Remember when Thin Ice was a cute,
little store operating out of one tiny storefront, starting way back in
2006? But then, in 2012, all that
changed when Brian Art Galleries, Thin Ice’s kindly neighbor, decided to retire.
Seeing an opportunity Thin Ice wasted no time knocking out the adjoining wall
and taking over the storefront formerly occupied by Brian Art Galleries.
The result: more room for more artists! Thin
Ice was able to expand the Planet Love Clothing line to include all styles and
colors and to include Tanya’s hand printed, signed and numbered framed wall
art.
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| Joe and Tanya, of Planet Love Designs, painting a new display they made for their shirts |
Also included in the expansion was
expanding the Buffalo Gal Organics line, again to include it in its
entirety. This means all the make up,
all the face lotions, and body lotions, and face washes. Not to mention the
body scrubs and lip balms and the oils! Did we mention the oils! A full line of
purely botanical, all essential oils and aromatherapy blends. Best of all it’s all vegan and organic. Now
there is even a vegan, organic deodorant!
The expansion was primarily to be
able to focus on more artists and support them more but the icing on the cake
was the build out of a studio/classroom space available not just to the artists
but to whomever else wishes to use it as well.
The artists have used it for Launch Parties of new products, or trunk
shows to sell directly to their customers but it has also been used to host
Paint Nites, candle making classes, Tarot card sessions, and much more. This space is ever evolving to welcome more,
and different people into it so that you, the community, has an interesting
place to come to for shows, events, classes.
To end this #tbt Thin Ice would
like to extend a heartfelt and very sincere thank you to all of you for making
this expansion possible. Bringing the
artists and the community together has always been the mission of Thin Ice and
we are thrilled and grateful for the opportunity.
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