Modern bedding fabrics with plaids and stripes, flowers ...



AB TO DO: FIND A SHOWROOM LIST BY CO NAME

GO THROUGH OUR HOUSE LIST

GENERAL GIFT P 524 IN MAGAZINE

Building 2

18th Floor

CR Gibson our time TN

1837

barbara Slate 615-724-2860 spoke to Barbara – she said call Julie

Julie Wilcox X 3156

800 243 6004 6/29 CALLED 9:30 AM NO ANSWER

6/29 CALLED CECILIA HATLEY NO ANSWER

\7/2 couldn’t reach going in circles – e mail Julie and Barbara

7/3 called Julie – no answer

7/3 called Cecilia no answer

7/10 called Julie extension doesn’t sound right

Galison

Juanita Dharmazi (pr, jwanita)

212 354 8840\in New York – appt. after snow? Press 0

Also at Gift show 7507

7/2 called Juanita in NY – don’t think they will be in Atlant –

\Make appt. in New York after Atlanta Show send e-mail

7/10 CALLED SHE IS ON A PHOTO SHOOT SAID CALL BACK

17th floor 2

Evergreen

1709 and 1700

NANCY CAREY 804 231 1800 x 3126

Lynn Wagner 804-231-1800 x 3233

LISA KLUTHE 800 774 3837 X 3196

Brittany toler 800-774-3837

PERFECT TIMING WI call after 10 am

Steve Anderson

262 523 9268

800 262 2622

Atlanta Gift Mart, Bldg 2, #1801Phone:

404-260-6201 – HOMEWSTYLE PHONE # BIG REP

try to get showroom phone from them and showroom #

7/2 not sure if they will be in Atlanta call

7/6 called steve no answer

o -

▪

▪ Giftware Co. in UK

▪ 1739

▪

▪

▪ Lang/Avalance (Perfect timing)

▪ 1735

▪ Steve Anderson is brand manager

Lang and Avalanche

Steve……262 523 9268

General #: 800 262 2622 6/28 Pete Spader is trying

16th Floor 2

Enesco l hr behind IL

1621, 1616, 1629

800 436 3726

Liz Wain x5606

Debbie Disparte x 5441

7/6 called lLiz no answer

7/6 called Debbie out of office till?????

7/10 SPOKE TO LIZ – SHE IS IN MEETING SAID CALL BACK

7/10 CALLED DEBBIE MERSSAGE THAT SHE IS ON VACATION AND THEN AT ATLANTA GIFT SHOW

7/10 REACHED DEBBIE –MADE APPT FOR

15th floor 2

14th floor 2

C & F Enterprises NEWPORT NEWS VA CALL TUES AM

AND GALLERIE II



do address card PO Box 751500

Memphis, Tennessee 38175

csteele@

Cindi Steele

1435

\757 926 5711 direct

757 310 6100 x 6211 8:45 AM 6/5 SPOKE TO CINDI VERY FRIENDLY

• SEND HER E-MAIL AND FOLLOW UP IN TWO WEEKS WITH ANOTHER E-MAIL AND CALL – SHE WILL BE SETTING UP HER APPTS AT THAT TIME

• Made appt for Sunday 7/15 at 10:30 am MADE APPTL FOR SUNDAY 7/15 AT 10:30 AM

13th Floor 2

Legacy Publishing Clinton MA

1331A

Mary Pat Heelan

‘Cathleen Llanso

800 322 3866 6/28 spoke to Bill Michalski asst to Cathleen? Or Mary Pat – Mary Pat has been out on Medical leave but will be back Monday

Cathleen is in but in and out a lot. Try her again

Enter Bill’s e-mail……Bill@

Send e-mails to Mary Pat and Cathleen about seeing them in Atlanta and keep calling.

SEND E MAIL IN DRAFTS FRID AM 6/29

Design Design

1325B

PHONE

New View 1357 Media, PA

Meghan Fitzpatrick x 143 6/5 9 AM CALLED MEGHAN AND

No answer

Linda Hawley x 122 6/5 9 am called Linda no answer

← 610 627 0190

← They won’t be at show

← Send e-mail to Linda I spoke to her 6/18 and she will set it up so I can come by and see showroom

← SEND E-MAIL AM 6/29

←

← 12th Floor 2

← Andrea By Sadek

← 1228

←

← 11th floor

← 10th floor

Creative Co-op TN CENTRAL TIM,E CALL BACK AT TO ISH

1003

866 323 2264

Tamara Bryant Cindi said that they license in gift but not in textiles, ex: pillows rugs towels guest towels xmas etc.

Check and see if Tamara Bryant is the person to call

6/28 ab spoke to Dana Hurst asst –Tamara will not be at show

send e-mail (in drafts) Friday am 6/29

10th floor THE GARDENS 2 and 2W Outdoor, indoor home accents gifts

SUNSET VISTA check on 2 or 2w

10-C-95

TOLAND check on 2 or 2w

10-A-11

9TH FLOOR 2 And 2W The Gardens, gifts, tabletop Accessories Outdoor Indoor entertaining

KELLER CHARLES

Peggy Field

215 732 2614 9:15 called

• 9:45 called not there

• Pete spader spoke to her – drop by early in am

• WHAT SHOWROOM????

LENOX check on 2 or 2W

905

VIETRI check on 2 or 2W

902

ZRIKE check on 2 or 2w

931A

Also at NY Gift Mart 7 W 34th St

212 564 5555

ion New Jersey 201 651 5158

8th Floor Gourmet and Housewares, tabletop check for food

BOSTON INTERNATIONAL

819

7th Floor 2 and 2wGeneral Gift and Resort

Burton and Burton 2

721

Betsey Kinnerly Maxine’s asst –

800-241-2094 MADE APPT. FOR FRIDAY 7/13 AT 9 AM

6th Floor 2 and 2W General Gift Bridge Level to 3

Manual Woodworkers 2W NC our time

697

Sandra Pryor 800 814 6597 x 2326

Liz Geise 800 542 3130

Call Penni Geyer to set up appt.

800 542 3139 Penni G 65 CALLED 8:30 AM NO ANSWER

o CALL BACK AT 9:15 ISH

o MADE APPT. FOR 11 AM ON FRIDAY – CALLED penni at 9:20 am

o MADE APPT FOR FRIDAY 7/13 AT 11 AM

o

o Manual Woodworker NC

o Sandra Pryor 800 814 6597 x 2326

o Liz Geise

o 800 542 3130 sent e-mail 5/16 8:40 am

o 5/16 reached Sandra by phone – they are not coming to surtax new licensing coordinator is Penni Geyer-put Penni on DK’s send out list and

o call asap to set up appt. in Atlanta in July

o 6/11 9;20 AM CALLED PENNI – NO ANSWER

o 6/11/12 CALLED PENNI 10 AM NO ANSWER

o SET UP appt for Friday 7/13 at 11 am

o

Demdaco 2W 1 hr behind KS

685

office numb. 888 336 3226

ANGELA EVANS 913 402 6800 X 442 1 HOUR BEHIND US

INGRID LISS 888 336 3226 she works from MN office CALLED 6/5 8:30 AM NO ANSWER FROM INGRID MN L HOUR BEHIND US

Phone in MN is 612 259 8917 Her asst. Kathy in Kansas City CALL ALL BACK AT 10 ISH 7/3 called Kathy Thomas (Ingrid’s asst)-no answer

7/6 called Kathy Thomas no answer 11 am

Brownlow 2

603A

JOHN PAUL

817 831 3831

7/3 SPOKE TO JOHN PAUL – HE GETS IN AROUND 8:30 AM

CAN’T MAKE AN APPT. BUT I C AN STOP BY SAY HI AND SEE SHOWROOM – SEND FOLLOW UP E-MAIL

5th Floor 2

Fourth Floor 2W Temporaries-Garden Coastal Birding

3rd floor 2 and 2W Temporaries Gourmet Housewares,Tabletop

Living and Entertainment

MERRITT INTERNATIONAL

Z714

2ND FLOOR 2 AND 2W- TEMPORARIES, GOURMET FOODS

Merritt International 2W

714 or 719?

1ST FLOOR 2 AND 2W TEMPORARIES – HIGH END DESIGN

Get info from Peter spader re appts and showrooms

Merritt Int;l 719 or 714 2W

Amia won’t be in atlanta

Bradford Group

Lifetime Brands

Park Designs Pete set up appt Friday 7/13 at 12 noon

Google their site

To enter

New View Bldg 2

Meghan Fitzpatrick x 143

Linda Hawley x 122

1357. Spoke to Meghan – She and Linda are there only for set up

1358. However e-mail her and she will set it up for me to be able to visit showroom

Joseph Warren Miller

Bldg 1

16th Floor

16-E-1

Mark and Margaret Hooper

PERRY HARRIS IS PRESIDENT

Called Mark – no answer 7/6 11 am

7/6 called perry harris no answer

CALLED OFFICE IN ATLANTA 404 525 9793

7/10 SPOKE TO ELAINE – VERY HELPFUL – he is checking into his hotel at 10:30 am call back around noon

7/11 spoke to Elaine in office – Mark said come by any time

Bldg 2

LEGACY

Cathleen Llanso

Mary Pat Heelan called 6/19 – out of office back next week(this week)

800 322 3866

What floor and #?

Cathleen and Mary Pat won’t be there. Spoke to bill about getting ok to walk the showroom

Get back to bill

6/29 send e-mail in drafts

Certified International 10 flor b.dg 2

914 741 1332

showroom phone 212 685 1098

Linda O’Donnell x 142 caLLED 6/19 – no answer

Ralph Girardi x 143 callee 6/19 at 9:50 am – he is in Dallas

RANDY VIESLEY Call on Tuesday 6/26 what floor and #?

Randy viesley gone

7/6 spoke to Ralph Girardi- he and Linda will not be at show this summer

Their showroom in NY is – 212 685 1098

They will be there in September for 3 or 4 monthes for shows and catalogue shoots – call in early september and set up appt. to see him Set up appt.

Also check in August will they be at Gift Show??????

BROWNLOW

JOHN PAUL BROWNLOW

817 831 3831

7/3 spoke to John Paul – drop by and say hi is ok early am best

SEND HIM AN E-MAIL

SATURDAY KNIGHT

Tonya Bott

Need phone #

Need floor and room #

PAPER PRODUCTS DESIGN

CAROL FLORSHEIM

415 883 1888

NEED FLOOR AND ROOM # bldg 2 suite 1830 the

7/3 SPOKE TO GRACE

SEND E-MAIL

ZRIKE

931A

CHECK ON

LEANIN TREE

619A

HOMEFIRES

Homefires
PO Box 81487
Atlanta, GA 30366
Phone: (800) 782-1198
Fax: (770) 451-0281



7/2 E-MAIL PETER RE WHO TO CONTACT

Peter Pauper Press

914-681-0144

Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings

hzschock@

9am - 6pm Wed., Thurs., Sun., Mon., Tues.
9am - 8pm Fri. & Sat.

|When |Wed Jul 11 1pm – Wed Jul 18, 2012 10pm GMT (no daylight saving) |

|Where |Showroom 680A, Building 2 West Wing, AmericasMart Atlanta, 230 Spring Street, Atlanta, GA 30303 (map) |

| |Publisher
Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
202 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 400
White Plains, NY 10601-5376 |

914-681-0144 ...

7/6 called Heather Xschock – not in will be in Monday

probably not at Atlanta – find out if I can meet up with her at any of the upcoming NY shows

←

Saturday Knight OH our time

Tanya Bott

• 513-641-1400

•

• CARDSCrown Point Graphics - cards

• TRISH MAIN

• 317 575 9975 X 17

• AND III 336 3226

•

• CSS (Paper Magic, Berwick, DR. Gibson, Cleo?)

• Lori White

o 215-569-9900

•

•

•

•

o Chesapeake Warner Wallcoverings, MD

o Julie Philibert, Director of Design

o 800-275-2037

o JULIE DIRECT 508-698-6892 5/15 called - service

← International Greetings USA

←

← INTERNATIONAL GREETINGS USA

← Suite 543
3 RAVINIA DRIVE, SUITE 250
ATLANTA, GA 30346
TEL: 770/551-9727 EXT. 102
FAX: 770/551-7660
E-MAIL: papercraft@

← Warren Herscovitz 
PaperCraft by International Greetings USA 
770-551-9727 150
Email-wrap division

←

←

←

INFO I WILL NEED



← new and relocated showrooms in Atlanta July

←

←

← Bldg 2 and 2 West wing

←

← - MAGAZINE WITH FLOOR PLANS,

← CATALOGUES EXCELLENT

←

←

← The Merchandise Center in Atlanta

←

←

APPTS SET UP SO FAR Come by any time

Friday 7/13

9 am Burton and Burton Jos Warren Miller

7th floor bldg 2 Mark Hooper

Bldg 1 16-E-1

11 am Manual weavers

12 noon Park Designs

697 bldg

Set up by Peter Spader floor #?

Google Park Designs

12 noon Evergreen Peter set up

17th floor

SATURDAY 7/14

EARLY AM – 8:30 Brownlow

603A –

John Paul Dad – Paul will be at Christian Trade show

SUNDAY 7/15

Early am – Keller ChARLES

9TH FLOOR

Drop by

C & F Galleries

Cindi Steele

10:30 am

1435 bldg 2

11:30 ENESCO

1621

DEBBIE DISPARTE

]SHOWROOM PHONE 404 220 2664

•

•

• TO DO 7/3

•

• e-mails to

• Kathy Thomas (Ingrid Liss’s asst) at Demdacl re set up appt

•

• John Paul Brownlow re spoke today – will look forward to seeing him in Atlanta – drop by early am

•

• Carol Florsheim Paper Products Design

• In Applebaum Schauben Co 1830 appt.

•

• Peking Handicrafts in 1830 – get info and call

•

• Fringe studio in 1830 look up –go see but not for us

•

• E mail to cr Gibson Julie and Cecilia

•

• Masterpiece Art Gallery 1333

•

• Pumpernickel Press

• McSourcing Int’l LLc garden 9B-66

•

• Vietri 909

•

• Zrike 931 A

•

• Roseanna

- rifle paper stationery very fresh and young inspires me



coastal vector art some antique



lovely animal amd coastal wat5ercolors



many many seahorses lovely and varied



LOVELY SOFT AND LOOSE WATERCOLOR, BIRDS, FLORALS ETC



ALL WATERCOLOR SEARCHES

WATERCOLOR CRABS MANY





watercolor images good loose florals backgrounds etc



\great watercolor images – florals patterns



nice loose watercolor designs



watercolor designs –coastal and patterns skys scenes – loose and lovely

fabulous painted style florals and textile patterns



great trendy textile patterns

Gorgeous close up photos but can’t figure out how to scroll down



gorgeous and large flower photos



Tiffani Taylor’s blog



artist with lvely mixed media technique collage and loose painting – not watercolor but I can use

lots of flowers and birds



fasion etc blog – some lovely florals can’t enlarge photos

For ab’s new studio-Eames table legs around $50





great 2012 designs, products and colors

site for watercolor florals, landswcapes and patterns

lovely design website - interior design, colors, inspiration, watercolor florals fabrics etc.

Val Greeleys lovely blog – I adore this keep coming back



7/20/2012



WATERCOLOR SITE I LIKE



LOOSE WATERCOLOR DEMO I LIKE

JANET ROGERS PAINT LIST



JANET ROGERS WATERCOLOR

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS LOOSE STYLE

A store that carries PPD products

find stores that carre ppd designs go to ppd and see list

really cute for ab designs

happy-as-a-lark-designs.



FREAT BLOG FOR CONTEMPORARY DESIGNS FLORALS ETC.

Guidelines For Creating a Fabric Collection

Your collection should consist of eight different patterns in total, including the design you've already submitted. A loose formula -- from which you are free to depart --  for an effective coordinated print fabric collection (especially for the quilting market) is to include the following:

• A focal design (large scale, multicolor, complex, often includes a combination of motifs from the rest of the line)

• A secondary design (medium scale, multicolor, often includes some of, but not all the same motifs as in the focal)

• Small-scale multicolor coordinate (often isolates one motif found in the focal and makes it an all-over pattern of the single motif or single type of motif)

• Tonal or two-tone or tone-on-tone coordinates (can be any scale – perhaps offer several)

• A mix of geometric motifs and organic motifs (ie, florals and polka dots or stripes)

The prints should feel related to one another, which is most easily achieved by repeating motifs throughout the different designs, but can also be achieved through color alone, with otherwise completely unrelated patterns.

• There should be a variety of scale amongst the patterns.

• There should also be a variety of value amongst the patterns.

• Offer a variety of ground coverage, which means that some patterns should lean towards the full coverage end of the spectrum, with motifs overlapping and covering as much of the surface as possible, and other patterns should be more openly spaced with more ground showing through between the motifs.

When we go into commercial production on a collection we usually run designs in several color-ways and often create several cohesive color stories, but your final collection for this contest should tell just one color story. It should be cohesive and coordinated, while still offering variety.

THE WOMDERFUL WATERCOLOR FLORALS I LOVE





\more on Fi Douglas artist of bluebellgray



more on Fi Douglas

GREAT FLORAL WATERCOLOR BLOG FOR TEXTILES



On line great home dec and trendy magazines

small but very pretty

Colors and photos are lovely

WEBSITES FOR DK



Great free vector patternsa nice and trendy and antiquey



florals asian and pithy sayings

ANOTHER FREE VECTOR SITE REALLY NICE TRENDY DESIGNS



FOR AB BLOGS



neat blog on Home dec and fashion, good links

- greatr site for many Chinese painters

LONG URL, BUT GREAT TRENDY WALLPAPER DESIGNS

RECAP OF THE SURTEX 2012 WROS=KSHOPS

18 days ago

Good blog for industry info esp greeting vcards



RETAILERS BLOGS – GOOGLE



TRADE MAGAZINE SITES - GOOGLE

Lovely young trendy site - colors and photos lovel –great great links and lots of them

A MOST INCREDIBLE BLOG FOR TRENDS, DESIGNS, COLORS ETC. WITH GREAT CROSS REFERENCE TO OTHER SUCH BLOGS COULD SPEND HOURS





Blog Name: Nidhi Saxena's blog about Patterns, Colors and Designs

Modern bedding fabrics with plaids and stripes, flowers and chevrons look dynamic and optimistic. Water color style floral patterns, blurred prints and tender floral designs add softness to modern bedroom decorating ideas, creating inviting and relaxing bedroom decor. Abstract spirograph prints in neutral and bold colors, gray and cream and black and white bedding sets with stripes are latest trends in bedding fabrics and furniture upholstery that offer unusual and interesting interior decorating ideas for 2012.

Fabulous site for floral and geometric fabric designs with an American-Asian flair

Textile design shows including Printsource

Textile design shows – google this for interesdting sites

Textile design shows Kathy davis lovely textile site watercolor video

- Kathy Davis Licensees page

- KATHY’S BLOG INCLUDES PRODUCTS AND PATTERNS

GOOGLE IN 2012 trendyfloral textile designers- I DID THE FIRST THRERE OR FOUR PAGES



nice flower photo0s

\ - web site fine art posters

fabulous floral and pattern and color reference.

I already did Floral patterns,,,,,Watercolor flowers…….

Interesting sales blog and re success





blog to follow



Gorgeous inspiring flower phots with soul



great patterns 2012

fabulous



great patterns and florals



good flower photos



great flower photographs



SHUTTERSTOCK – HUNDREDS OF WATERCOLOR FLORAL IMAGES – LOOSE AND LOVELY

YOUNG DESIGNERS UP AND COMING:

JOANNA MIRANDA

KATE CUSACK

- site for Antiquarian – lovely dishes, textiles all patterns and colors



Centsationsal Girl

great splashy colors in home décor

GREAT HOME DÉCOR



GO TO IMAGES AND THESE WILL LEAD TO MANY GREAT SITES



TRULY MOOD INSPIRING AND INSPIRING FOR PAINTING FLORALS – BUT THEY ARE ARTY PHOTOS

great floral photos large************************



TRENDY WATER COLOR FLORALS IN HOME DECOR 2012

GOOGLE THIS IN TO GET GREAT IMAGES

STORES TO SOURCE

ANTHROPOLIGIE

PIER I

Sharyn Sowell’s art on Licensing Liason (rep) ite

Other artists are

Jane Shatsky

‘and other interesting ones I haven’t looked at yet

Sharobn’s blog



Great site – blogs about fashion and trends Surtex etc.



TRENDY CUTE FRESH AND COLORFUL DESIGNS

OPEN STUDIOS IN NY

High Line Open Studios

526 West 26th Street, Studio 511

New York, NY 10001

Contact: Scotto Mycklebust at 917 697-0844 email at scotto@

IN 2011 IT RAN IN MARCH GET 2012 SCHEDULE



blog about art and shows in NY



Bushwick open studios in June 2012



in May 2012



NYC arts events – calendar

For more information call Barbara Bravo, Tour Coordinator at 845-246-7493 or email
events@

August 11 and 12th –maps available in mid July

RHINEBACK FAIR – AUG 21-26

DUTCHESS COUNTYY EVENTS

5th Annual Northern Dutchess Art Studio Views

In its 5th year, ASV is held over Labor Day weekend.  This free, self-guided tour showcases the working studios of over 30 Northern Dutchess artists from Hyde Park, Rhinebeck, Red Hook, Tivoli, and Clinton Corners. This annual event is dedicated to promoting the work and talents of these artists and bringing their artwork to the public by opening their private studios for visitors. Preview the artists & their work by visiting our tour website.





Videos creative co op

- Springs creative – Fabric

Boston Warehouse



Demdaco





Americas Mart manufacturers

Catalogues

Maps of buildings

Magazine with ads and…..more

PETER PAUPER PRESS – GREAT FIT FOR US



STORES AND WEBSITERS CARRYING PAPER PRODUCTS DESIGN PRODUCTS



Rosanna



I love her designs, free and different dinnerware and more

Creative Co op – more of a high end trendy look

- great creative artists to lookat for inspiration in this look, tim coffy included

- Robin Davis blog – shows Creative Coop look very well

events inspiration and more – including Oprah’s Lifeclass in Toronto

- great site – lost of neat hand done crafts and their blogs

great creative events for women in St. Paul Minnesota – send to Margaret C

- blog keep on ab’s private list of blogs and sites to keep up with

images show lots of products

need log in to see catalogues



shows this collection products

- how to get chance to make a personal pitch for our own line when we are ready

Web site Atlanta Mart





site has all floor plans, advertisers and all catalogues



Market magazine, with showrooms, maps catalogues and ads great source

Art Inspired

Painterly looks was another motif that was seen at the show. Most recently it was spotted on dinnerware and has now transferred over to home furnishings. Tozai's collection with Dransfield & Rossincluded Starving Artist, a collection of decorative accents featuring painterly scenes. Fringe's Florista collection also found inspiration in watercolors, as did Midwest-CBK's 

“Tozai

”

Water Color Garden which was inspired by Monet's water colors. At C&F Enterprises, the artwork of Paul Brent was transferred onto pillows and another collection of pillows feature the watercolors of artist Jen Callahan.

- - -

Flower Power
Florals play a big role on the table next season. But they take on a painterly look. Lenox and Mikasaintroduced 

“Mikasa

”

several dinnerware collections with this look. Mikasa's Dining Redesigned line featured four new patterns inspired by watercolors: Garden Palette Bouquet, Garden Palette Floral, Garden Palette Meadow and Garden Palette Vine. Wedgwood's Harlequin Cuckoo design finds inspiration in the company's archive pattern books from the early 19th century. Done in four pastel colors - pink, light blue, peach and pale green - the collection also features a painterly look.

And flowers were the main theme at Waterford as well. The company's latest Fleurology collection includes a range of vases with companion glass flowers. The vases are done in a variety of colors adding to the floral bouquet.

Clark also sees florals and floral motifs popping up this season. “They're being explored in depth in textiles and tabletop,” she says. “[Flowers] are incredibly happy. When things get shaky we look for objects that bring us joy,” she explains.

SET UP A PRODUCT DREAM BOARD COLLECT PHOTOS OF PRODUCTS I LOVE.

TAKE MY DESIGN AND CUT IT OUT AND SUPERIMPOSE ON THE PRODUCT OR PUT A SWATCH OF DESIGN AS IT WOULD PLAY OUT ON EACH PRODUCT

TARGET THE COMPANIES I WANT TO FOCUS ON WITH THIS COLLECTION

RESEARCH THEM – GET LINKED WHEREVER POSSIBLE – START WITH THE BIG 5 AT ATLANTA AND WORK WITH DEN TO DO SAMPLES SPECIFICALLY FOR HOME DÉCOR.

CREATE WITH DK’S HELP AN E-MAIL PROMOTION PIECE-

FOR ATLANTA GOAL IS TO HAVE 3 DESIGNS DONE IN COLLECTION – WITH PRODUCT BOARD TO SHOW- START MAKING ATLANTA APPT. CALLS – or one design with a product layout for each of the big five I want to target?

• TO DO

2.Finish profiles

Creative Coop

Manuial woodworkers

Demdaco

New View

C& F

CYPPRESS HOME

THIS IS A RECAP OF ONE OF THE WORKSHOPS AT SURTEX 2012

• Carefully review all Terms of Use on the social media sights that you participate in.

o You can add greater protection by adding your own Terms of Use (TOU) to your FaceBook page, Twitter profile, etc. Enforce the TOU by taking down inappropriate postings.

o Be sure to include contact information so a copyright owner can notify you if someone posts an image that doesn’t belong to him or her.

o DMCA is an effective weapon for copyright owners whose rights are infringed on the web.

o If you hire someone to design your website be sure to clarify who will own the content and html code used to create it. Unless specified, the developer will own it by default.

• The most important thing you can do to market your art is to have a marketing plan. A multichannel approach is best. It is not the platforms you use (website, FaceBook, Twitter, direct mail, etc.); it is how you use them that matters most. Each should reinforce the other.

•

•

• The Evolving Retail Scene

• Subscribe to retailer blogs to spot trends and learn their lingo.

• Listen to earnings calls or read the transcripts of key retailers on . They provide great insight into what drives the company and their marketing positioning. It will help you align your messages and images with theirs.

•

TRADE MAGAZINES TO GET

GIFT AND DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES

HOME ACCENTS TODAY

COUNTRY BUSINESS – WE HAVE

COUNTRY CHIC

GIFTWEAR NEWS

WW WOMEN’S WEAR

HOME RETAILER

PARTY AND PAPER – WE GET

FLEA MARKET CHIC

1. targeted home décor designs and products to take to show

3 designs and product layouts

3. do a series of floral and pattern paintings-Aftrer ATLANTA

- great site for trends and articles

Clark also sees florals and floral motifs popping up this season. “They're being explored in depth in textiles and tabletop,” she says. “[Flowers] are incredibly happy. When things get shaky we look for objects that bring us joy,” she explains.

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MONDAY, MAY 2, 2011

What can you learn from art licensing trade magazines?

An important task in any business is research, research, research. And that is true with the art licensing industry. Art licensing trade magazines are a good source to research the industry. They contain not only articles by industry leaders but they have press releases and advertisements of artists and art licensing agents. All contain valuable information.

There are three art licensing magazines; Total Art Licensing (TAL), Art Buyer (AB) and the newly released Art & Design Licensing Source Book (A&D). They are printed in the UK and also have free digital versions. TAL and AB issues are published in January and in May and A&D is published in May. Note: Advanstar, the publisher of License! Global magazine use to publish the Art of Licensing supplement several times a year but it has not been published recently.

Researching the industry is not just learning how to license art but finding manufacturers that license art, knowing the key players in art licensing, and also knowing your competition. Below are some suggestions on what to look for when flipping through the pages.

Articles

Magazines often contain informative articles about all aspects of art licensing. Articles can range from interviewing licensing experts to recent trends. Also observe the name of the person writing the article and the names of the artist, agents, or manufacturers being interviewed to discover key players in art licensing. To gain more information about art licensing, search the internet for those names and examine other magazines, websites and blogs that the names appear.

Often there will be an article(s) about future licensing show(s). It may include seminars and who is exhibiting. Use the information to help you decide if you want to attend or exhibit in later shows.

Press Releases

1. It does not cost anything to have a press release (PR) published. However, the challenge is getting the publisher to publish it. Read the PRs in each magazine to learn what kind of information should be included in PRs for that magazine. This will help you write one that will be published.

2. Many PRs announce licensing deals. Read PRs to find manufacturers that license art. Then search the internet for their website and look at the art that is used on their products. Decide if your art fits before contacting them.

3. Also look at what style of art and themes have been recently licensed in PRs. This shows what art the manufacturer thinks will sell their products. Use that information when creating new art. For instance, if greeting card manufacturers are licensing art that has simple girly girl themes (high heels, purses and hats) then "maybe" it would be a good idea to have your version of that theme in your portfolio. But keep in mind that what is shown in PRs was licensed about a year ago and manufacturers may be looking for something new by the time you create the same theme.

4. Studying PRs is one way to determine if your art is licensable. Compare your art with the art shown in PRs. Is your art as polished and skilled as art on the products? Have you created themes that are licensable? Read "Editorial: Not all Art is Licensable" for more information.

Advertisements

1. Advertising in licensing magazines is an excellent way to show art. But it is unlikely that you will get a licensing deal strictly from the Ad. Read "Is it Worthwhile to Place Ads in Magazines" for more information. But if you plan to take out a Ad, examine the different Ads to get ideas on how to layout your Ad. Note: The cost for a half page Ad in the magazines mentioned above is about $300.

2. Look at the art themes pictured in the Ads to see what themes artists are creating. If the same theme is in multiple Ads, then most likely it is one that many artists think are licensable. For instance, Santa and snowmen in Ads are usually prevalent because manufacturers need them each year for their Christmas products. Also look at what themes are missing. It could mean that they are not licensable but it could also mean that you will be the first to create it for licensing.

3. Knowing your competition is important in any business as it is in art licensing. For instance, if you are a fine art painter, then your competition will be other fine art artists. Looking through art licensing magazines will show you who they are. These artists are already established in art licensing and competing against them in getting licensing deals is very difficult. By examining their art, think of ways to differentiate your art from them. For example, create licensable themes that they do not have.

As mentioned above, the three art licensing trade magazines are Total Art Licensing, Art Buyer and Art & Design Licensing Source Book. View recently published digital issues "Summer / Fall 2011 Total Art Licensing" and "Summer 2011 Art & Design Licensing Source Book" to see the latest in art licensing. The latest issue of Art Buyer will probably be soon published

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\Using categories to divide your photographs by type is a great way to make it easier for visitors to navigate your site, especially as your portfolio of images continues to grow. For example, as you categorize photos as “Travel” or “Black and White,” you can then add those category pages to your site’s navigation bar. If you’re using your photo blog to generate business as a photographer, this means that someone who’s looking for some black and white images can easily take a look at your gallery of black and white photos. This guide explains how to add categories to your post, and you can follow these steps to add those category pages to your site’s menu.

When displaying a series of photos, you’ll see that there are a handful of options for inserting them into your post: slideshow, gallery, and individual images. If you’re adding a large amount of photos to a single post, you may want to consider using the gallery option. Too many photos on the front page can cause a slow load time for visitors. By loading your posts as thumbnails first, visitors get the full effect of the breadth and variety of your photographs at a single glance. If you’re looking for feedback, visitors can comment directly on your photo by clicking on the “Permalink” button in the gallery carousel.

very interesting and creative photo and art drive blogs.

QUESTIONS FOR JOANNA

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Ideas for future postings on ab’s blog

Next –

Getting ready for Atlanta July show

On the road again my solo trip

At the show- hotel, marta showrooms, appts

MY SOLO TRIP TO ATLANTA

FOLLOW THRU AND PAINTING UP A STORM

WHAT NEXT?.

Young and upcoming designers and artists

Kate Cusack

Joanne Miranda

Students from Ad’s show and Surtex.

7/6 notes from Joanna

Categories-re each post Larger scope than tags (sometimes can appear under both)

Ex: If I say in my blog.for example “ I baked cookies for Surtex”.

Then Category is Surtex cookies

Tag would be: cookies

Tags show up in google People will be directed to the post that mentions cookies.

Tag is Empire State Bldg. Anyone googling that in will be directed to the post on our blog that mentions Empire State Bldg.

Categories –Only add something as a category if I am writing about it in my post.

Joanna suggests that your blog be:

One part entertainment ex: what I ate for breakfast-photos and how I made

One part inspirational – how I made food look like Disney characters

One part educational – ex nutrition value of foods

To add to Blogroll or licensing partners:

Click Dashboard

Links – all links

Check off blogroll or Licensing partners at bottom

Enter name of blog

Enter web address

Enter description

Then click???????

If link is a new category

Click addd new

New questions 7/6

]I entered tom’s blog under link blogroll it appears on my Links page, but not on the actual blog page.



Great home décor blogs lots of florals

Googler Home Décor water color florals 2012 – images will take you to great blogs

Watercolor looks are making a splash on fashion, eye make-up trends, hand-painted wedding stationery, bedding and all manner of home textiles. This fluidly romantic painting style is perfect on plates as well. The unstructured, yet naturalistic, flowers and leaves on this "Watercolor Petals" salad plate by Shelley Hesse for Anthropologie are charming with na ïf elegance. Like a painter working from a palette, I'd mix the colors in these quasi-transparent brushstrokes with other solid color or banded dishes to make my own table setting work of art.

Watercolor Petals Salad Plate, $14, Anthropologie

- watercolor florals more traditional but soft and loose

décor gorgeous watercolor splashyy florals



WEB SITE LOVELY FLORALS ON FABRIC FASHIONS



LOVELY GIFT STORE PRODUCTS





GREAT BLOG



INTERESTING AND COLORFUL DESIGNERS BLOG

GREAT STOCK PHOTO AND VECTOR SITE



GREAT ROYALTY FREE STOCK PHOTO



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NOTES FOR POST ON ATLANTA SHOW PART 2

for ab only: photos, products overview of company, kind of work they look for, importance of speed ha ha in doing new work. Showing your work. How to know when to end a meeting. Questions to ask.

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For ab only- for fleshing out this section: networking beforehand. Setting up rendezvous with colleagues and friends. Dinners and lunches. Doing a few things at the show that are simply for pleasure.How do you  decide which shows to go to. There are quite a number of good shows around the country at different times of the year as well as Manufacturers showroom you can visit inHow to organize your calls and notes using a word notebook. The virtual Atlanta magazine a good way to view each floor and companies.What time to make your calls. How many times do you call.How to use e mail as an aid. How to get badges and passes. Importance of thank yous.

For ab only and not for this post on tracking trends and how to dress: Googling, what to google and checking out the images first.How images lead to helpful blogs, companies etc. Window shopping and other recreational shopping trips. Taking reference photos. Asking for permission to take photos, Home Decor, Fashion, 2012 trends in Art licensing, giftware and accessories. Keeping a word notebook with tabs. Example and photo of mine. Some of my favorite blogs in these categories. Networking about trends. Becoming an online member of Art licensing group,Printsource shows. Fashion magazines.Fashion runway shows. u tube newspapers blog

for ab only and not for post:  helpful blog

- casual artsy styles for women

interesting workshop at MOMA

Blocks Tell a Story: Creating Narratives in Space and Time

Led by toy designer and educator Karen Hewitt of Burlington, Vermont–based Learning Materials Workshop, these two workshops and drop-in activities invite visitors to channel their inner sense of creative play to design their own stories and reinvent their urban landscapes with building blocks.

Workshops begin with a brief visual tour of the history of building blocks as a learning tool from the 1850s to the present—from Friedrich Froebel to computer Smart Blocks. Participants then create narratives using only blocks. Without the aid of figurative miniature objects, the blocks must be used creatively to symbolize objects, people, and animals. Participants’ narratives will be documented and shared.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 1:00 p.m.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 1:00 p.m.

From the Moma site – use some of this in Baking post

Can Food Be Art?

Artist Nancy Hwang has been engaged in making communication-based participatory art projects, and she proposes that food—cooking with strangers and sharing their recipes—can be a good way to get to know one another on an intimate level. Following a brief introduction to previous works by Hwang, audience members are invited to share their childhood food memories to open up a conversation. This participatory talk is open-ended, much like Nancy’s own performance work.

Nancy Hwang has been producing audience-participatory projects in galleries, museums and public spaces over the last fifteen years in North America, Europe and Asia. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland.

Midori Yamamura, Ph.D., is Visiting Assistant Professor in the History of Art and Design at Pratt Institute and a Lecturer at the Museum of Modern Art. She is the author of Yayoi Kusama: Mirrored Years (2009) and a contributor to the Whitney Museum exhibition catalog, Yoyoi Kusama (2012).

Monday, October 15, 2012, 12:30 p.m.

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Go to “ All Links”

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Go to: Links/add new/name/url/description/add link

To add a new link category: Ex My favorite origami sources/ go to Add new//name/description/appears to the right/click “add new category”

2. Go to: Appearance/widgets

Drag widget “links” over tag cloud – to create a new category

3. Appearance/widget to reorder sidebar click and hold mouse down and move

4.When you quote someone send readers to the actual place on the blog where that post is – run pointer over post title and click – and that is the url you use

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TO DO

2.Finish profiles

Creative Coop

Manuial woodworkers

Demdaco

New View

C& F

CYPPRESS HOME

GALISON, MUDPUPPY FOR DK



TWO’S COMPANY HOME CHIC HOME COLLECTION B AND W AND AQUA BLUE FOR DK



TWOS COMPANY



C & F Enterprises and Gallerie II

A bit on the traditional and conservative side.

ALTHOUGH LORI SIEBERT IS O NE OF T HEIR NEW ARTISTS CAROL ELDRIDGE IS LICENSED

Does not license bedding etc. can see however iin NY Showroom at NY gift bldg- when is Textile sho w i

Blog: BATH

Towels[pic]

CHILDREN

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HOLIDAY

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KITCHEN

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RUGS

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CREATIVE COOP



General guidelines for doing a company profile:

• website

• Creative Director

• Showrooms

• Visuals

• Style – conservative, conservative – experimental

• Product types

• Looking for

• Outside the box – what can we do?

COMPANY PROFILES ON

CREATIVE COOP work on this profile next

MANUAL WOODWORKERS

DEMDACO

C & F ENTERPRISES.. Finish profile and

NEW VIEW

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Love this – bright colors very patterned different than me but inspiring

Artist is Shatzi Brown

watercolor collage

I really like very abstract using real images



Crate and Barrel



POTTERY BARN – GREAT SITE LARGE PHOTOS



great blogging home dec site



colorful designer blog

GREAT TRENDY STENCI; DESIGNS





WONDERFUL MUSIC SITE – WILL PLAY ENTIRE ALBUMS ALL STYLES

RDIO SITE

GREAT GARDENING BLOG FOR THE STORY MOSTLY I LOVE



MILLER TEXTILES – GOOG REVERENCE FOR COLLECTION AND NEW DESIGN IDEAS

6/25 TO DO

make more connections Marty Brochstein Linked in

up to page 6

Make more connections Paul Brent Linked In

Re our blog

io.andrea-brooks-studio-licensing-blog/

this is the link directly to the posts(all)

BLOGS I PERSONALLY LIKE

BILL ABBOTT’S HUMOR



Boston

Walked the show with Lucinda Wei.

Showrooms we visited and notes.

Villeroy andBoch

Jessika MARIa Rauch International PR mgr

Offered to consult with me and give me fashion and trend info for my blot

Villeroy and Boch AG

PO Box 1120

66688 Mettlach/Germany

phone +49 (0) 6864 - 81 1344

Fax +49 (0) 6864 – 81 2692

E mail: rauch.jessika@villeroy-

To do: write and thank her send link to blog

VIETRI

Wllwn Thompson

Marketing and PR Coordinator

E mail: ethompson@

Phone: 919 732 5933 x 101

Fax: 919 732 9903

343 Elizabeth Brady Road/PO Box 460 Hillsborough,

NC 27278



to do: write and thank her – send blog and link

Not sure we actually met her

HERMES

DAPHNE TSAMIS

SALES AND MARKETING COORDINATOR

41 MADISON 22ND FLOOR NY, NY 10010

PHONE: 212 835 6448

FAX: 212 532 1371

DAPHNE.TSAMIS@

SEND THANK YOU – send blog and link

CLAY ART

KAREN FUNKHOUSER

Vp sales and business development

Phone: 650 238 1009 x 236

Fax: 650 238 1100

Formation brands LLC

389 Oyster Point Blvd. Suite 6

South San Francisco, CA 94080



kfunkhouser@

write and say thank you

send blog and link

Appointments

10 am

11/16

41 madison Avenue

Certified International

Ralph Girardi

(212) 685-1098 – showroom phone already on calendar

Their schedule:

Usually start looking at art in January – April

Pick 40 pieces of art, then they test sample and develop the collection to show at the October Tabletop show (11 month period of time) – They are doing photo shoot 10/25 – Thanksgiving

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