like. Because there are ways to create gifts that use that knowledge, if you take the time to create them.

There are charm bracelets that are made up of little silver, gold or glass beads. Each bead is its own little message; a little silver cat like the one she feeds every morning, a blue glass bead that reminds you of that first big vacation on the shore, a little silver and enamel paint palette for the artistic soul. Each bead is a memory of her, a gift for your wife that could only come from you. It is the perfect proclamation of just how much you treasure this woman and want the world to know.

These are the kinds of gifts any wife would love because they show that you know her and understand what she cares about. And you took the time to create this. That is such an important key to understanding what kinds of gifts for wife she would love to get from her husband. Love, knowledge and time are the secret weapons.

About the Author

I am an article writer and blogger interested in retail – especially gifts for wife ideas, shopping and buying trends. I try to write about what I see on-line and in shops as well as what’s new.

Dan Smith & Tomas Todd 2: Peter Camarda interview about artwork

Smith System Personal Art Cart

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The Personal Art Cart from Smith System is a classroom and studio essential. Constructed of sturdy 20-gauge steel side panels and shelves that are welded to a 1" (3 cm) square 18-gauge steel tube frame, the Personal Art Cart features two sloping shelves with dividers, each measuring 10"W × 12"D (25 cm × 30 cm) with a 4" (10 cm) high back. The clearance between the upper and lower shelf measures 12½" (32 cm) high. Easy to use and move, the Personal Art Cart features smooth, rounded handles and 2" (5 cm) diameter wheel casters with soft tread for quiet operation. With an overall height of only 24" (61 cm), the cart can easily be stored beneath a desk or table. The Personal Art Cart is available in three finishes to match any classroom or studio décor. It measures 24"H × 22"W × 14"D (61 cm × 56 cm × 36 cm). It weighs 24 lb (10.8 kg).

Peter

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Peter Giclee Print by James Tissot. Product size approximately 9 x 12 inches. Available at Art.com. Embrace your Space – your source for high quality fine art posters and prints.

Mrs R Sergeant Shriver, Mrs Stephen Smith and Mrs Peter Lawford, Democratic Campaign for Kennedy

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Mrs R Sergeant Shriver, Mrs Stephen Smith and Mrs Peter Lawford, Democratic Campaign for Kennedy Premium Photographic Print by Stan Wayman. Product size approximately 12 x 16 inches. Available at Art.com. Embrace your Space – your source for high quality fine art posters and prints.

Smith

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Smith Giclee Print by Mcbride . Product size approximately 16 x 16 inches. Available at Art.com. Embrace your Space – your source for high quality fine art posters and prints.

Peter’s Bream

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Peter’s Bream – Art Print

Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater

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Mary LaFetra Russell Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater – Framed Art Print

Kiki Smith: Squatting the Palace

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Kiki Smith: Squatting the Palace takes a circular approach to Kiki Smith, an artist who works in overlapping spirals of creative energy. Smith works not in a space specifically designed as a studio but on the second floor of her East Village townhouse. There, amid her books, a pet bird, and a small kitchen, Smith goes from drawing to collaging to modeling clay to painting plaster casts and back, again and again, moving from one discipline to another in a way that can seem aimless to a casual observer, but which is actually the modus operandi of a highly sophisticated visual artist. Over the course of the video, it becomes apparent that many of the pieces Smith is creating, including sculptures, photographs, prints, and furniture fashioned from liquor boxes, are intended for an eight-room installation at the Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice, Italy , to open contemporaneously with the 2005 Venice Biennale. We see Smith collaborating with artisans fabricating her sculptures and observe her daily interactions with her assistants. We then follow Smith to Venice and witness the complex installation of her exhibition, which proves to be an integral part of the conceptual whole. The video culminates in a detailed look at the completed exhibition — Homespun Tales: Stories of Domestic Occupation — widely regarded as one of the most successful exhibitions that summer in Venice. Kiki Smith’s work in sculpture, prints, and drawings has been the subject of numerous museum and gallery exhibitions worldwide. Her graphic work was celebrated in Kiki Smith — Prints, Books, and Things at MoMA, New York, and a mid-career survey, A Gathering — 1980-2005, organized by the Walker Art Center, which traveled to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. DVD. 45 minutes.

Students of Smith College Socializing on Porch

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Students of Smith College Socializing on Porch Premium Photographic Print by Peter Stackpole. Product size approximately 16 x 16 inches. Available at Art.com. Embrace your Space – your source for high quality fine art posters and prints.

Art

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Dane Smith Art – Photographic Print

Dakota Smith Art Deco

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Dakota Smith Art Deco Eyeglasses for Men are available at BestBuyEyeglasses.com in the following colors: Black, Brown. The style is Rectangle and the frame material is Metal. Dakota Smith Art Deco Rimless. These frames accept prescription lenses.