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The artwork at JayWalk is by talented, trained local artists. If you haven't had the opportunity to think about an original piece of art rather than a framed print in your home, please come into JayWalk to see what it feels like to be surrounded with marks made by hand. We have a new layaway plan to make it very easy to responsibly afford a large purchase.
A customer recently came in to tell me how her guests always compliment the two paintings she purchased here, and that the paintings make a person happy. My background is in art and art history, and I can tell you that much of what I studied in school did not make me "happy". Now that I am older and wiser I know that artwork does not have to confuse you to be good. It doesn't have to encourage long conversations to be worthy of being called "fine art".
A fine artwork can be something you want to live with because it simply delights you. That's why I danced in circles when Denise Takahashi said I could hang her Varied Thrush series here. Artwork can also take you on a journey each time you view it, such as Graham Fracha's paintings do for me. The landscapes truly pull me in as my favorite children's books did when I was a child. Christopher Ernst's paintings challenge me just enough- not too much- so they never become dull to look at nor do they put me off if I'm grouchy. For pure prettiness I enjoy having by my desk several crackled surface photographs by Drew Forsell and Rick Duque.
My store feels the way it does because I choose to fill it with things that I love, many created by people whom I love. I do not buy things that I think are hip or in style. It turns out that what I love seems to resonate with creative people and I am fortunate that my customers do buy the treasures at JayWalk.
Amy, Owner
