Absolutely beautiful job with custom framing and reasonable prices. The owners are incredibly sweet…read moreand accommodating. I plan on bringing all future custom framing to them in the future. Additionally, I love the artwork housed in the gallery. One day I am finally going to bite the bullet and purchase a piece there

From the owner: Our business showcases local artists in the Sandhills region of North Carolina…read more We specialize in custom picture framing, using only archival materials to preserve and protect your artwork, photos, and keepsake objects. We are also highly skilled at digital photo restoration.

Very cute store. My first time visiting the book store and can't wait to return. Very friendly…read moreemployees.

A friend and I went here and spoke with the clearly named Star! She was incredible and helped me…read morepick out a book! She was super personable and so hilarious. The hidden hole in the wall place is adorable and right downtown. I'll come back!

Art of the Vine hidden gem just behind(inside) Waterline Brewery, which is a good thing for…read moreeveryone, I am not a Beer drinker but the wife likes wine and beer so she gets both and I get some great wine at the Art Factory. Marcus is a talker, and if you are from down state, your have some great stories to share with him, he is the best, him and the wife talked about Ramseur, Asheboro, Whiteville and Lumberton for nearly an hour and a half and had some of his award winning wine. To top it off he has some incredible items from Africa and art work for that 1 of a kind Xmas gift. Take time for yourself and go relax, have beer, wine and enjoy the day! you only go around once and this is a place to do that

It'd be difficult to speak highly enough about the service provided by the owner of Blues Crossing…read moreFraming. First off, despite making a fairly minor mistake that caused an initial price quote substantially lower than the final price, the owner was adamant about sticking with the initial lower price with no indication he wanted or would accept the actual, higher price. Second, not only was a provided with a finished product that great pride was obviously taken in making, but a substantial amount of time was spent recommending the best methods for hanging my mirrors, and multiple hanging devices (included some smaller ones for other picture frames in addition to the ones meant for my mirrors) and even a small level were provided free of charge. The owner even offered to come to my home and assist me in hanging the mirrors free of charge, and showed me some handy tricks for maximizing the life and appearance of the mirror. Cannot recommend highly enough.

New to Fuquay Varina, this gallery was so refreshing to the soul. Framed Original paintings and…read moresculptures and pottery that is so beautiful from local and afar. Framed Giclee prints that look like originals. Wildlife that is so beautifully painted and so much more! Rooms full! Rick, the owner is friendly and shared about the artists and their work. Great place to shop art for your home !

Really excellent art gallery! Many original pieces covering a wide range of artists (ALL are super…read moretalented) and styles. There is also a large collection of very nice, framed giclee prints, if your budget doesn't stretch for an original. The owner, Rick, is very nice and helpful. A complete jewell of a gallery! I have been looking at art galleries in downtown Raleigh, trying to buy a few original pieces, and have been incredibly frustrated. This one is so much better than anything else I've seen! Yes, I did buy some original art!

It's a very nice place to relax!! Music, Trivia Night, open mic, food & drink! Also a shop with…read moremany beautiful glass & clay items which you can purchased. They are all handmade at Starworks. There is workshops.

I'm still in shock over how extraordinary this Studio/Gallery/Supplier/Taproom/Coffee Bar/Theater…read moreand more was to visit! I CANNOT recommend enough! If you are and artist or an art enthusiast, you truly need to make the trip to StarWorks. I wanted to enter though the front- there is a giant sculpture out front that was already dazzling me before I made it inside! Walking through the giant front doors- the gallery/shop space inside was incredible! Art everywhere- pottery, glass, metal and more! It was overwhelming! I browsed and John came over with the look- like he knew he was stuck there, lol. I happily sent him through the double doors to find the tap room. Go enjoy beer, while I skip around and explore this place! Behind the first storefront room, there is another gallery space set up that is part gallery and part museum and throw some science in there too. Great information on local clays. Starworks is also a clay supplier- with local clays. Behind that space, there is the hot shop- glass blowing. Live demos are going on throughout the day and they had numerous glory holes and annelears. I was nerding out since I took a couple of classes for glass blowing and know more about the process than the average person. I saw that over the summer they had John "Sleepy" Moran working in the hot shop!!! I was so jealous. Downstairs- I joked it was the dungeon, you find the pottery everything. They have the testing studio, studio for residents, gally space, kiln room and outside- more kilns. The pottery supply store is downstairs on the backside of the building too. I snagged some pottery tools and went home with wild clay! The new Catawba clay! A mossy green look when wet- I bought some for myself and two fellow potters at home and I am grateful I will be back in March so I can grab more!!! I befriended one of the Residents and bought a couple of sake cups from him direct. Things I didn't explore- the metal shop. My sculpture class at school was metalworks and I love metal pours! I also know they have theater space- but I can only guess that was upstairs. There was also a huge event space in between the main store/gallery and the tap room. We had to walk through it a couple times. They were setting up for a fundraising gala that evening! They hold huge events here- you should check them out if you are traveling near here. You never know what you will find! My only suggestions- I think the bathrooms need an artistic makeover- I went into the one on the taproom side & more artsy t-shirts for Starworks. They had some generic ones, but they weren't in my size. I can't wait to stop back in!!!

What a great place for a date night and the vibe in the studio really allowed us to un-WINE! The…read moreartist we had was so nice and her assistant was also very helpful to all the customers making sure we weren't too far off on our paintings haha Price: Extremely affordable date Night location. $50 for two and BYOB! Price includes two separate paintings that you and your significant other will paint in class. Ambience: Well lit in order to work on your masterpiece. It was neat how the date night class was separate from the bigger room that was utilized for more of an actual painting class. My wife and I painted two separate paintings but when we put them together it made one big painting. Drink as much wine as you want during the class and good conversation with other customers. Very laid back atmosphere with music and outgoing staff. I look forward to returning here in the future.

I like the idea of this but our experience tonight was not great. There are two rooms for painting…read more One is a big, bright, room. The easels are set up with plenty of rom between them and the music is playing in it. Next to that room is a tiny little side room with a long table and all of the easels are crammed next to each other. There was barely room between each easel for us to put our mason jars with water for the paintbrushes. Our instructor went WAY too fast so we all just ended up doing our own thing. Meanwhile the group in the other room was listening to music laughing and having a great time. I feel like it would have been a much more enjoyable experience if we weren't stacked on top of each other and if we didn't feel like outcasts from the other group. I'll probably be sticking to the beads and brushes in Aberdeen after this class.