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Gallery News 2010
December 2010
SPECIAL: Save 10% on Gift Certificates for the holidays! (Expired)
Call me at 520.625.9903 or stop in at the gallery!
November/December 2010
Dear Folks!With all the sunshine streaming into the window through the beautiful cut crystal and onto the Regat bronze penguins, you would hardly believe we are getting ready for the holidays!
The gallery will be easier to find now with the sign above the door, it is illuminated at night, too.
Jacques and Mary are releasing three new gorgeous pieces, some of which will be ready by Christmas. Playmates Jr. is also a new release that has been on the market for a while, quite a few have already sold, it is a smaller version of the large four-foot-tall Playmates. Folks love it! If you are interested, let me know and I'll get you the next lowest number--the price on this sculpture will go up after December 25!
If any of the new releases interest you, let me know immediately so you can get the lowest number available!! You will get great holiday savings and FREE shipping in the USA.
- Distant Thunder, drummer $2475 special holiday savings price: $2225
Into the Deep, whale $3750 special holiday savings price: $3375
Stealth Walker, caribou hunter $2250 special holiday savings price: $2025
Playmates Jr., otters $3945 special holiday savings price: $3630
I also just put out Chilkat Majesty #7 from an edition of 25--a beautiful, pure silver eagle cast by the Regats. This is one of two available right now. With 681 troy ounces of .999 pure silver, it weighs about 68 pounds with the base! The price of the eagle is linked to the price of silver so it changes daily...call for the current price!
And don't miss these great new works from renowned knife-maker David Mirabile!
Order something on this site over $150 and I'll send you a bonus mini of your choice!! You have to see my lamps and crystal, what fun it is to go to estate sales, some of these folks have been all over the world collecting.
Also look at www.bruceshingledecker.com for more good values: There are special offers on Minis (3 for $75), prints and originals which include shipping!!
We don't have to wait for those politicians to save the economy, we can do it ourselves...just get something you have always wanted, if we all do, we will start the upward spiral, I promise I'll do my part!!!
I love hearing from you!
XXX Cha
866-972-9701
chaforthefinest@attglobal.net
October 2010
Cha's Halloween Special
Dear Folks,
It's that time of year: Honor the Dead!
Save 10% on glass skulls (jewelry and wall hangings) AND...on orders for Reliquary Beads until the Day of the Dead, November 6th.
Skull pendants glow in the dark for extra spooky Halloween fun! Choose from a wide variety of pendants. 2" x 2" pendants are $388.
My glass studio in Juneau was behind the Red Dog Saloon...I carved the skull molds and fused the discarded bottles over them and hung them in my windows as my social comment.
The other skull wall hangings were also so much fun to make, they are colorful and very imperfect with lots of holes and sharp edges, some are really SCARY!! The prices are $488-$660, $880, $1,100. There aren't very many left.
Reliquary Beads are made with cremation ash, a very beautiful way to remember that favorite pet, dear friend, or relative.
I need a teaspoon of ash, your choice of colors, and how much you want to spend.
Basically the prices are
Small $120
Medium $188
Large $244
Cell phone beads $350
Call me 866-972-9701 or e-mail chaforthefinest@attglobal.net
Cha for the finest...
#70 Green Valley Village
I love hearing from you!
Cha
September 2010
Hi Folks!
Glass does melt faster here in Arizona, could it be because Juneau was at such a high altitude!?? (*giggle*) Just kidding, I know Juneau is at sea level! (Did you?) It's my new torch that is speeding things up.
These are some new things I'm working on for our visitors who will be here in September...they should want to take home some of the incredible sunrises and sunsets, so I tried to get those colors into little pouches, they are really sweet!
After that, I tried to put flowers in the pouches....
and then there are the Practice Cactus....so far they look like caricatures of the local Saguaro.
They all have personality and the backgrounds are alive with color! They start at $120...220...320 and $440 for the largest...the Practice Cactus can get heavy...they look good on colored buckskin. If any of these interest you, let me know, I can send current pictures... you might have colors you might want me to try.
Don't forget, I love hearing from you!
Cha
July 20, 2010
Save Ash for your Reliquary Beads by Cha
Dear Folks,
Lately there has been a lot of interest in my Reliquary Beads made with cremation ash, a very beautiful way to remember that favorite pet, dear friend or relative.
I need a teaspoon of ash, your choice of colors, and how much you want to spend.
Basically the prices are
Small $120
Medium $188
Large $244
Cell phone beads $350
Cell phone beads
Perfect for those pets you always took along ... these beads are big and are a good counterbalance for your cell phone ... it makes them easy to find!
If you have an idea for something different, let me know. These prices include shipping. I return unused ash and any practice beads.
Call me 866-972-9701 or e-mail chaforthefinest@attglobal.net
I love hearing from you!
Cha
July 9, 2010
Announcing Cha's New Gallery
Cha for the finest is in Green Valley, Arizona!
New location for Cha for the finest:
101 South La Canada #70
Green Valley Village, up the hill behind Ace Hardware
Green Valley, Arizona 85614
817-219-5693
Find it with: Google Maps | MapQuest
Having an Alaskan Gallery in the desert has been lots of fun... it is like an oxymoron! Summer is the slow season here, and I'm getting ready to do glass.
Stop in to see if there is anything you might like for Father's Day! Free shipping!
Call me toll free with any questions or to place and order: (866) 972-9701
June 18, 2010
Check Out Cha's Dinosaur Footprints: Dinosaur Footprints & After Tracks Priced as Low as $30
Harvesting the Fossils
While visiting my daughter in Austin in 2004, I discovered a fossil site two and a half blocks from her house! I took some home to Alaska and started making dinosaur footprints in glass.
When she saw them, she decided we should go to Glen Rose, Texas, where the big dinosaur footprints are and maybe we could find out what kind they were....well I loved Glen Rose and decided to move down! I wanted to be a fossil rancher, don't have to feed or water, just harvest! That is until the snakes and insects take over, it can get scary and dangerous! But when my daughter passed away in 2009 and then my Mom got sick, I decided to move to Green Valley, Arizona, to take care of my Mom and open a new gallery. This collection of dinosaur footprints and after tracks is from my time in Texas.
What are Dinosaur Footprints and After Tracks?
The dino prints are the direct impression of the foot in stone...the “after” tracks are formed when mud (or who knows what) slid into the tracks and hardened, you see the positive image of a footprint! The ground is a combination of clay and sand which sticks to your feet even now when it is damp, in fact you have to shake it off sometimes, so did the dinosaurs! Sometimes they had dirty feet to begin with! Lots of extra things stick to the “after” tracks, too. It looks like they may have stepped in their own drool, it is slimy and bubbly looking!
How Were They Created?
Imagine this... our little dinosaur is walking along the beach leaving deep tracks in the wet sand, it is hot! The tracks harden and dry...muddy sand fills them at high tide, that mud hardens, drys and shrinks leaving the track half filled...then a tsunami deposits more heavy pebbles and ocean debris into the rest of the track!! Then the hardened “after” track is washed out of the mold and rolls around in the sand and is finally buried waiting to be found!
I have footprints and after tracks in a variety of styles and sizes -- from tiny three-toed shapes under an inch all the way up to footprints over 9 inches long. Prices range from $30 to $60 for after tracks in little packages and go up to $75, $100, $150, $200 and up to $800 depending on clarity and size.
There is a size for everyone, but there are only a few left!
Dinosaur Embryo
I also have a dinosaur embryo that's shaped like an egg. You can see the vertebrae in it!
If any of these interest you, let me know, shipping is included in the price. My descriptions aren't scientific but at some point I would like to work with the scientists because I figured out how to take the impressions for my glass work and there is more there than you can imagine!
Call 866-972-9701 with your order!!
ChaMay 27, 2010
Come in and cool down!!!
Cha for the finest in Green Valley, Arizona
101 South La Canada #70
Find it with: Google Maps | MapQuest
It's up the hill behind Ace Hardware between Alvernon Optical and Bon Worth
Having an Alaskan Gallery in the desert has been lots of fun... it is like an oxymoron! Summer is the slow season here, and I'm getting ready to do glass. There has been a lot of interest in my Reliquary Beads which are made with cremation ash. It is a beautiful way to remember that favorite pet or dear friend. If you know of anyone who might be interested, it takes only a teaspoon of ash. Prices... Small $120 Med $188 Lg $244
I have a flat heart cell phone bead of our dogs' ash, it's easy to find. If you have a special request, just give me a call! 866-972-9701
February 1, 2010
Cha for the finest... Opening soon in Green Valley, Arizona!
February Special!
Are you ready for Valentines' Day?
Does she make your heart boil with passion or bubble with delight? Let me pick out a heart and send it to your favorite person!!
Spend $100 or more and I will wrap and express mail it for you!!
For him, I will also express mail any three mini-prints or other prints!
Place your order (for $100 or more) by February 9th and get FREE EXPRESS SHIPPING so you receive them by February 14th!!
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