Creativity in Kansas
Former banker finds success and satisfaction with frame shop and gallery in Topeka
“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.”
But Dorothy and her canine companion might
have stuck around Kansas a tad longer had she found Framewoods of Topeka and SouthWind Gallery.
The magical land of Oz pales in comparison.
Owner and Iowa native Gary Blitsch settled in Topeka in 1962 after serving in the U.S. Navy and worked in the banking industry for most of the next three decades.
In 1992, he traded mortgages and money markets for mats and mouldings, and purchased Framewoods of Topeka, a custom picture framing business.
It wasn’t a long, drawn-out decision. Ready for new challenges, he walked into the custom picture framing studio and art gallery one day – and put in an offer the very next day.
“I didn’t originally plan to work in the business,” he says. “My plan was to hire a manager and run the business by remote control. But after getting acquainted with how it all worked, I was hooked.”
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Design Studio Hours: Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Offer Ends August 15, 2010 ______________________________________________
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