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| Fine Art Trade Guild elects first artist as Master |
| Colin Ruffell has been elected Master of the Fine Art Trade Guild, the first artist to head the organisation in its 98-year history... [More] |
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Rising Euro threatens moulding prices |
| The rise of the euro against the pound could mean a jump in mouldings prices during 2008, suppliers have warned... [More] |
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| Smaller, fresher Gallery a success, say Spring Fair exhibitors |
| Spring Fair Birmingham delivered a 'solid' 70,0000 visitors this year.... [More] |
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| Designed to sell |
| It is vital that the design of your shop should appeal to your target customer, says Nikki Hemstock, Creative Director of Jamieson Smith Associates [More] |
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| Animal magic |
| Since the Paleolithic cave painters 16,000 years ago, artists have always produced images of animals. However, though animal art is a venerable tradition, the animal images that are selling today are not always traditional in style, reports Annabelle Ruston [More] |
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| Stretching a point |
| Mal Reynolds GCF Adv takes us through the squaring, stretching and framing of a collectable needlepoint [More] |
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Fine Art Trade Guild elects first artist as Master
Colin Ruffell has been elected Master of the Fine Art Trade Guild, the first artist to head the organisation in its 98-year history.
Born in 1939, Colin Ruffell 'was bombed, evacuated, educated, expelled, repatriated, married, had offspring, qualified and taught' before, at the age of 26, becoming a full-time professional artist. Since then he has exhibited his work in many countries around the world and has been published by companies including Canadian Art Prints, Belk Co Ltd Japan, The Art Group, Winn Devon and his own business, Crabfish Ltd. 'Proud and happy to have survived', he is now determined to put back into the industry something of his experience and to encourage other artists. 'I am humbled and honoured to be elected Master,' said Colin Ruffell. 'I aim to be a champion for artists and to encourage many more to join the Guild to benefit from the same boost membership gave me. As Master I also represent the whole of the art and framing sector, a role I will endeavour to fulfill to the very best of my ability.'
Newly elected Members' Warden Helen Swaby of DeMontfort Fine Art added, 'I hope to help take things up a notch with more national campaigning and media exposure. Our industry creates beautiful objects that enhance everybody's home. Together we have to promote this as best we can.' Peter Hayton GCF of Designline Systems, who had reached the end of his term as Master, accepted Colin Ruffell's invitation to serve as Master's Warden.
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Rising Euro threatens moulding prices
The rise of the euro against the pound could mean a jump in mouldings prices during 2008, suppliers have warned. Prices for picture mouldings from Italy and Spain have risen by 15 per cent because of currency fluctuations and could rise further. 'I fear that there may be a lot more price movement as we head into 2008,' commented Peter Thompson of mouldings supplier Ashworth & Thompson. The company's UK manufactured goods are not affected, but 'British-made goods are very much a minority in international framing supply,' he added.
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Smaller, fresher Gallery a success, say Spring Fair exhibitors
Spring Fair Birmingham delivered a 'solid' 70,0000 visitors this year. Caution prompted by economic uncertainty was, however, balanced by steady orders and the interest in new trends and products, said organisers Emap TPS. 'We are delighted that exhibitors have given a clear vote of confidence in Spring Fair, with the 2009 event already more than 70 per cent rebooked,' said Alison Jackson, Managing Director of Emap Connect.
'It was our busiest Spring Fair for ten years. If this is a recession, bring it on!' said Steve Goodall of Hot Press. 'We're up on last year's fair. Some people had a reasonable Christmas and the show has been well supported by visitors, if less well by exhibitors,' reported Andrew Prince of Chantry Fine Art.
Recent consumer art fairs have also defied economic gloom. 22,500 people visited the Affordable Art Fair Spring Collection, London, in March, spending £5 million on art in just 40 hours. It was the most successful event in the fair's nine-year history. The organisers of the Glasgow Art Fair, in March, also reported a record 17,000 visitors and an expectation that 'the amount of art purchased will at least match last year's sales total of £1.2million'.
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BUSINESS: It is vital that the design of your shop should appeal to your target customer, says Nikki Hemstock, Creative Director of Jamieson Smith Associates
When people buy luxuries and non-essential decorative items or gifts, their decision to buy is often down to the pleasure and experience of the moment, not simply the product. The ambience of your store needs to entice people in, then to make sure that they find what they are looking for and feel confident in buying.
If customers feel valued and important, they will want to spend their disposable income with you. If your shop appears to disregard their needs, or convey conflicting messages, then they will go elsewhere.
As store designers contracted by a retailer we gather as much information about the project as possible, in order to develop an effective design solution. This vital information is obtained during what we define as the 'briefing stage'.
We then ask retailers to set us some clear objectives. We need to know what they hope to achieve by redesigning their shop; for example, is it to improve sales, diversify products, or reorganise space? All this helps us to work out the best way of achieving the final result.
It is then up to us to identify exactly who the target customer is, so that the style of the redesigned shop appeals to this particular shopper. Together we need to understand what type of environment will make your target customers feel happy, confident, relaxed and in a mood to buy. The design of your shop needs to speak to them about their aspirations and values. Your design must also convey an impression that is in keeping with the type of merchandise you offer, which in turn has been selected to appeal to your chosen customers. Don't fall into the trap of thinking that you can appeal to everyone. You can't....
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ART: Since the Paleolithic cave painters 16,000 years ago, artists have always produced images of animals. However, though animal art is a venerable tradition, the animal images that are selling today are not always traditional in style, reports Annabelle Ruston
As a quick turn around Spring Fair Birmingham confirms, today's commercially successful art is resolutely contemporary in style. The endless reproductions of Victorian paintings, traditional landscapes and rural nostalgia that dominated the show up to the end of the 1980s are well and truly gone. But closer inspection reveals that while animal paintings haven't disappeared, replaced by urban art and Banksy imitators, they have undergone significant stylistic changes.
People still want animal pictures in their homes, but they want them to complement their one-colour corner sofa, inset ceiling lights and stainless steel cooker hood. So, animal art has been pared down accordingly; fussy detail and narrative backgrounds have been discarded (and probably sent to the same place as chintz cushions, repro brown furniture, pelmets and peach-and-terracotta stippled walls).
The question is, what type of animal art should you put in your window if you want to make sales and draw in new customers? Which types of animal are selling and how are these pictures painted?
Contemporary animal images are instantly recognisable, which means that they are accessible and don't intimidate, yet they are very much an artistic interpretation of their subject. You can see at a glance whether a particular work is well executed, though the artist's treatment of their subject may be highly original and unusual. Ploughing this middle furrow between the highbrow and the readily accessible is possibly what gives this artwork such wide, popular appeal, and ensures that it sits well in modern homes.
Humour plays a subtle role in the contemporary mix; animal pictures tend to make the viewer smile, but must not be too silly. Anthropomorphising animals is very much out of fashion; all the artists I spoke to were adamant about this, explaining that while their pictures may be gently amusing, or just vaguely uplifting, they are not overly comical. Equally out of vogue are cute, highly sentimental images. Gentle humour prevents work from appearing too precious and enables people to connect with it....
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FRAMING: Mal Reynolds GCF Adv takes us through the squaring, stretching and framing of a collectable needlepoint
I am always on the lookout for pieces to add to my textile collection so was delighted when I happened upon a needlepoint produced by the Permin Company of Copenhagen dated 1938. It is a splendid piece, both for its quality and its age.
The needlepoint is stitched on duo or penelope canvas in both wool and silk thread, the white stitches being silk. The threads have not faded and are as vibrant as the day they were stitched; obviously the needlepoint had been kept away from the sun and stored correctly.
In the UK needlepoint is sometimes incorrectly referred to as tapestry, which is confusing. Needlepoint is worked on canvas with horizontal and vertical threads and the whole canvas is covered with stitches, whereas tapestries are actually woven, not stitched.
Needlepoint has a coarse, loose weave that has to be stiffened with gum Arabic to keep it in place during sewing. There are three types of canvas weave; single or mono, duo or penelope and interlocking. Needlepoint is described according to the number of holes and threads per inch, which is referred to as the 'canvas count'. Fine 'petit point' has 16 to 40 holes per inch and a single weave, while 'gross point' has four to 16 holes per inch and is more likely to be sewn on duo weave canvas. The needlepoint that framers are likely to see on a day-to-day basis tends to be gross point with a canvas count between ten and 16. Needlepoint is sewn with a blunt-ended needle to ensure that the canvas is not pierced...
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FACE TO FACE: Natasha Barnes
AShe began as a chef and cookery writer, then founded a cookery school, but for the past ten years Natasha Barnes has been a professional artist, who exhibits all over the world
This spring you've taken stands at three international trade shows. Why not just focus on your home market?
Many artists don't understand business, but the secret is to successfully marry art and business. I believe that personal service, professionalism and integrity are key, which is why I represent my work personally. I am building a brand and I am the brand. No one else will do it for you, unless they make all the money. If you are well organised, you can easily fit in three or four big shows a year. It is vital to be seen on both sides of the Atlantic; never put all your eggs in one basket. I have worked tirelessly at my home market, but South Africa only has an art-buying population of around four million.
Many artists would envy your card publishing deals with Hallmark and Marks & Spencer...
Everything I have achieved in this sector is the result of exhibiting at Spring Fair Birmingham for ten years. Hallmark and Marks & Spencer found me at the show. Card publishing will never make you rich, but helps get your name out there. Cards are a form of advertising.
Many artists shy away from selling their work, whereas you seem to relish it...
Because we artists are emotionally attached to our artwork, it is hard to take criticism on the chin. But confidence comes with experience and sales. Be professional, be self-assured and believe in your work. You can't sell something you don't believe in. Always present your best work and remember...
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LAST WORD: Nico Valiani
Innovation is the key to Italian manufacturer Valiani's expanding international customerbase, says Nico Valiani, son of the company's founders
What is the history of the business?
Valiani was founded by my parents Franco and Franca Valiani in Certaldo, just outside Florence, in 1974 and continues to be run by my father, my mother, my sister Giada and me. I started working in the company more than 15 years ago. Now, as Sales Director with special responsibility for export sales, my job is to grow the business even more.
Is there one product that has helped put Valiani 'on the map'?
The Valiani Mat Pro Pneumatic mountcutter we introduced in 2003, a development of the 1981 machine, has made the step from small benchtop machines to professional machines a lot smaller. It is a unique design that offers quality, versatility and value. Our computerised mountcutters (CMCs) provide high quality at affordable prices.
CMCs are a big investment for small framing businesses. What are the best arguments in their favour?
We believe that CMCs represent the greatest technological leap forward for small and medium sized frame shops. They ensure that every employee can cut high quality mounts (and foam board) and, in helping to produce both complex and elegant designs, they extend the capabilities of every member of the staff team.
Imagine you are hiring someone who will be your most precise, most consistent, most productive employee, who will never call in sick, never take a holiday, never leave you to work for someone else and, most importantly, an employee who helps make everyone in the shop more creative. That is about the best business partner you could have, don't you think?...
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January 2008 |
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| COVER |
Hope Begins Anem III,
by Danielle O'Connor Akiyama |
| NEWS |
Preview of Spring Fair Birmingham
Wessex and Glass & Mirror announce merger; Print Portfolio adds more publishers |
| BUSINESS |
Retailing secrets (part 2); selling decorative glass in galleries |
| ART |
ABC to licensing for artists; Canon competition winner on making a giclée print |
| FRAMING |
Plastic mouldings; How green is your framing? |
| FACE TO FACE |
Philip and Glyn Martin |
| LAST WORD |
Diane Demirci, Artko |
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October 2007 |
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| COVER |
Pink Orchid,
by Andrew McNeile Jones |
| NEWS |
Cisz wins John Solomon trophy in best-selling image poll
New Guild book 'Starting Up a Gallery and Frameshop'; New Hot Press training facility |
| BUSINESS |
Retailing secrets; should galleries sell art books |
| ART |
EPSON/ABT best-selling image survey results; urban art |
| FRAMING |
Framing a cross stitch, making an arch-top frame |
| FACE TO FACE |
Paul Horton |
| LAST WORD |
Alistair Cook, Framers Corner |
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August 2007 |
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| COVER |
Petit Air Japonais,
by Valérie Maugeri published by International Graphics Walmsley GmbH |
| NEWS |
Guild launches new range of retailer benefits
Summer floods hit framers; Motorsport artists warned off logos |
| BUSINESS |
Retail toolkit: 0% credit for art purchases explained; Look at secure e-payments |
| ART |
Digital canvas product survey |
| FRAMING |
CMCs: framing's future?; Material world: framing embroidery |
| FACE TO FACE |
Philip Gray |
| LAST WORD |
Colin Rawlings, Obsession Publishing |
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June 2007 |
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| COVER |
The Witches,
by Quentin Blake from Aquarelle Publishing |
| NEWS |
Lion PFS celebrates 30
Hardboard and MDF price rise; Guild offers UKTI export grants |
| BUSINESS |
Starry night: Art & Framing Industry Awards 2007; basic IT for small business |
| ART |
Large-format printers; the open studios' phenomenon |
| FRAMING |
Box framing: hints and tips |
| FACE TO FACE |
Jorge Aguilar-Agón |
| LAST WORD |
Martin Harrold, Lion PFS |
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April 2007
(Digital Printing Today supplement available) |
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| COVER |
White Carnation,
by George Fossey from May AG (distr. by Beaver Lodge Prints) |
| NEWS |
Diverse trading picture emerges from international fairs
Glass prices set to rise; 2007 Awards finalists announced |
| BUSINESS |
Results of marketing survey; Training staff and winning businesses |
| ART |
eBay - art sales made easy?; Riding high (equestrian art) |
| FRAMING |
Roadtest of frame visualisation software;
Framing casts of children's hands and feet |
| FACE TO FACE |
Harold Feinstein |
| LAST WORD |
Simon Eason, Prime Arts |
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January 2007 |
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| COVER |
Yellow Cab,
by Henderson Cisz from DeMontfort Fine Art |
| NEWS |
Sibthorp wins John Solomon trophy
New fire safety rules; Peterboro appoints Lion as distributor |
| BUSINESS |
Location, location, location; A-Z of writing a business plan;
Focus on art and framing in India |
| ART |
Sir Peter Blake interview; ARR readers' Q&A; Lightbox art |
| FRAMING |
Frames made from oak floorboards;
Which mountboard? (Guild standards made easy) |
| FACE TO FACE |
Kay Boyce |
| LAST WORD |
Lisa Krieger, Encore Art Group (formerly CAP) |
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October 2006 |
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| COVER |
Someone's Pretty Baby,
by Todd White from Aurora Fine Art |
| NEWS |
Artist's resale right – Guild disputes DACS' definition of secondary sale
Launch of Summer Fair London; ACC meeting at DecorExpo Atlanta |
| BUSINESS |
Managing cashflow; Discount or die |
| ART |
Top 10 Best-Selling Images Poll results; Flower power |
| FRAMING |
An objective perpective (challenging framing jobs); Framing a wedding dress |
| FACE TO FACE |
Sue Howells |
| LAST WORD |
Edward Adkins, Frinton Gallery |
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August 2006 |
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| COVER |
Brits Abroad,
by Doug Hyde from DeMontfort Fine Art |
| NEWS |
Artist's resale right – Guild disputes DACS' definition of secondary sale
Launch of Summer Fair London; ACC meeting at DecorExpo Atlanta |
| BUSINESS |
Overview of art & framing in Ireland; PR in local media |
| ART |
Protect your intellectual property rights when exhibiting; Originals and the discerning buyer |
| FRAMING |
Revival of gold in mount decoration; Midas Mouldings factory visit |
| FACE TO FACE |
James Blakeway |
| LAST WORD |
Alison Jackson, Emap Connect |
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June 2006 |
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| COVER |
High Heels - Wild Passion,
by Inna Panasenko from International Graphics |
| NEWS |
Important changes to Guild print standards announced
Wildlife art theft; New contemporary art fair for Olympia |
| BUSINESS |
Selling art made easy; Review of Industry Awards 2006 |
| ART |
What young buyers want; A silver lining |
| FRAMING |
Framing a floral bouquet; Frinton goes to Hollywood |
| FACE TO FACE |
Debra Stroud, Washington Green |
| LAST WORD |
David Knight, Ashworth & Thompson |
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April 2006 (with Mouldings Today supplement) |
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| COVER |
Flana,
by Shazia from Thirteen Fine Art |
| NEWS |
Spring and Autumn Fair revamp; ARR demand hits doormats; Copy or artistic interpretation? |
| BUSINESS |
It's an art materials world; Retail framing: the view from Europe |
| ART |
The rise and rise of photography; Pastel perfect |
| FRAMING |
What would you do?; Contemporary framing ideas |
| FACE TO FACE |
Howard Behrens, Devon Publishing |
| LAST WORD |
John Palmer, Glass & Mirror |
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January 2006 |
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| COVER |
Faux Paw,
by Jennifer Garant from Wild Apple Graphics |
| NEWS |
Artist's Resale Rights; New distributor for Greenwich Workshop; Chip & Pin
25th anniversaries for International Graphics and Dee Fine Art |
| BUSINESS |
Valuing art & framing business; IT in retail survey; Selling to China |
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New formats in art; Sporting prints
Cleaning and refurbishing a 19th century engraving |
| FRAMING |
Dealing with woodworm; Taxing textiles |
| FACE TO FACE |
Sandra Blow RA, CCA Galleries |
| LAST WORD |
Martin Trowbridge, Trowbridge Gallery |
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October 2005 |
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| COVER |
Drinking Boas,
by Todd White from Aurora Fine Art |
| NEWS |
Technology at AFB; Clive Madgwick obituary; Trade show calendar 2006 |
| BUSINESS |
Personal safety in the workplace; Art at John Lewis |
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CENTENARY SPECIAL 1905-2005 plus
Results of best-selling image poll; The great print debate |
| FRAMING |
Hand crafted mouldings; Clear pointer to a sale |
| FACE TO FACE |
Todd White, Aurora Fine Art |
| LAST WORD |
Claus Pedersen, Morsø |
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August 2005 |
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| COVER |
Painting the Town Red,
by Graham McKean from De Montfort Fine Art |
| NEWS |
ACC launches battle against art piracy, DMA opt-out warning issued
'Greatest painter of dance since Degas' dies, New framing showcase for NYC |
| BUSINESS |
On the road, on call, online and on the case (selling tips in tough times) |
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FOCUS ON INTERIOR DESIGN: Designed for impact,
Mistress of the makeover, Supplying art for interiors |
| FRAMING |
A clear view (review of picture framing glass), Skin Deep (framing a snakeskin) |
| FACE TO FACE |
Isabelle de Borchgrave, Wild Apple Graphics |
| LAST WORD |
Will Ramsay, Affordable Art Fair |
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June 2005 |
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| COVER |
Girlfriends,
by Karin Volker from Aurora Fine Art |
| NEWS |
Awards hit the headlines, Artist's Resale Right debate,
Rolf by Royal appointment, Glass & Mirror / Denglas competition |
| BUSINESS |
Review of Industry Awards 2005, Making the right move (moving business premises) |
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DACS the way to do it, Abstract attraction |
| FRAMING |
Virgin territory (framing commissions for Virgin Mobile),
Framing Q&A with Lyn Hall GCF & Barry Leveton GCF |
| FACE TO FACE |
Christine Comyn, Buckingham Fine Art |
| LAST WORD |
Jim Daler, Daler-Rowney |
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April 2005 |
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| COVER |
Kissy Face,
by Bruce McKay from Washington Green |
| NEWS |
EMMA and the Guild join forces, Awards shortlist announced,
Tate launches Art on Demand, Vettriano coup for Scottish gallery |
| BUSINESS |
Retailing in focus - four articles looking at retailing, profitability etc. |
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Medium-format inkjet printer review, Profiting from the local
scene (a look at landmark art) |
| FRAMING |
Recycling Materials - Melanie Clews GCF on framing found items, |
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Computerised mountcutter review by Steve Hible GCF |
| FACE TO FACE |
Mary Ann Rogers, Alpha 1 Marketing |
| LAST WORD |
Paul Lefebvre, Devon Publishing |
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January 2005 |
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| COVER |
Waiting for the Romance to Come Back,
By Fabian Perez from De Montfort |
| NEWS |
Rights & wrongs of Droit de Suite, Guild members excluded from Own Art, Simon Combes obituary |
| BUSINESS |
Avoiding the debt trap,
Stop! In the name of the law. |
| ART |
Art and corporate self-interest, Open to print. |
| FRAMING |
Synthetic Solutions - plastic picture framing mouldings, |
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A photo finish - Alan Watts GCF on handling and framing photographs. |
| FACE TO FACE |
Elizabeth Blackadder RA RSA |
| LAST WORD |
Meg Sissling, Edward Henry |
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October 2004 |
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| COVER |
Lifelong Friends,
by Rolf Harris from Washington Green |
| NEWS |
Vettriano paintings
fetch £2.5million, Big prizes for new artists at AFB,
Arqadia ups standards |
| BUSINESS |
Stop! In the name of the law,
Tips on exhibiting at Trade shows. |
| ART |
Giclee - what the art trade
thinks now. |
| FRAMING |
Object framing, Norman Herringshaw
on a tough assignment framing a large |
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mixed media textile of an elephant. |
| FACE TO FACE |
Rolf Harris, Washington Green |
| LAST WORD |
Mike Brown, Arqadia |
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August 2004 |
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| COVER |
Whirlwind Romance,
by Doug Hyde from De Montfort Fine Art Limited |
| NEWS |
Jack Vettriano
- Britain's most famous artist? Rolling out chip and pin,
Watercolours |
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without the mess, Hard times
as antiques trade ventures online – LAPADA. |
| BUSINESS |
Exhibiting at trade shows -
how to make the most of it, key legal issues for retailers. |
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The art of selling photographs,
Contracts. |
| FRAMING |
Computer pricing programs,
Interlocking mounts, Richard Christie GCF restores |
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and gilds an ornate 19th century
oak frame. |
| FACE TO FACE |
Thomas Kinkade |
| LAST WORD |
Maggie Thornton, Redfern Gallery |
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June 2004 |
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| COVER |
Studland Bay -the home of
the quality studland mountboard range from Daler Rowney |
| NEWS |
Jack Vettriano
- Britain's most famous artist? Rolling out chip and pin,
Watercolours |
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without the mess, Hard times
as antiques trade ventures online – LAPADA. |
| BUSINESS |
Wages survey -II, UK &
Ireland Art and Framing Awards 2004 |
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Fine art auctioneering- Changing
times-, Motorsport art |
| FRAMING |
Picture framing tools, Creating
fashionably deep mounts, Framing Awards winners -Lyn |
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Hall GCF & Hannah Birtwistle
GCF, An illusion of speed and receding distance by |
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using multiple mounts. |
| FACE TO FACE |
Anita Klein PRE |
| LAST WORD |
Louise Neville, Frame Specialist, Bonham's Auctioneers |
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April 2004 |
| COVER |
Selection of mountboard from
Britannia Mounts’ new own brand, Britanniamountboard |
| NEWS |
US merger for Artexpo and Décor
Expo, A celebration of the UK’s favourite artist, |
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Autumn Fair searches for new
art talent, Beware the small print, Launch of the new F1 |
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Gunnar computerised mountcutter,
..... plus more news. |
| BUSINESS |
Wages Survey -I, Debt collection
made easy |
| ART |
Wildlife Art, Licensing:
a user’s guide |
| FRAMING |
Pros and cons of hanging pictures
with cord or wire, In pursuit of perfection |
| FACE TO FACE |
Jack Vettriano, The Art Group / Portland Gallery |
| LAST WORD |
Matt and Kristian Jones, John Jones ArtSauce |
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January 2004 |
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| COVER |
Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo
with hand-painted frame from Art & Lights |
| NEWS |
Vettriano tops poll in best-selling
prints survey, DTI steps in to half limited edition fraud |
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The world’s most expensive
framed shirt? A signed England rugby shirt, Guild presents |
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Acrylic Painters award, Brand
protection made simple, ..... plus more news. |
| BUSINESS |
Art adventures online, UK Art
& Framing Industry Survey 2003 -II: Publishing, Export |
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Best selling images survey,
Customer relationships, Pop art |
| FRAMING |
Hanging fittings; Aluminium frames; Framing a medal |
| FACE TO FACE |
Sonia Rollo, CCA Galleries |
| LAST WORD |
Patrick Pettigrew, Campbells of London |
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November 2003 |
| COVER |
La Dance de l’amour by
Rob Hefferan, from De Montfort Fine Art. |
| NEWS |
New London trade and retail
art fair set to launch in 2004? Art sales up in US -APA |
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survey, Epson launches new
A2 printer,Art Copyright Coalition victory over fakers. |
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Rolf Harris outpaces Picasso
and Monet, ..... plus more news. |
| BUSINESS |
UK art & framing industry
survey - I, Strategy for increasing sales. |
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Popularity of unframed box
canvases, How art consultants take art to offices |
| FRAMING |
Framing awards for the music
industry, Creative uses for workshop offcuts |
| FACE TO FACE |
Robert Heindel, Obsession Publishing Company |
| LAST WORD |
Jenny Roland, The Curwen Studio |
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August 2003 - SOLD OUT |
| COVER |
A work from Tony Hudson
with airbrushed frame from Art & Lights |
| NEWS |
Dark days for mouldings manufacturers
EMMA, The best-selling living artist in the |
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world is? National Gallery
launches print on demand, AGBI cards for Christmas, |
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Wildlife conservation of the
artistic kind – first Art for Survival exhibition, Copyright |
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ruling may impact on sporting
artists, Extra support at overseas shows, ...plus more. |
| BUSINESS |
Retailing in Focus, Profiting
from Christmas countdown, Developing a pricing strategy. |
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The private view: More than
just a free drink? Computers in art |
| FRAMING |
Survey of automated equipment
currently available to picture framers,Decorative appeal |
| FACE TO FACE |
Deborah Phillips, Art From Scotland |
| LAST WORD |
Richard Lloyd, Head of Prints Department, Christie's auctioneers |
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June 2003 |
| COVER |
Sailing the Lake by David Wheeler,
open edition print published by Wild Apple |
| NEWS |
Stelios surrenders his claim
in legal battle for easy art name, Mall launches new show- |
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-case open days, Photos get
real – The photo Imaging Council, UK &Ireland Art and
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Framing Awards 2003, Guild
goes to A&I, Conference issues digital health warning, |
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Training benefits at the Autumn
Fair, Kirchner opens at the RA,... plus more news. |
| BUSINESS |
Art & Framing Industry
business Awards, Maternity and paternity issues. |
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A history of the colour woodcut,
Papers for inkjet -an in-depth investigation. |
| FRAMING |
Making a profit from 3D framing,
Ashley O’Grady’s winning frame, made with water |
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gilding and Japanese lacquer,
Invisible glass within Richard Christie’s winning frame
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| FACE TO FACE |
Lawrence Coulson, Washington Green |
| LAST WORD |
Len Younger, Wessex Pictures |
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April 2003 |
| COVER |
The Journey Never Ends by Simon
Bull. Giclée print 20x20 inches, edition size 195 +
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19 artist’s proofs.
Trade price £125 + VAT |
| NEWS |
Framers still underpricing
skills, Not making enough net profit? Art Business Today
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scoops mag of the
year award, Mackenzie Thorpe makes an art of the beautiful
game, |
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South side looking up, Putting
something back breaks record (Wildlife artist David Dancey-Wood), Mixed fortunes
at Spring fair? |
| BUSINESS |
Special Report – The
price is right, Developing a Corporate Identity |
| ART |
Market for children’s
book illustrations, Into giclée: an artist’s perspective |
| FRAMING |
Gilding: what lies beneath,
On framing peerless symmetry, How to wrap mouldings? |
| FACE TO FACE |
Sarah Jane Szikora, Washington Green |
| LAST WORD |
Sally Mitchell, Sally Mitchell Fine Arts |
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January 2003 - SOLD OUT |
| COVER |
Essence by Jem Hobbs, a limited
edition print of 350 copies, trade price £35 + VAT |
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published by Naked Art |
| NEWS |
Retailers oppose increased
minimum wage, Simon Bull goes solo, Gainsborough’s Blue
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Boy, London Contemporary Art,
25 years of fine art publishing, Pastures new for |
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Senecio Editions, ...plus more
news. |
| BUSINESS |
Rural rise: 10 tips for survival,
Greeting cards as a profitable secondary product group. |
| ART |
World of Copyright, Lightfastness
testing and why BWS is still the best |
| FRAMING |
Framing health and safety,
Framing and gardening, A look at water gilding. |
| FACE TO FACE |
Adam Barsby, De Montfort Fine Art |
| LAST WORD |
Andrew Prince, Chantry Fine Art |
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Editor, Mike Sims
Managing Editor, Annabelle Ruston
Advertising, Debra Colley
Subscriptions, Moira Sanders
Publisher, Christrose Sumner
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