Let’s Talk Trends
by Tina Manzer While particular art themes may or may not be “trendy,” trends in home décor and fashion can impact art and your…
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Dead Flat Matte
by Tina Manzer photos courtesy Fleur Paint Lately, artists are loving the “chalk paint” look: super opaque and smooth with rich color and a…
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Artful Behavior
“What are artists creating with your products?” by Jenn Bergin Painting with Ink Fine artist and painter Sharen AK Harris has art studios across…
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“What are artists creating with your products?”
by Jenn Bergin A paper with punch Northern California paper artist Tahiti Pehrson started out as a painter, but eventually gave up on art…
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What are artists creating with your products?
Pretty on paper “Artists are drawn to our hand-silkscreened mulberry papers because they introduce fresh colorways blended with a mix of contemporary and traditional…
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Keep the Change
NAMTA’s new tradeshow format meets with members’ approval “When you’re finished changing, you’re finished,” pronounced Howard Krinsky at the opening session of Art Materials…
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What are artists creating with your products?
All on Board “Texture is trending,” says Jack Dempsey, Crescent Cardboard’s “Creative Disruptor.” “Every year we launch new mat board products, and texture is…
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Arts Integration Takes on STEAM
Sacrificing music, art and theater in today’s schools in favor of more science, engineering and math continues in hot debate, but educators, administrators and…
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Show and Tell
Each year during the first day of NAMTA’s trade show, retailer Andrew Preston and his posse of scouts fan out across the exhibit floor…
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