[EdgeArt]

First of all happy new year to everyone and I hope the festive season was a good one.

2009 was a great year at Edge Art, with successful shows both on and off line. However all good things must come to an end and unfortunately that means Edge Art, it has been a highly enjoyable couple of years and working with all the artists and organising our shows has been fantastic.

However things are really hectic at the moment with my “day job” and seemingly getting busier by the week and with Edge Art also very active I have found that I have had to make a choice and as a result I don’t have the time available to devote to Edge Art anymore. It is purely for this reason that I am closing the company, absolutely no other.

We still have some orders outstanding and all of these will be fulfilled in the next couple of weeks – it would be sooner however our computer lost in a fight with a glass of vimto and was killed in action. The hard drive is recoverable so we are currently organising that, once it is done (early next week) we will be able to complete all of the orders in the pipeline.

Original artworks will begin disappearing off the website in the next few days and by the end of February all should be gone. We still have stock of various prints and will be offering these up in various ways in the coming weeks.

Once again we thank you for your support over the past couple of years, it is massively appreciated, and wish you all the best in 2010 and beyond

Thank you,
Mike and Edge Art

[schlomo]

Sad to hear that Mike.

[PUD]

Such a shame!

[Guest]

shame to see you close, you had a diverse rosta, and some very affordable art.

Good luck with future plans.

[Dellboyy]

Sorry to hear Mike!

[seidbereit]

Sorry to hear that Mike - thanks for the great service of the past couple of years!

Best of luck

[Daniel Silk]

Sad news Mike Everyone is limited by the hours in the day so sometimes you must make hard decisions like this

Edge Art will be missed

[grantb]

Well done for what you achieved so far and all the best for 2010 !!

[angel41]

Thanks for all your help and support Mike. Good luck with the day job mate.

All the best.

[Sacked...]

Really sorry to hear this news Mike.I've brought some great art from you over the past two years.Best of luck with your 'day job' and hopefully you'll still be posting on here.

[manchestermike]

Thank you all for your kind words

I'll definitely still be posting on here, I'd have loved to continue to be honest but with the time I would be able to devote to Edge Art I felt that it wouldn't be fair to the artists that I was working with if I didn't have the necessary time to do the job that I and they expect.

Hopefully I'll be able to do somethings in the future but they will be a way away. Again, thank you everyone for your support ;D

[howlinjack]

best of luck mike.

[13loco]

[scandi]

Never bought anything from you, but that would probably have just been a matter of time. Sad to see you close down.

[Harveyn]

Best of luck Mike and sorry you have had to make this decision.

Small Is Beautiful was a fantastic initiative that you ran last year. One that allowed loads of people at a difficult time to continue to buy and enjoy fantastic art from across the globe.

Good luck mate.

[Francis]

someone should start a petition to keep edge art in business!

[Sohoria]

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honestly must have been something thought long and hard about and easy for me to say nooooo keep it up and running but in your post was honest with day job and running edgeart one had to go and sure artists you supported appreciate that.

you had an idea and from that you actually worked to make it happen and 90% people just dont do this... think big achievement you have done and so sorry has to come to an end but sure aswell as the clients actual artists appreciate all the hard work that you have done .... hard to set up gallery full stop let alone the climate that you did but you developed a loyal following who appreciated art for the content not just the value and speak to people that have purchased from you and never had issues.

got my respect for giving upcoming artists a chance and to promote them including posh one and only hope get to see you as a curator some point in the future as i am sure once things calm down in work life be something you would be interested in.

keep well and hope your back is ok now...! hopefully can be happy in knowing something many talked about you actually achieved and have to say successfully... keep well mate and i will always think you did a stirling job... s

[manchestermike]

Thanks again all for the kind words ;D

[neale]

Always sad to see a gallery close....no hard feelings Mike and best to you for the future

[Karl Read]

A shame. All the best for the future. Who knows, maybe a return one day.

[ninja]

Bollocks! Been saving up for a piece from Edge for the last two months but don't have enough yet (a gift which isn't needed until May).

Oh well, at least I have plenty of time to come up with a plan B.

All the best Mike.

[darrenrapley]

Best wishes with the future. Been a great pleasure.

[manchestermike]

Jan 13, 2010 14:04:25 GMT 1 ninja said:

Bollocks! Been saving up for a piece from Edge for the last two months but don't have enough yet (a gift which isn't needed until May).

Oh well, at least I have plenty of time to come up with a plan B.

All the best Mike.

Donaldo - if you let me know what it is via PM I'll pass your details to the artist - I'm sure they'll sort you out

Thanks again everyone

[bloodthrust]

Mike -

You're one of the few I have purchased from here, and you were nothing short of a classy man to deal with. Best of luck with everything.

[hanky]

Good luck with whatever you choose to do Mike

[Martin Whatson]

Thanks for a great time and all your help mate!
its been a pleasure working with you!

All the best for the future!

Peace & Love from Norway!

[kjzimm]

Nice site...Never have seen it before, but then, I'm new here. Looks like you put in a lot of work. Suppose the day job is doing well because you're giving up an excellent site with some really good pieces

[artstylee]

wish you all the best

[carl]

I didnt even think you could still buy Vimto.
Good work Mike

[welikestatic]

sorry to hear that mate, good luck with whatever you do next.