My partner is an artist who greatly appreciates how she has been treated by Artisans in the Loop. I…read moream a patron who appreciates their art and was the beneficiary of a wonderful random act of kindness by the artistic director there who helped rescue my car after I had parked there for an event?

My family and I were visiting St. Louis for a soccer tournament, and I was really hoping to find a…read morehandmade souvenir before heading back home. (I enjoy hunting for special pieces made by local artists, especially handcrafted sterling jewelry.) Thanks to Yelp, that's how I found Artisans in the Loop. The store is located in a charming part of University City, MO, and the staff was very welcoming and helpful. I was in awe from the moment I walked through the door. Artisans in the Loop features gorgeous and unique paintings, pottery, sculptures, stunning handcrafted jewelry, and so much more. If money were no object, I would have purchased half the store. Instead, for the moment,, I left with a beautiful pair of sterling threader earrings. I hope I have an opportunity to return but in the meantime, you can bet that I will be making future purchases from their web site. If you're in town and looking for a special gift, or something unique to brighten your day, I highly recommend that you stop in. The staff is eager to welcome and assist you.

I love walking in neighborhoods where you can get it all. You can live there, go to the dry…read morecleaners, grab a latte, buy a good book, look at antiques, eat well and then cap it off with a stroll around an art gallery. I love the layout of this place and it's really very user friendly. No one is hounding you or looking over your shoulder. It's pretty chill and you can relax and walk about at your leisure. I love their large scale paintings. Feels more like an art museum to me. Where else can you see a speckled mass of color called "Soul Stew"? Nowhere else I know of.

I really enjoy this gallery! The people who own and operate Atrium know what they're doing. The…read moreexhibits are well selected, the staff I've interacted with are knowledgeable, and the location is perfect right in the Central West End. Don't miss it!

I came by Craft Alliance before the holidays looking for some cute ornaments. Their selection of…read moreglass blown ornaments is beautiful and kept my tree very pretty. The people working there were very nice and helpful in teaching me about the artist and pointing out other items that might be of interest. I plan to keep these for years to come!

Craft Alliance offers camps for kids, classes for kids, teens, adults and 1 day craft seminars. All…read morethe teachers I have had there do a great job of balancing the students interests and aptitudes in the class while allowing freedom to explore and for projects in. I am so thankful to have a place like this in St. Louis. I highly recommend joining as a member and taking some classes (you get a discount as a member)!

This was a nice art museum on campus. I love that they had more than just pictures to look a. They…read morehad a lot of unique forms of art which makes the experience more memorable. I'd visit again!

Went because of an Art Walk night that the St. Louis Art Museum hosted. Started the evening at the…read moreKemper Art Museum on Wash U's campus. Had never been before but the museum was nice and had some unexpected well known artists and a wide variety of art. Speakers and subject were fantastic, food was ok and was an all around great evening. Event, food and parking were all free so it was well worth it!

I needed a custom scroll (on vellum) framed and a friend recommended this studio. I WISH I'D KNOWN…read moreyears ago! The customer service was the best I've received in a long time and the final result is nothing short of EXACTLY what I wanted. The design process was personal and specific. Rev is a peach to work with and Steph was great about keeping me updated. I will be bringing all of my framing needs here from now on. Oh and did I mention their prices?! So affordable for such amazing work. Will definitely return with future pieces.

A great new framing shop that opened in Maplewood. Its a small place but the people who run it know…read moretheir business and are great with helping you pick out a mat and a frame for your favorite artwork.

I needed some photographic images framed and had just recently moved from Chicago so was not sure…read morewhere to get this project done. Through a search online, we found Norton's Fine Art and Framing. I'm very happy with the customer service, level of professionalism, creativity and skill of the people at Norton's. Owner Mary Norton shepherded my project and was a pleasure to work with. The project was creating a shadow box using 3 photographic images. The backstory... I'm a former photojournalist and pretty particular about how my work looks. In the 80's I created hand-made Christmas cards by printing 4x6 images of my work, then mounted the prints to 4x6 black mat board, making them a similar size to postcards and mailing them out. My mother-in-law saved all the cards sent her and gave them to my youngest daughter recently. My daughter spoke of her plans to have a shadow box made with her 3 favorites. I decided as a Christmas gift, I would surprise her by framing them. Mary is personable and her knowledge of framing options is extensive. Our discussion included type and depth of the frame, order of the images and type and color of matte board. A deep frame black frame was chosen for the piece. Since it was a deep frame, she suggested having each image at a different depth from the back of the piece, giving the artwork additional visual interest. After working through several iterations of various blacks and grays, I landed on two mats, both the same black with a grain. She suggested the grained mat board be cut in in one direction for the first mat and in opposite direction on the second mat. Since the grain reflected light in different way, the mat boards looked slightly different, but yet are the same mat. The side of the postcard with the postmarked stamp, the address and the Christmas greeting was not able to be seen, but Mary photocopied them at the original size and mounted them on the back of the shadow box. So it showed the uniqueness of the original work. It was a stunning presentation. When my daughter received the gift, she said it was the best Christmas gift she's received. Norton's Fine Art and Framing will be involved with all my framing going forward. I would put their work on par with any art I had framed when I living in Chicago.

They do such an amazing job. So detail oriented and above and beyond with their aim to please. The…read moreNorton family is so great and relatable. Such a pleasure to work with. It's also so nice to support a small, local family business. I can't think of a single reason to go anywhere else!