• What’s Behind the Curtain? How to Break into Décor Printing

    What’s Behind the Curtain? How to Break into Décor Printing PART 1: What’s Behind the Curtain? How to Break into Décor Printing. PART 2: Home Decor Discussion for Artists (TBA) THINKTOINK PRESS RELEASE APRIL 15, 2024 Illustrator and designer Cherish Flieder will join Richard Romano and Debbie Nicholson for Wednesday’s Webinar “What’s Behind the Curtain? […]

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  • Trends, Trends, and More Trends!

    Walking the Atlanta Gift Show is always an abundance of inspiration for ALSC art licensor Kristi Caterson! With a solid background in furniture making and a passion for home decor and painting, she has a unique eye for spotting stand-out designs and trends. For the second year in a row, Kristi has shared with our […]

    0 February 20, 2019 Read More

  • Trend Table November 2018 Report

    As commercial artists who create original artwork for the market, licensing artists like to know what the emerging, continuing and future trends are in the marketplace. Since it can take a year or more from some products to be available to purchase, we need to work far in advance and take into consideration how quickly the […]

    0 November 15, 2018 Read More

  • Barb Tourtillotte ~ Flexibility, Meeting Deadlines, & Art Licensing

    Welcome, everyone, to another Artist Limelight article! We are so excited to present to you another ArtLicenisngShow.com (ALSC) artist! Today we spoke with Barb Tourtillotte, a creator with nearly 30 years of industry experience. Barb has worked on everything from fabrics and rugs to eyeglass cases and dinnerware and was excited to talk about her experiences in the industry, […]

    16 October 24, 2018 Read More

  • Gift Market & NEW Trends For 2017

    There were a lot of good vibes and trend information that came out of the Atlanta International Gift Home Furnishings Market last month. JJ Galloway, who runs the Trends group on the Art Licensing Show, has been posting regularly about the trends she has been seeing during her own trade show travels so far this […]

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  • Leslie Ann Clark

    Leslie Ann Clark is an author, illustrator and Designer. All of her designs represent her love for color, design and fun! Hello there!! My name is Leslie. I live in the beautiful state of Colorado where the sun shines nearly 300 days out of the year. The sun is always shining in my studio! I […]

    3 March 10, 2016 Read More

  • Sarah & Ruby Design Studio

    Sarah & Ruby Design Studio is a San Francisco Bay Area company run by—you guessed it— Sarah (Schwartz) and Ruby (Geisler). We are passionate about home interiors and how color and pattern can really give life and character to a room. We love to design patterns for fabrics, wallpaper, tile, and rugs. Our designs reflect […]

    8 March 11, 2015 Read More

  • Joan Beiriger

    Licensed artist Joan Beiriger is widely regarded as an expert in art licensing. After a successful career as an analytical chemist for a National Laboratory and at the same time in the cross-stitch industry, Joan started painting and educating herself about art licensing in the late 1990s. She also embraced the computer, and today is […]

    8 March 5, 2015 Read More

  • Michelle Baker

    I am Michelle Baker, a wife, a mom, a classic rock chick, a lover of lyrics and poetry, and by trade, a graphic designer with over 20 years of experience.  Working from my lakeside studio in Southern New Hampshire, I produce designs for greeting, giftware and home decor products. I pride myself on bold, balanced […]

    10 January 28, 2015 Read More

  • Jill Meyer

    Jill Meyer is a nationally recognized artist, who works in a broad variety of media, and is highly skilled in making and formatting digital art as well. Jill’s style is very unique, versatile and on trend and her themes cover all of the bases for your licensing needs. Her style can range from sophisticated to […]

    45 January 12, 2015 Read More