Give the Gift of Art!

We hope you are having a wonderful Holiday Season. Please consider buying art from Kansas artists for the people on your gift list this year.

A variety of options are available that will fit nearly every budget. We have included in this email, some items to spark your creative gift giving juices. To see more of what we have to offer from Kansas Artists please visit our website. Or, take a little time out of your busy schedule to visit our gallery and talk with our friendly, professional staff who will help you with choosing a gift that's just right for that special someone on your list.

Reminder: If you need something framed in time for your holiday celebrations, we can do it! Most framing projects take just seven days. And, check out our Early Bird Framing Discount: Bring in your artwork to be framed on or before Saturday, December 14, 2010, and you'll qualify for a 10% Discount! This discount is good for framing anything including: photographs, original art, prints, posters, memorabilia, and more!

New! Kansas 150 Ornament & Postcard Gift Set
This set, exclusively available at SouthWind Gallery, is a great way to celebrate Kansas' 150th Birthday and the perfect stocking suffer!
Our Price: $10.00
List Price: $17.50
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Magnetic Frames
The Original MagnaFrame
"The Adjustable Picture Frame" use the four magnets to place your photo anywhere on the frame! The MagnaFrame stands with an easel back. Hurry in to choose from many designs available in the shop at Framewoods.
Our Price: $16.25





Note Cards with
Kansas Artist's Work
• Judith Mackey
• Stan Herd
• Lois Kruse
• Brian Andreas
• Sharon Astle
• Jonathan Knight
• Marty Ferguson
It is worth the trip to see them all in person to make your selection at the gallery.
Our Price: $4.00 - $20.00

Two CD's by Topeka artist Cally Krallman
Little Did You Know - Cally goes retro' on her newest CD. This is a bluesy, jazzy, 1940s sound that is smokin' hot!

Prairie Glimpses - Original Kansas Music that blends bluegrass, country and folk styles for a truly unique sound!
Our Price: $15.00 ea.
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Personalized Name Mats
Commemorate an event, honor a relationship or remember the days gone by with this unique and personalized name mat perfect to display your favorite photos of your loved ones.
Each letter is a photo opening approximately 3.25" x 3.25" which will comfortably accommodate a 3.5" x 3.5" or larger photograph.
Our Price: $15.00 for 8 or less letters
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Story People© by Brian Andreas 
Choose from an assortment of StoryPeople© books by Brian Andreas
A delightful collection of books that invite you to "Come on in & imagine the world with artist & storyteller Brian Andreas"
Our Price: $20.00
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Flyover People by Cheryl Unruh
This book is a compilation of her award winning column by the same name in The Emporia Gazette which is a delightful read by a fantastic writer. Her love for the state in which she lives shines through every page.
Our Price: $15.00
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A Spring Day on the Hill Art of the KU Campus
SouthWind Gallery and the KU Alumni Association offers a beautiful coffee table art book featuring 87 paintings from the plein air art event at KU. Includes a narrative about each of the artists.
Our Price: $35.00
List Price: $45.00
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Get Half Off a $50 Gift Certificate!

Now through December 24, 2010, you can purchase a gift certificate worth $50 and you'll pay just $25. In other words, you're getting a 50% discount on your purchase! That's an offer you can't afford to pass up!Order Online >>

Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Holiday Store Hours: December 24 - We will close at 3:00 p.m.,December 25 - Closed, December 31- We will close at 3:00 p.m., January 1, 2011 - Closed.

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Framewoods of Topeka Gift Certificate Cards make the perfect gift for any occasion!  Gift certificates are good as cash for anything in the store — custom framing, gifts and even artwork at SouthWind Gallery Gift cards may be purchased online or at the store in denominations of $25, $50, $75, or $100.   

Hard-to-find Vintage Prints Available

Just in time for Christmas, a little piece of history to add to the nostalgia of the season. We have found a small collection of prints from the Kansas Prairie Print Makers group that flourished in the 1930s, along with prints from one of their contemporaries and from one of their forbearers.

The Kansas-based Prairie Print Makers group formed on December 28, 1930, in the Lindsborg, Kansas, studio of Swedish-born Birger Sandzen. Instead of portraying the mythical Midwest, the Prairie Print Makers show us an un-nostalgic view of everyday life.

The group eventually had more than 100 members throughout North America. Many members were professional artists, such as Charles B. Rogers (“Edge of the Field” left top), an instructor at Bethany College in Lindsborg and William Dickerson (“Country Grain Elevator” left second), Director of the Wichita Art Association.

Print Making Background in the US

Print Making Background in the US

In 1910 The Chicago Society of Etchers, (Charles B. Keeler “Ronda, the Impregnable” third left) was the first American printing group to begin issuing editions of prints, and Percival Rosseau (“Partners” bottom), best known for his hunting dong portraiture, lived just a generation before the Prairie Print Makers. In the United States, prints have long been considered to be an ideal art form because of their affordability. So please stop in to see us and all of the available work here in the gallery.

 

"Prints are intimate things and are meant to be handled and examined at close range, as is a rare book, a choice gem or a bit of old lace." --Coy Avon Seward Community Arts and Crafts Monthly - 1929

In addition to the lithographs mentioned above, we have more prints and 2 beautiful oil paintings from Charles B. Rogers.

We invite you to stop in to SouthWind Art Gallery to see the beautiful art available. But for your convienance, you can also see all of these pieces mentioned, online on our website at Prairie Print Makers and More.

Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. SouthWindArtGallery.com  Holiday Store Hours: December 24 - We will close at 3:00 p.m.,
December 25 - Closed, December 31- We will close at 3:00 p.m., January 1, 2011 - Closed.

 50% off $50 Gift Certificates!

Framewoods of Topeka Gift Certificate Cards make the perfect gift for any occasion!  From today through December 24th, 2010 we are offering $50 Gift certificates for only $50! Gift certificates are good as cash for anything in the store — custom framing, gifts and even artwork at SouthWind Gallery Gift cards may be purchased online or at the store in denominations of $25, $50, $75, or $100.