We are grateful for our customers and the pleasure it brings us to shop for you. Have a wonderful holiday season and visit us often.

Paul and Paula, Gallery Five
will take new photo next month!

One of our customer favorites is our handblown glass pumpkins by Corey Silverman and Horace Marlowe – for holiday gifts and all-occasions year-round.

Jennifer Gould, doll artist, makes a wide variety of dolls, both production pieces as well as one-of-a-kind dolls which have needle-sculpted faces, often including articulated hands which have all five fingers that are poseable and my own hand-printed and hand-painted fabrics.

Santa comes with white hair and beard of mohair and his bag stuffed full. Santa’s clothing fits your mood and decorating style from bright red to subtle dark green.

Gallery Five has a small collection of art dolls for you!

The Design Duo of Lukasz and Bozenna Bogucki imagine, design and handcraft a truly unique line of elegant and dressy art handbags and exquisite accessories they call The Opera Collection. Currently there are over 40 models named after famous operas.  Their creations include purses, belts, and jewelry.

The artists first met during their student years at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland, reconnected and married in 1996, and moved to LA. While designing, creating, and manufacturing lamps, they were inspired by the fine silk-like wire mesh and began to create these unique, elegant handbags.  Lukasz and Bozenna Bogucki have enthusiastic patrons around the world.

Several grades of stainless steel wire mesh are used – fine like silk over industrial hard, the layers creating a moire effect. Captured between layers may be real leaves, feathers, gold or copper leaf…then ultrasound, temperature or pressure treatments cause interesting effects.

Browse a selection of Bo’s Art’s opera collection at Gallery Five.

Artist Statement

Enjoy timeless jewelry for years to come. Using color combinations found in nature, Teresa Goodall creates accessories that work with the casual soft dressing of today. A floral garden, to an ocean paradise … a calming sunset to the enchanted north woods: colors are layered and blended to make beaded jewelry to complement not one piece of the wardrobe, but many.

Teresa’s stoneware beads in organic shapes and colors are individually hand sculptured from clay. The raw clay beads are dipped or painted with glaze and then fired in high temperature kiln. Her stoneware beads are known for the soft hues that are the fruition of this process.

Other beads are gathered from around the world. Czech, African, Indian, Indonesian and Chinese glass and stones are imported for use in her jewelry. Carved bone beads come from India. The dusty hues of the bone beads are achieved by Teresa mixing colors and dying them in her studio. Designs are knotted, wrapped, and made to order by a small talented crew of artisans in Minneapolis.

Teresa is a self-taught jewelry designer. Formal training at the University of Minnesota’s design department was cut short by her desire to go into business for herself. The first wholesale line was offered to retailers in the spring of 1983.

If you like Teresa’s jewelry, browse GalleryFive.com today and check back soon for new items.

Gallery Five is your online source for finding unique handcrafted gift ideas for friends and family.  We’ve got great gift ideas and unique gifts for every occasion. Here are some recommendations and customer favorites for the upcoming holiday season.

On the whimsical side, pictured right is a unique wall art mirror by Doug Hays and Penny Cash.

Julie and Ken Girardini are a husband and wife design team who have been working with metal for the past eighteen years. They have participated in some of the finest juried craft shows over those years. View Gallery Five’s  contemporary metal art collection by Girardini Design.

They are self taught in all aspects of metal work, and explore daily with different finishing techniques, e.g., grinding, polishing, and patination of metals to achieve a light reflective and alluring surface. Ken welds using a TIG welder in addition to a plasma cutter to cut the steel. They have fabricated a number of cutting jigs to efficiently use this machine, and also utilize a variety of saws, sanders and grinders.

The Girardinis strongly feel that objects which people interact with daily need to be well designed and functional in addition to being beautiful.

sterling silver pin pendant with blue topaz by Shellie David

The name topaz is believed to have been derived from the sanskrit word ‘tapas,’ meaning fire. It was the mystic fire topaz that was considered to have many healing properties.

Handcrafted mystic topaz rings, topaz necklaces, topaz pins, mystic topaz bracelets and topaz beads were worn to benefit from the positive aspects that the stone transferred on to the wearer. A gift of this gemstone is said to symbolize friendship and to strengthen one’s capacity to give and receive love. Topaz is said to induce cheerful qualities, which include making its owner lighthearted and hopeful.

Topaz is known as a stone of true love and success in all endeavors, promotes individuality and creativity while providing confidence in trusting decisions. It replaces negativity with love and joy. Topaz brings trust in the Universe, brings generosity, abundance and good health. Topaz promotes openness, honesty and self control. Topaz aids in problem solving and stabilizes the emotions. Topaz recharges spirituality and physically strengthens faith. - Bonnie McMillan of New Age Concepts

This beautiful gemstone owes its popularity in the middle ages to the myths attached to it. The mystic topaz was believed to strengthen the mind and prevent sudden death of the wearer.

The Greeks believed it had power to increase strength and to make its wearer invisible while the Romans believed it had power to improve eyesight. The Egyptians wore it as an amulet to protect them from injury.

Because of its rarity, topaz is an expensive gem. The most valued and rarest color is red. Imperial topaz — sherry colored varieties of brownish-yellow, orangish yellow and reddish brown — are the most popular topaz stones and command high prices, as do pink colored stones. Light blue and pale yellow topaz are of less value, but are nevertheless stunning in beauty.