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A New Art Store
Brings Color To Ferndale
Y E AR 'S
JULIE EDGAR STAFF WRITER
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n its former life, the space now
occupied by Millers Artist
Supplies in Ferndale was the
hippest record store around.
From obscure rhythm and blues
to hip hop to the most cutting-
edge jazz, Sam's Jams carried it
all.
David Miller is carrying on the
tradition of more-in-a-store with
his second art supply center in
the metro area.
This one, located on Nine Mile
west of Woodward, is a compre-
hensive art supply store that
even a non-artist will find in-
triguing. Shelves and bins are
color-coded, making it easy for
customers to find what they need,
and aisleways are wide enough
to linger over a rack of oil paints,
drawing pads or patterned
Japanese paper. The odors of
resin, oil and new wood fill the
air.
Plus, it has an art school right
on the premises. Millers offers
classes in airbrush painting,
watercolor and oil painting,
mixed-media and collage and clay
jewelry making, all taught by
local and nationally known
artists. An artist who taught at
Lawrence Technological Univer-
sity in Southfield came to Millers
to teach a four-day workshop in
architectural watercolor paint-
ing, a class Mr. Miller said stu-
dents loved.
The average cost of a five-week
class is $250, but graduates may
continue their studies at only $10
a class.
Mr. Miller, a 40-year-old West
Bloomfield father, chose Fern-
dale for a few reasons, among
them its accessibility to east and
west siders and the affordability
of rent for such a big place.
And, "I feel it's where Royal
Oak was four years ago. I think
it's an up-and-coming commu-
nity," he said.
But the shape and look of the
place sets it apart from other art
stores in the area.
The classroom is open on one
side and set apart from the rest
of the store. A "kids corral"
stocked with coloring and trac-
ing books allows parents to
browse freely. Mr. Miller even
put together a catalog of art sup-
plies for children. A frame shop
anchors another part of the place.
Gene Baker of E.R. Baker As-
sociates in West Bloomfield
helped design the interior.
Mr. Miller is not an artist him-
self, but he worked in the busi-
ness for 14 years before opening
his first store at 12 Mile and
Farmington roads in Farming-
ton Hills 5 1/2 years ago.
Since he opened the new
9,000-square-foot store in August,
traffic has been just adequate, al-
though it is doing better than the
Farmington Hills store did in its
first month.
In keeping with his idea of a
place that would be more than
just an art store, Mr. Miller is
hosting a charity auction Nov. 5
in which the public can bid on
dress shirts designed by local
artists. Local celebrities will
model them and all proceeds will
go to the charities of the artists'
choosing. Proceeds from a sepa-
rate silent auction will benefit
Gilda's Club, a support commu-
nity for people with cancer and
their families.
"This whole store is different.
It's the way I always thought an
art store should be," Mr. Miller
said. ❑
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in the cosmetics sector with
branches in 45 countries.
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