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Darlings, you are looking at the end of an era. Come spring 2012, Salt of the Earth will be launching a whole new giclée print service website with a zingy, fresh approach. For a start, Photographers, Artists and Digital Artists will a have their own individual micro-sites, loaded with useful advice and information tailored to their individual creative needs.
But that’s not all. We’ve listened carefully to all your helpful comments and suggestions in 2011. You asked us for more print formats and sizes. Naturally, you want less paper wastage - and even keener prices. And as a bonus, you’d welcome some adjustable boxes for flat-shipping artwork or prints.
That’s a tall order. But we’ve got it all for you in 2012 – plus a few more juicy freebies and surprises. Like to know more? Salt of the Earth’s 2012 price sheets showing our new giclée formats - plus exciting new canvas and paper samples are now available. Click here to download.
LOOK! – Sturdy Telescopic Artwork /Print Boxes – Yours At Cost!
This could be the bargain of the year. Salt of the Earth has found some wonderful sturdy boxes in three useful sizes (see below) that are perfect for securely storing or posting your artwork, big photos and finished giclée prints. The top section slides over the bottom, allowing you generous extension for those “slightly oversize” masterpieces.
Until now, you could only buy these beauties in large quantities from the manufacturers – which wasn’t practical for anyone who just needed a couple.
Best of all, we are offering these great boxes at cost. Hard to believe, but true - we won’t make a penny of profit. This is our team’s way of encouraging all of you – however distant from our patch – to send us your artwork safely. And perhaps keep your stash of finished giclée prints to hand, for when those orders roll in. Oh – and there’s no minimum order.
Boxes will be sent flat via Royal Mail or Parcel Force (Size 3 only). We’ll send you an invoice, which you can pay with a U.K. cheque or online via Paypal, using our “enquiries” email address. This and all our details appear on our Contact page.
You won’t find this offer anywhere else. So, if you live in the U.K. take a look at the sizes below to decide what’s best for you, then tell us what size and how many by emailing: enquiries@salt-of-the-earth.biz
Size 1 – 35 X 45-55 cm. £10.26 each
Size 2 – 65 X 45-65 cm. £11.46 each
Size 3 – 75 X 55-95 cm. £21.78 each
Send us your news!
Are you planning an exhibition or Open Studio? Going off into the wilds with your camera for a special project? Let us know the details and we’ll share them. Our contact details are (unsurprisingly) on our Contact page.
Atten – shun! We salute Alix Baker
Alix Baker PCFAS is an internationally acclaimed painter of people and places. Perhaps best known for her military subjects and caricatures, Alix recently wrote to tell us that one of the latter, printed by Salt of the Earth, “was presented to HRH Philip The Duke of Edinburgh when he visited the Queen’s Royal Hussars in Germany, prior to the regiment’s deployment to Afghanistan in October.” In fact, our nonagenarian Prince now owns several of Alix’s works.
We’re also delighted to hear that Alix won Second Prize in the recent Best of Hampshire show and did well in the local Open Studios. Altogether, she sold 17 original paintings (wow!) and “my prints created by Salt of the Earth sold at both exhibitions.” Excellent! See more of Alix’s work, including her vibrant, sun-blessed landscapes at: www.alixbaker.com
Art of the Website
If you’re contemplating creating or commissioning a website for yourself, consider the stylish Wordpress templated approach. It means making a few compromises, e.g. making all your images the same dimensions (so could involve some cropping), but self-publishing this way means you can maintain the site yourself, and it won’t cost a lot to create. See http://wordpress.org
Using this approach, multi-talented artist Diana Sophie Walles has made a beautiful job of presenting her images, her arty family’s history, her biog and blog at www.dianawalles.com.
Support for U.K. Artists in the Northwest
In September, one of our lovely clients, Angela Burton, wrote:
“Dear Jude,
I have been meaning to get in touch and your Autumn newsletter spurred me on. …Quite by chance, I was introduced to an organisation called Dot-Art in Liverpool. The mastermind behind it is a young entrepreneur called Lucy Byrne who runs a networking and ‘art for everybody’ business, putting up exhibitions in the Met Quarter of the city and providing promotion and exposure for artists. I now have a place on their website at www.dot-art.co.uk/artist/angela-burton. Lucy was very impressed with the way you produce prints and I am hoping to spread the word, having sung your praises when I showed her my prints.”
Ed: To discover more both about the artist support services of not-for-profit organisation, dot-art Services CIC and the sister art gallery and consultancy, dot-art Ltd. Go to www.dot-art.co.uk.
Photographing Women
by Chris Orchin
“Wow Chris, were we on a different course or something? My photos are nowhere as good as these.” Following an RPS Art Nude course, I had pasted a few images on Facebook. When I read this response, I began to wonder: was this the beginning of my transition from amateur to professional?
It’s a good feeling when other photographers react positively to your work, and a reward for all the hours spent reading, attending courses, studying other photographers’ work and practicing.
I enjoy taking photographs of women. With a good camera and lenses I could …(Read more)
"A Walk in the Snow"
by Lucy Grossmith
NOTE: At cost prices shown include box with a free sheet of bubble wrap, P&P within the U.K and VAT @ 20%. Sorry, but we can’t ship outside mainland U.K.