Customer Corner
We recently framed a Platinum palladium print with Morpho butterfly wings for Jennifer Robison. It is framed in a white oak moulding with archival materials and Museum Glass for ultimate clarity. You can pick it up for a steal at the 14th Annual Off the Wall Auction at the Masur Museum. You can bid on several great pieces by a number of talented artists. The auction ends Friday.
Be sure to check out Jennifer’s website for more of her fantastic work.
This mouth-watering day of fun has been designed to celebrate food as art. Ruston residents and visitors will be able to experience 2 and 3-D visual, textile and culinary artistry as they walk through each of our locations. Created by local student and community artists, this art is all about food. The art will reflect food, be made with food, or be food.
Interactive demonstrations have been planned throughout the day.
12:15-12:45 pm - "Farm-to-Table" at the Ruston Farmer's Market
1:00-1:30 pm -" I HeART You Coffee" at The Depot
1:30-2:00 pm - "Wear Your Food" at Ruston Artisans
2:00-2:30 pm - "Painting with Coffee" at Fine Line Supply Co
2:30-3:00 pm - "Brew Tour" at Utility Brewing
3:00-3:30 pm - "Play With Your Food" at Board and Bottle (Railway Coffee)
3:30-4:00 pm - "Cook Like a Rock Star" at Heard Freighthouse Food Park
Mixed media painting with coffee by Matthew Knopps
After you start your day at the The Farmer's Market, make your way through our unique stores, boutiques and galleries. A juried food art exhibition will be on display at several local business as indicated on the map. Many of the businesses will also have tempting treat for you inside. Visit one of our many restaurants for lunch or dinner. Be sure to visit with each business to find out about any specials or events that may be happening. Also, be sure to stop at Fine Line Supply Co to purchase a print of your favorite chalk or mural artwork from previous Art Encounters. You can begin your walk at any of our participating businesses. This one-mile walking art trail features over 100 artists.
The talent in Ruston and the local area is exceptional and many local businesses, corporations, non-profit groups are supporting that talent through their sponsorship and donations. This event is managed by Friends of Ruston Mainstreet and sponsored by Origin Bank, Century Next Bank, Experience Ruston/CVB, Ruston Cultural District, Driggers Outdoor Advertising, Fine Line Supply, anonymous donors, and Ruston Artisans. The Ruston Art Encounter conducts unique, bi-monthly events designed to celebrate the arts and community. We believe that art provides an opportunity to generate conversation and education and we invite you to join us for this fun and one- of-a-kind art event.
This may be our best Ruston Art Encounter yet. We can taste it already!
How does printing affect your art business? The global art market in 2021 was 65.1 billion US, according to Statista. If you are not getting your piece of the pie, it may be because you need to start using printing options to the fullest. Here is how high-quality printing can affect your art business.
Print quality is important to how your art is perceived. High-quality prints can enhance your art. Low-quality prints can devalue your work. Whether a photographer or a digital artist, how your work prints is essential to how your work is received. High-quality prints tell your story more accurately and will increase your following. Prints are gaining in popularity even in the formal art world. People are becoming less interested in owning originals than they were even a decade ago. It is on trend to print your art.
Prints are an easier alternative to getting your work out there. Prints can mass-produce your work. Prints are a more affordable medium for buyers, especially new buyers. Instead of selling original works to an elite few, you can spread your work to other markets with prints. Printing your work is an excellent way to accommodate a much larger audience interested in your work but not interested in paying original work price tags. It will endear your art to more people and make them interested in owning it.
Printing does not mean you can't personalize your art or that it needs to lose value. Simple solutions to ensure your work holds value include doing a limited series of prints, numbering each, and signing the prints. Limiting your prints will add value to your art by making it a scarce commodity, but not overprice it outside of lower economic markets. Some papers and canvas will allow embellishments like gold foil, painted highlights, and gelled brush strokes.
Art is meant to be shared and printing can make it easier to share your work. It can also help you to increase revenue. Don't shy away from the value that printing your artwork can bring to your art business. Give us a call to learn more about art printing and how it should be something you add to your business.
