Happy New Year!
To all our customers, clients, students and friends- we wish you all the best in 2020. The beginning of a new year is a time when we all reflect on our lives and make commitments to new beginnings, new directions and new resolutions. It has been our greatest pleasure to serve you over the past 13 years in learning an ancient art form, providing you with the highest level of service in our industry and participating in your growth as an artist or appreciator of art. We have had the opportunity to pass on our knowledge to hundreds of students, to work on stained glass windows in historic settings, and construct new glass art that we hope will provide enjoyment to our clients and customers for years to come.
But as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end, and so we are announcing with sadness, but also with excitement for a new chapter in our lives, that this February we will be closing down the retail store and moving to a smaller private studio where we hope to spend many happy hours continuing our work on restoration projects, custom work for private clients, and developing ideas for our own art.
For several years now, the changes that have occurred in the industry and in business practices in general have made it challenging for us to compete with on-line and local wholesaler competition. We have appreciated the loyalty of many of our students and customers who supported our small business through their purchases of supplies, equipment and class time, but unfortunately it is no longer enough to sustain the business in such a way as to make it profitable. The time has come for us to face the reality of how many people prefer to shop and change our business model to reflect our goals, desires and strengths.
The studio will be closed until Saturday, January 4th while we inventory and price the items that will be available for purchase. We are downsizing drastically so there will be a lot up for grabs!! We will be open for regular business hours on the 4th (10AM – 4PM) All in stock glass will be 40% off. Other in stock supplies and equipment will be for sale as marked.
Our last day at 870 S. Arthur in Arlington Heights will be Saturday, February 22nd. Students who are enrolled in classes or who do studio time will be able to continue to come in for class time/studio time up until February 22nd. We will be offering one final session of beginning level stained glass classes in January. There will be no new class offerings in February.
As we said above, it has been our great pleasure to meet you and work with you and share in the joy of creating beautiful glass art. We hope that it will continue to be something that brings you joy.
Best wishes to all in this new year and may you and your family find peace, joy and happiness in all you do.
Eric and Markay
Chicago's Premier Architectural Art Glass Company
Handcrafted Art By Master Craftsmen
