Articles
All Artists Die - Plan What Happens to Your Work
December 2022, by Daniel Grant
The end of a famous artist’s life might be thought of as a time of tributes and celebration. But that was not the case for Robert Indiana, best known for his image of the stacked letters LOVE. He…
It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas - The Preparation Began Months Ago
December 2022, by Scott Obernberger
One thing I learned as I transitioned from lawyer to artist/retailer is the Christmas season does not start at Thanksgiving. It starts somewhere around August. Not kidding. You start checking…
CERF+’s Top 5 Prep Tips
October 2022, by cerfplus.org
What assets are critical to your artistic career? What can you least afford to lose? What’s most important to you in your artistic practice? What kinds of emergencies are you vulnerable to based on…
Pandemic Redefines 'Disaster': CERF+ Offers Artists a Helping Hand
October 2022, by Diana Jones
Since 1985, CERF+ has been working hard to help craft-based artists in times of crisis. You may be familiar with their name, and you may have heard they provide grants to artists hit by disasters…
Playing With Price Points
October 2022, by Angie Landsverk
When Shields Long took his custom, craftsman lamps to an art show in one of the wealthiest parts of the country, he figured that if someone was going to buy a $1,000 floor lamp from him, it was going…