Arts for the Soul is a fine arts design and print
studio founded by artist Sophie Crenshaw. We offer original oil,
pastel, egg tempera paintings, art quilts, greeting cards and
fine arts wide format giclee printing services. Please click on
our resources button for links to
artist information, giclee, egg tempera and other fine arts methods
and processes.
We offer the following services:
Giclee Printing Services
We can photograph your original artworks, digital
files, or scan 35mm slides and negatives into our computer using
high quality cameras and scanners. These images will be digitally
enhanced using sophisticated industry leading graphics software.
High quality fine arts giclee prints on museum quality paper,
inkjet fabrics, backlit film or canvas will be produced using
state of the art Epson 9800 and Epson 4000 printers with pigmented
inks to ensure long lasting images.
We can uniquely blend the traditional painting methods
and modern digital processes to produce distinctive and highly
customized artworks.We are in full compliance with US copyright
laws so all copyrighted images need to have permission letter
from their copyright holders.
Custom Fine Arts Greeting Cards
Using our fine arts greeting cards images or your
supplied images, we can produce fine arts quality greeting cards
with your personal messages for special occasions and holidays.
Custom Canvas Arts or Quilts
We will create custom oil, pastel or egg tempera
portraits, paintings and art quilts from your specifications.
Your supplied images can be in any of the following forms:
* Black and white, color photographs or digital
files
* Specific section or image from home video images
in 8mm, mini Dv or VHS format
* 35mm slides and negatives
Fine Arts Design
We represent a group of uniquely talented traditional
fine arts artists, quilters, photographers, framers who can provide
individuals or businesses with original artworks, commissioned
paintings, custom art prints or quilts from your supplied images
or ideas. We will work with you or your designers to compose digital
images that fit your specific subject matter or intended effects.
Complete finishing services
Coating
As an option for all giclee prints on canvas, we
will coat the canvas with 2 coats of industry leading clear shield
coating product that protects the images from fading or damage
due to sun ultra violet light, finerprint, water and chemical.
Stretching
We will provide gallery style stretching service
on thick stretcher bars, finish the side edges with heavy body
acrylic paint and provide a ready-to-hang works of art.
Stitching and Quilting
We also provide custom art prints onto inkjet fabrics
that can be made into fine art quilts.
Location:
We are located in downtown Matthews, NC across from matthews
post office at:
300 East John St Suite 154 Matthews, NC 28105
Phone: (704) 814-4330 Fax: (704) 845-9730
Hours of Operation: Our business
hours are from 9 - 2 PM Monday through Friday and by special appointment.
Our gallery will open certain nights and weekends for special
shows and events. Please click on our special event button from
our home page for schedule.
Directions:
From I-485 East take Exit 52 for Matthews, follow
"To Matthews" direction from sign at bottom of ramp
onto West John street, continue for about 2 miles, turn left onto
Park Square business complex across from Matthews post office,
turn right to end of parking lot. We are the corner unit next
to Vinnie's seafood restaurant.
or
From Charlotte, Take Monroe Rd eastward towards
Matthews, Monroe rd will change name to West John St after HW51
Pineville/Matthews Rd intersection. Continue on John St for about
2 miles, turn right onto Park Square complex across from Matthews
post office, turn right to end of parking lot. We are the corner
unit next to Vinnie's seafood restaurant.
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