Posted by Emily on February 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment
There are two broad semantic categories in our society that are defined largely by intuition. One is ‘What is Art?’ and the other is ‘What is Obscenity?’. And the two are related in that anything deemed to be art, is generally excused from being suppressed as obscenity. Indeed this very relationship is [...]
Posted by Deanna on February 14, 2010 · 2 Comments
Back in the day, I offered and held a few home parties for selling my artworks. Being about 15 years ago, ish, I felt like I was charting new territories.
I had a bunch of catalogs and brochures from other successful home party plan businesses — and my vast knowledge of attending such parties — [...]
Posted by Deanna on February 4, 2010 · 6 Comments
Bookmarks are a great way to try on art. And I’m not just saying that because I’m one of the presenters at the first Bookmark Collectors Virtual Convention, either.
Bookmarks come in so many styles and are made of so many materials, you can enjoy and experiment with form & function ideas and concepts in [...]
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Posted by Deanna on January 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Antique Week, Vol. 41, Issue No. 2112 (January 11, 2010) has a report in the national section on art sales in 2009.
In the article, two things stood out for me.
First:
Auction houses started slashing pre-sale estimates by as much as 50 percent to stimulate sales. When Sloans & Kenyon of Chevy Chase, Md., gave a [...]
Posted by Deanna on December 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
I hate putting a value on art. I think you should pay what the artist asks, so long as the depth of your affection for the piece matches the depth of your pockets.
But, because I mostly write about antiques and collectibles, people often ask me about how much they should pay for art at [...]
Posted by Deanna on December 16, 2009 · 2 Comments
In the January 2010 issue of Elle magazine, there’s an interview of Hugh Grant by Holly Millea. Whatever you think of Grant, there’s an interesting bit on the actor as an art collector.
Elle: Tell me, is it true that you bought an Andy Warhol painting of Elizabeth Taylor for $4 million in 2002 and sold [...]
Posted by Deanna on December 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Men may be, as we are told, visual creatures, but many women adore and collect vintage images. Pinups and those ‘trashy’ covers of pulp novels do more than just flirt with men ya know — we women like them too. And if this includes you, then girl do I have a treat for you: Illustration [...]
