After 26 Years, Mulberry Gallery To Close Shop & Pivot Online, By Del and

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COMMUNITY NEWS After 26 Years, Mulberry Gallery To Close Shop & Pivot Online

By Del and Barbara Crawford

When we purchased Mulberry Gallery from Bill and Elaine Doubleday 26 years ago, we had no idea that in addition to the business, we were acquiring a community family.

During those years, (how quickly they passed) you have shared so many of the memories and events in your lives with us that it does feel that we have been a part of your family.

Barbara’s portraits hang in hundreds of homes and celebrate the love and warmth that are so important to all of us. It has been an honor and a privilege to frame your precious art, to travel with you through your vacation pictures, and to watch your children grow and become successful and contributing citizens. And especially important to us both is how you shared your pride and joy in the next generation of your family and your genuine interest in hearing how our two children are progressing in their lives.

So now we find ourselves beginning a new chapter.

We are not retiring so much as seeing opportunities for new adventures in our future.

As we revamp our website, we invite you to follow along as we explore our love for art and storytelling. After decades of framing the art of others, I will at last have the time to begin seriously exploring my own art and see where that journey takes me. Barbara is continuing her portrait work through a series of studies on subjects that are near and dear to her heart. And of course, we intend to stay attached to our community through projects to promote the incredible vitality and uniqueness that is Aptos Village.

What a lifetime privilege it has been to all the threads that weave together to make the fabric that is Aptos. We cannot thank you enough and see you soon in the Village and say so in person! n •••

Editor’s Note: Del Crawford started the “Trestle to Trestle” group for business owners in Aptos Village and launched the Aptos Wine Walk five years ago as a fundraiser for local schools. He and his wife Barbara plan to close their brick-and-mortar location at 8050 Soquel Drive, Aptos, at the end of July. Their lease runs until April, so they will put up a “for lease” sign, and Barbara hopes a bike shop would be interested in being a few steps away from the new O’Neill store slated to open this year. To contact the gallery, see themulberrygallery.com or call 831-685-1504.

Photo Credit: Jondi Gumz Del and Barbara Crawford are closing their frame shop, Mulberry Gallery, after 26 years. Their last show, “Enchantment Under the Sea” by Ray Evans, was well-attended and took place Feb. 28, shortly before the county health officer ordered nonessential businesses to close to slow the spread of the contagious coronavirus COVID-19.