{"id":12959,"date":"2008-11-03T14:26:27","date_gmt":"2008-11-03T20:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=12959"},"modified":"2019-07-22T14:57:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T20:57:08","slug":"in-a-warm-environment-art-at-every-bloomin-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/in-a-warm-environment-art-at-every-bloomin-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"In a Warm Environment: Art at Every Bloomin’ Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/em>photos by Lisa Trent<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The holidays are already in full swing at\u00a0Every Blooming Thing<\/a>, a shop that not only boasts unique gifts and artistic floral arrangements, but has a respectable inventory of original paintings as well. They feature artists: such as Aaron Stills, Steve Lawrence Peterson, Colleen Howe, Carole Evans, G.J. Labonty, Maryann Free Smith, Jody Plant and Marjorie McClure.<\/p>\n

<\/i>EBT may be new to the\u00a0Gallery Stroll<\/a>, but they are no strangers to the art scene. The shop has had a long history with the community. They’ve held poetry readings over the years and small concerts upstairs. The floral\/gift shop has been around for 33 years and has always exhibited original artwork. EBT decided to join the Gallery Stroll earlier this year. “We really wanted to get more active in our art community,” says owner Pamela March. “Zions Bank Art Show features our floral artists every year, but we also have some wonderful artists that we feature in our upstairs gallery that we wanted more exposure for.” They feature everything from traditional to contemporary and are always interested in new ideas.<\/p>\n

Since they’ve opened their doors for Gallery Stroll, public interest in their gallery has increased along with their walk-in traffic. “This is a very warm environment to be presented in,” says March, “some galleries tend to have a cold open feeling. With Every Blooming Thing, it is more like you are walking through a friend’s house just looking at their personal collection of art.”<\/p>\n

And the customers love the diversity. When you walk through the front door you are welcomed with the smell of candles and potpourri and a friendly staff bustling about behind the front desk. The creativity is active and visible throughout the store. “We like for our customers to be able to see the creative process of our day,” Assistant Manager Lynsey Reece explains, “so our floral work room is exposed to the clients.”<\/p>\n