I’ve been working too hard and wanted to post something just for fun! Hope it makes you smile knowingly!
Here are 7 Ways to Know You Are Interested in Art Licensing…
- You know “Art Licensing” has nothing to do with cars or license plates.
- You look at the BACK of products with art on them as much as the front. Then you jot down the manufacturer or website so you can contact them later.
- One of your big goals in life is to have your own art on your checks.
- You create art in collections – never just one, lone piece. (It’s too hard to license one, lone piece!)
- You look at a wall of towels in a department store to stay in touch with home décor color trends.
- When you watch tv, your significant other looks at you quizzically when you shout out, “Oh, those are Debbie Mumm™ dishes!” (True story! I saw her Christmas dishes on a Lifetime Movie and was a little green with envy. — First a stuffed animal on Friends, now dishes on Lifetime — that’s an artist with a successful licensing program! 🙂 )
- Instead of rock bands and movie star posters of your college days, today you have a “TO BE AS COOL AS” artist list that has the artists who have “made it in licensing” and inspire you on it!
OK… that’s my 7 off the top of my head. Anyone else care to play? Add your thoughts as a comment…
~ Tara
P.S. Artist BJ Lantz replied to this post by email so she could include a picture with her comment… she gave me permission to add it here…
8. Every wall in your studio looks like this:
To see BJ’s beautiful work, go to: BJLantz.com
Cute! I think of artists as rock stars definetly…! Do you always have one eye open for trends… do you have the ability to know what is about to take off and what has reached it’s peak. This can apply to anything-movies, stars, clothing, home trends, craft trends
Every day for many years I’ve thought of licensing my art. I now have a line of handbags that feature my nature’s energy designs so am learning about trends, fashion, price points, and everything I can possibly read, absorb daily. Loving every bit of it and looking forward to creating custom designs for all those banks and credit card companies that I’ve supported over the years 😉
You know you are interested in licensing when almost every thing you look at evokes the “That would be a great fabric” idea, and then it gets made into a pattern in your head (if not into a real one on the computer).
Unfortunately, I (that’s a capital “I” … as capital as it can get) am not an artist. Though I long to be as I work the other side, I guess sort of as a licensing agent, and try to get the artist for our company, Ellen Jareckie’s, artwork onto as many other products as possible. I’m constantly reading License magazine and checking out products, just like you said in your blog, Tara, to see what’s happening. Being immersed in this art world when you have no ability to draw is sometimes difficult but often can be rewarding, like the first time you see one of your company’s licensed products on the shelf in an out of town store. Yyyiipppeee! Good luck to everyone and may 2009 bring you much happiness in all corners of your canvas!