Muse Expands Boutique Collection to ‘Tiny Art’
Saturday, November 03, 2012
MUSE, Warren's charming jewelry and gift store, is bringing tiny, affordable art into its collection, and the timing couldn't be better with the holidays on the horizon.
The shop is kicking off its initiative with an “Awesome Affordable Art Show,” with an opening reception on Thursday November 29th from 5-9 p.m. The reception will dovetail with Warren and Bristol’s once-monthly Art Night event.
Affordable art, and American-made
The move to carry artwork that is at once affordable and – like the rest of MUSE’s collection – American-made with fair labor, aligns with the trend in small business economics: smaller is better for people’s wallets.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTElizabeth Kiepert, owner of MUSE, sought out three artists popular with the younger, hipper Etsy crowd – Nikki McClure, Jill Bliss and Rhode Island’s own Modern Printed Matter (a.k.a. Anna Cote.) Low cost prints, both mounted as well as unframed, will be offered during the show and as part of the ongoing collection at MUSE.
MUSE, now in its sixth year, is known for its notable jewelry collection. Among the nationally-recognized jewelers in their stable of artists are Warren’s Individual Icons, Carla Caruso, Kyler Designs and Christina Goodman. These sought–after names bring a “clean, simple and modern” style to the collection where precious metals, gemstones, enamel, and tiny paintings are all part of the mix.
Supporing American arts
Kiepert personally vets every jeweler, artist and crafter in her collection, making sure the work is made in America with fair and local labor, and that it holds up to a high quality standard. She says supporting American arts is her passion. “I don’t think our country validates or supports art as much as they should. But, when pressed, everyone will admit art is a big source of joy in their lives - whether it’s music or literature or, in my case, jewelry and art. That’s why I wanted to support American artists. I see myself as an advocate for every artist and crafts person in my store. I’m not going to Washington D.C. to change policy, but I can change the individual lives of many Americans by selling their work for them.”
For more information on the “Awesome Affordable Art Show” and MUSE, visit them at at 420 Main Street in Warren, on Facebook at facebook.com/
