I fell in love with some glass business card holders on Caron Art Glass website! My husband and I…read morethen commissioned the artist to make us three glass wall art 12 x 12 based on them. First off, the artist Michelle Caron was just wonderful to work with! After some emails and phone call we felt very comfortable initiated the art via online. She emailed us photos of the project every step of the way. The artwork was shipped in a durable crate by Fed Ex and arrived in perfect condition. Best of all, the glass wall art turned out EXACTLY like we had hoped! Each one is uniquely exquisite. The colors are brilliant and the edges are really cool (slightly wavy). Thank you SO much Michelle! We are thrilled to have your glass art on our NYC walls. I highly recommend Caron Art Glass!

Ballyntyne Learning farm is a favorite summer activity of ours. This camp embraces nature in a…read moretrue hands-on way. I knew my daughter had an amazing educational experience when she came home and began to elaborate on her learning. Kiely is an incredible teacher who has a true passion of early childhood education and the experience of nature and the learning that can come from it.

We love Ballyntyne Learning Farm. A very positive and welcoming place that offers so much fun and…read morelearning for children.

Not only is their website lots of fun, there's Julie to back it up with extremely responsive and…read morehelpful service. She really knows her product and goes the extra mile to get you what you need and to accurately portray the ribbon colors on her website. She ships very quickly and even though I'm in HI and she's in OR, if I call her on the phone it's just like I was going into my favorite neighborhood ribbon store (if only we had one here in paradise!). Thanks, Ribbon Jar!

While attending the 100x100 event, I was really disappointed by an interaction I witnessed. A staff…read moremember made several rude and dismissive comments about the artwork being shown directly to the artist. It was uncomfortable to watch. The artist visibly shut down and looked completely demoralized. This is not the kind of environment I expect from a gallery that features and supports local artists. It was genuinely disappointing to see.

This art gallery is awesome. How the pieces were arranged and some benches to rest on were so easy…read moreflow and move around. It's a cozy space, not a lot of room to move around in a large crowd, but they use the space so well you don't even really notice how many people are in the space. Loved it! Will return again for the next show! Also, parking is available around the blocks, despite the busy downtown location.

This is one of the best co-op galleries I've seen in the Willamette Valley; the art is top notch…read morequality and there's a great variety, plus it's all displayed wonderfully. The location in the sweet town of Silverton, near Silver Creek Falls and the Oregon Gardens, makes it a great destination place.

I was haunted. So I returned and this time made a couple of purchases. Some art for my walls and a…read moregift for mom. They continue to have a lovely selection of jewelry and handbags. Great representation of local artists of all kinds.

This place is a not a true Montessori school. Teachers are poorly trained if at all, children are…read moredisrespectful and out of control. Overpriced daycare maybe but not a school.

I can't recommend this school enough. My daughter started at MDC when she was 3.5 (she's 5 now) and…read moreit has been a wonderful place for her. She's always been very quiet and reserved with people so starting school was a hard transition for her but I'm grateful we had MDC. Every step of the way her teachers were nurturing and encouraging, creating an environment where she has thrived. Socially she is still reserved but she has grown immensely. She talks in front of her whole class on sharing days! This from a kid who literally wouldn't speak anyone for the first 6 months. Our family members always comment on how far she's come and how confident she is. If she hadn't been in an environment where she felt safe and allowed to explore things at her own pace I don't think we would have had the level of success we have had with her social issues. Her teachers are extraordinary and she adores them. I have experience with another popular preschool in town and the level of compassion and care from the teachers here at MDC is far above. Academically she's on point, if not ahead. She has a late birthday so, as of now, she's not in kindergarten yet but academically she is at the same level as her friends in Kindergarten at a S/K school out south. At MDC she began reading when she was 4 and now, at 5, she is reading compound words and even some long vowels! She knows all letter sounds, several blends, recognizes sight/cvc words, creates her own story books, writes numbers, counts to 100... but beyond that she's loving learning about other cultures, the world, and art. I'm always impressed by the work she comes home with and things she tells me that she has learned at school. I know she didn't learn that from mom & dad! We plan to continue her education here as long as we can.

Located on the grounds of the historic Bush estate, the free art museum is a wonderful place to see…read moreart exhibits and installations at the Bush Barn Museum by local artists and by handmade jewelry, soap, bags, and other gifts that are all works of art in their own right. It's also where tickets can be bought to tour the grand Bush House, a museum house in Salem built 100 years ago! The park is also a lovely place to walk around and hang out.

Its not in a great location, but the price is right and the tattoo artists are very nice and…read morehelpful. Mike talked me through everything, had a great idea for my tattoo, and kept me from completely freaking out! I'll definitely be making the drive again for more work. Its worth it to come from Portland for this!

Salem Tattoo Club has some of the Best ink slinging artists around. Tattoo Mike has worked on me…read morefor over 6 years. I love his work. I keep coming back for more. ;-)