Jul 26, 2010

Destination art in ActionBy Kevin JonesJacksonvilleProgress.com

Jacksonville — What is art? — The question has been asked for centuries all over the world. Can art by expressed by quantity or quality? Or is art simply an expression of an inner creative being that are trapped by our day to day lives?

Judy Seamands owner of Wall Work by Judy located in downtown Jacksonville is committed to making Jacksonville a place with lots of art.

“I operate a studio/frame shop retail basically because of the framing but I moved my art studio in here so that I could accommodate both,” said Seamands. “I could do my art while I am facilitating my framing business. I did it because I was already an artisan, I already had my own studio, My framer retired so I bought her business, I found this great old building with a cool interior and fixed it up, and I just put it all together.”

Seamands, a graduate of the University of North Texas with a bachelor degree in art has already had a jaunt in the advertising and corporate marketing world. She has lived in over twenty different cities and been all over the world yet she ended up in Jacksonville with what is now a four year old business.

“We moved to Jacksonville for the sake of our children, we wanted them to be able to grow up and have a good life and just get them out of the city for awhile,” Seamands said.

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