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Lisa Brazell Cook · 02-13-2005, 10:17 AM

I will be glad to share; I will tell you that all of the contracts that I received have a confidentiality clause, but since we are talking in such general terms, I don't think that there will be a problem.

This may be more information than you asked for, but I have been self- publishing for about a year and have done a lot of research, and learned alot during that time, but have a lot to learn. One of the biggest trends is the death of the limited editions market. Thanks to events in the 90's when folks were convinced to pay a lot of money for these as an investment then artists/publishers printing the same images as cheaper posters as well as the total flooding of the market, people have realized that there really is no "secondary market" for most prints. SO... that bubble has burst. Now, I believe that publishers are focusing more on the open editions, posters and LICENSING. There are those that have a problem with this "art for the masses" approach and wouldn't be caught dead having one of there images for sale at a bin in "Bed, Bath and Beyond". I am not one of those people. I like decorative art and can't afford much else myself.

I am going to try to attach my marketing pyramid (courtesy of Decor) so that you can see how I have tried to touch each consumer level without devaluing my work.

I can go on and on for hours. Feel free to e-mail me if you like.
Thank you again for the help and continued interest.

02-13-2005, 10:17 AM	#10
Lisa Brazell Cook Juried Member Joined: Nov 2004 Location: Leesville, SC Posts: 19	I will be glad to share; I will tell you that all of the contracts that I received have a confidentiality clause, but since we are talking in such general terms, I don't think that there will be a problem. This may be more information than you asked for, but I have been self- publishing for about a year and have done a lot of research, and learned alot during that time, but have a lot to learn. One of the biggest trends is the death of the limited editions market. Thanks to events in the 90's when folks were convinced to pay a lot of money for these as an investment then artists/publishers printing the same images as cheaper posters as well as the total flooding of the market, people have realized that there really is no "secondary market" for most prints. SO... that bubble has burst. Now, I believe that publishers are focusing more on the open editions, posters and LICENSING. There are those that have a problem with this "art for the masses" approach and wouldn't be caught dead having one of there images for sale at a bin in "Bed, Bath and Beyond". I am not one of those people. I like decorative art and can't afford much else myself. I am going to try to attach my marketing pyramid (courtesy of Decor) so that you can see how I have tried to touch each consumer level without devaluing my work. I can go on and on for hours. Feel free to e-mail me if you like. Thank you again for the help and continued interest.