Whether you\u2019re searching for a custom picture frame or a special homemade gift or piece of artwork, The Gallery at Land\u2019s End in Pacific Beach is where your quest could end.
\nStarted by Jay and Vicki Ford in 1973 and sold to Thayne Yungman in April 2008, the hybrid retail store at 4984 Cass St. in northern PB continues to change with the times.
\nIn fact, according to Vicki Ford, who still works there, the gallery, after 41 years in business, is returning to its roots.
\n“We started out not doing framing but as a crafts gallery,” Ford said, adding, “At this point, it\u2019s kind of making full circle as we\u2019ve added some local gifts and artwork.”
\nFord characterized Land\u2019s End as “one business with two arms.”
\nThe Fords actually never intended to become picture framers. It just kind of happened. “We had some artwork and we couldn\u2019t afford to have it framed \u2013 so we framed it ourselves,” said Vicki Ford.
\nFord said customers would come in and ask, “Who does your framing?.” When we said, \u2018We do,\u2019 they said, \u2018We have something at home (that needs framing).\u2019 So we said, \u2018Why not?\u2019 That\u2019s how we ended up getting into framing, and it grew from there and that has been our major business since.”
\nWhen Yungman, a custom picture framer and local photographer, purchased the business from the Fords, Vicki said the framing gallery took off in an altogether new direction.
\n“This is his (Yungman\u2019s) brainchild,” she said. “It was his energy, his new idea to have gifts and all local artisans.”
\nThe gift inventory at Land\u2019s End includes coffee mugs, T-shirts, women\u2019s necklaces, kitchenware, candles and soaps, stationery and framed artwork. The tables on which the giftware is displayed themselves are art, having been created by Yungman.
\nEliza Tolley, Land\u2019s End\u2019s retail manager, said consultation is an important part of the business, especially on the framing end.
\n“We show customers different styles and what the possibilities are,” Tolley said. “We figure out what their taste is. And then we work from there.”
\n“Every piece is individual, and the customers are individuals,” noted Ford.
\n“We also carry a lot of gifts, (greeting) cards and local art,” added Tolley.
\nFord, a framing designer, said most of the store\u2019s clients are locals, adding a lot of them “we\u2019ve had for all these years, decorating their homes with nice framed pictures.”
\nFord said that Lands End\u2019s framing services are sought after because “they have valuable art and they want it done correctly. We use all archival and acid-free papers and we want it to be preserved.”
\nThe gallery\u2019s converted, corner-lot single-family home has a couple of display rooms for art and a design room with scores of frames from which to choose of every imaginable variety, from plain and simple to rich and ornate.
\nTolley and Ford said both aspects of the business complement each other.
\n“We have customers that come in to pick up gifts, and then they discover we do framing and vice versa,” said Tolley.
\n“Or they come in (for frames) and their eye is caught by our lovely gifts,” said Ford. “It works both ways.”
\n“We are proud of the quality, artisanship, and creativity displayed by our local suppliers and are grateful for the opportunity to showcase their works,” says the company\u2019s website at www.galleryatlandsend.com. “Whether you’re a local, a regular, a vacationer, or a new face, come in, enjoy the artwork, check out the website, and say hi.” The Gallery at Land\u2019s End Where: 4984 Cass St. Hours: Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact:?(858) 270-7820 or email info@galleryatlandsend.com Website:?www.galleryatlandsend.com<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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