Shelf Life is a new and used art supply store that opened in the alley behind Geeksboro Coffee Shop in 2014. In the above photo, owner, Cassandra Liuzzo is helping us with our purchase. Her small shop is filled with items, her knowledge is extensive, and her willingness to help is noteworthy. We went in trying to find a grease pencil to use on photographs since they are the best for archival purposes. We called a big-box art supply store and an office supply store. Neither sold them. Fortunately, Cassandra had one. She purchased supplies from Davis Art Supply, formerly on South Elm Street, when it closed and therefore had them in stock. Finding a grease pencil was like the ultimate scavenger hunt.
Cassandra is a graduate of Grimsley High School and earned a B.S. in art education from Appalachian State University. She is committed to having an art store where she not only sells product, but also helps artists by offering her expertise. Additionally she has gallery shows of local artists and she plans to offer classes and to expand her retail inventory. Business is going so well, that, in July, Cassandra will relocate Shelf Life to 2178 Lawndale, two doors down from Walgreen Drug Store. She will be taking over a location that has been a frame shop for a long time. Cassandra plans to continue the tradition and also offer framing services.
How wonderful to see yet another young adult in Greensboro living her dream and starting her own business. So many twenty-somethings have opted out of the corporate world and are opting in to being entrepreneurial about their careers. We wish her well and are extremely grateful to be in possession of a grease pencil. Thanks to Shelf Life, let the archiving begin!
I knew that if anyone in Greensboro could locate a grease pencil, Janis could. Well done!
Posted by: Jane T. Mitchell | Friday, June 12, 2015 at 10:01 AM
She sounds like quite the entrepreneur! Good for her. Not easy to find all those art supplies in one place.
Posted by: Lowell | Friday, June 12, 2015 at 10:04 AM
It sounds like she's on the right track with the store!
Posted by: William Kendall | Friday, June 12, 2015 at 11:51 AM
So glad I could help! Thank you for the kind words! -Cassandra
Posted by: Cassandra Liuzzo | Friday, June 12, 2015 at 03:29 PM
As a Greensboro native, it's so incredibly exciting to see women like Cassandra Liuzzo inspiring creativity and local business innovation.
Posted by: Natalie | Sunday, June 14, 2015 at 10:39 AM