Spurgeon Marshal 24 Jan 2005

Gud Idea Chris. i think i would buy one too. if it has AW logo on it. could be kewl. ;)

ArtWanted.com Staff 24 Jan 2005

Thanks for the suggestion. We have plans to make a bunch of AW merchandise this year and we will add this shirt to the list.

Terrell Smith-Dorfeo 24 Jan 2005

Is AW considering merchandise where the artist whose work is featured gets royalties (paid) for its use (mugs, shirts,calendars by a certain topic of art example: fantasy,; stickers,collectibles and the like)? What I mean is, the artist gets a decent share and so do you....both parties are in a win/win situation...gets your site exposed and the artist noticed.

Also, is there the possiblity of a convention of AW artists? I have overall enjoyed this site very much and have learned a lot from so many here...it would be neat to meet a few

Brian Gryphon 24 Jan 2005

Although they are hardly inexpensive, there is a site that offers artists the ability to sell one-off items: mugs, calenders, t-shirts, etc. The pricing reflects the set up required to print one at a time. Not sure if AW wants to invest the money required to produce artwork and order in a gross of each of a whole variety of items.

In fact, I like the idea of this site being for sales of "real artwork" while CafePress sells "merchandise" -- my biggest concern is that the shipping fees seem a bit high. But they do have a lively message board community - very helpful and diverse group.

I signed up for a three month subscription to see if they help Valentine's Day sales. You can see my shop at http://www.CafePress.com/briangryphon

Aki Tan 24 Jan 2005

Cafepress.com tends to be a bit expensive though. Does anyone know any other sites that offer the same kind of service?

ArtWanted.com Staff 24 Jan 2005

We have looked into CafePress and they do have a good solid program, although expensive. I guess it just costs a lot to do merchandise one at a time.

We too would like to hear about any other websites that offer a similar program.

Terrell Smith-Dorfeo 25 Jan 2005

I am wondering if it would be possible to allow any artist here the option to have the abilty to have certain products available and shown in a "store" from the artist's "gallery" here on AW.....the artists gets half sales, AW gets half of sales

What i mean is , say an artist thru aw wanted to sell certain items with their certain images and all the customer would do is click on the "add to cart" option on the artist's gallery page....the artist would get paid much like the selling program here already....I'm wondering if this could happen

Terrell Smith-Dorfeo 26 Jan 2005

Here's a few places like CafePress:

http://customink.com/cink/r.jsp?R=

http://www.99dogs.com/

http://www.4imprint.com/

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