![]() It can take, I think nine months is the shortest amount of time between when I finish something and when it has shipped. Then they have to produce it, they have to sell it if it’s going into mom-and-pop stuff, or they have to ship it, whatever. If it’s a company I’ve worked from we have a basic contract, we’ll do an amendment where we add “Okay, yeah, now you’re licensing this art in addition to what you’ve already done in the past.” So you always have to do the contract thing. If I’ve never worked with them before, we have to start from scratch. Then, okay, it’s beautiful, somebody wants it. So they have to mock stuff up, they have to show it to people. They often won’t commit to you until they know they’re going to have decent placement. So they might show it to some of their key accounts, they might show it to a big account like Bed Bath and Beyond or whatever. A lot of what goes on in the industry now, it’s a little different than ten years ago, is they shop your art. So I’ve done the art, they’re now going to consider it. Send us the files, we’ll knock something up and see what happens.” One or two of them might be like “Oh yeah, we like it. “In our perfect world… I was just working on this collection this morning of art, and I’ll finish it probably tomorrow and I’ll start sending it out to a couple of clients that I work with all the time. Tara Reed gives us a rundown on the basic steps involved in an art licensing transaction: Are you willing to collaborate with a third party on every piece of art you license? There is tremendous potential in the world of art licensing, but it requires a different way of approaching business than more traditional avenues of selling art such as selling originals and prints through galleries or directly to collectors. An artist who chooses to license their art may not sell any originals at all, but simply license the images for use on commercial products. Tara Reed is a licensing expert with years of experience, so we use transcribed portions from our interview with her throughout this article, lightly edited for readability.Īrt licensing is a way of making money wherein, as licensing expert Tara Reed puts it, you “rent” your artwork to companies to put on their products. Several years ago, Cory interviewed an artist who licenses her art with a wide variety of companies and who founded. While it’s not for everyone, it is a facet of the industry well worth exploring for artists who are well experienced with managing their budget and are interested in collaborating with corporations. A seldom-discussed aspect of the art industry, and somewhat mysterious to many artists, is art licensing. In fact, many of our artists make a living from their work without ever setting foot in a gallery. ![]() "Curl up on the sofa with this book and dream.At The Abundant Artist, we are passionate about teaching artists that it is entirely possible to make money from your art, even outside of the traditional gallery system. "Effortlessly lovable, warm and fun" Closer ![]() "Delicious - gorgeous humour and the lightest of touches" Sunday Times "Top-drawer romantic escapism" Daily Mail The whole world loves Katie Fforde's work: The timing is terrible and even more alarming is that the more Rory pursues Thea, the more maddeningly attractive she finds Ben. The arrival of Molly, her bossy friend, demanding to see Rory's stunning paintings (and to find out what Thea is up to) is bad enough, but why did she have to bring Petal, Thea's most annoying lodger, along for the ride?Īnd worst of all, Petal is accompanied by her uncle, the enigmatic Ben, a man Thea has sworn never to like. Leaving behind a house full of students she looks after, Thea throws caution to the wind and takes off to Ireland with Rory, a charming artist.īut Thea's old life isn't so easily cut off. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Recipe for Love, A French Affair and The Perfect Match. A wonderfully romantic novel from the No. There’s an art to choosing men, but Thea’s just discovering it.
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