From members of the stellar MacPherson’s Category Managers/Buyers and Sales team, here’s a compilation of exciting new products that were shown at this years Show. Lineco – “Design by Me” new handmade book kits- about $12 retail, the covers are blank, so the opportunity for an end-cap with kits and other “ surface” decorating products could be a big Chain/Key account and B&M store endcap. In addition we are looking into their new frame supply basics. These are for the do it yourself artist or photographer who only has a few items to be mounted and or framed. Speedball – NEW 24 inch block printing and silk screening merchandising displays – bring in orders and…
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Industry News
Our very own Frank Stapleton was honored at the NAMTA Show in Denver with the association’s highest award, the Art Material Hall of Fame. He has been President of MacPherson’s since 1978. In his time, he has moved MacPherson’s forward into a nationwide company that is consistently first in offering the best and most innovative products and services to a core of customers who represent the best creative supply retailers in the United States. Frank has shaped MacPherson’s to be a constant and evolving value-added resource for art & craft material retailers. The employee owned company’s mission is for each team member as an owner of MacPherson’s to contribute to it’s customers…
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Introducing NEW 500 Series Strathmore Writing
Strathmore Artist Papers™ is proud to announce a new full line of products, 500 Series Strathmore Writing. Designed to celebrate the art of writing, these products are perfect for thoughtful communication, the timeless art of calligraphy, and the physical act of putting tangible ink to beautiful paper. The wide range of formats allows individuals to share a special form of communication with others, or to keep their own unique personal chronicles. Achieve the ultimate handwriting experience with premium, high-performing papers and formats that enhance this special art form. Quality writing papers in this line are versatile enough for many hand writing and lettering art forms, and work wonderfully with a wide…
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Strathmore Announces Pass the Journal Consumer Promotion
Strathmore Artist Papers™ is pleased to announce the launch of a new consumer promotion in April 2015 focusing on engaging artists to work on collaborative works around the globe. Strathmore will be sending a dozen 500 Series Strathmore Mixed Media® Hardbound Art Journals to artists, who will start creating art on a one page spread of each journal. After an initial artist receives the journal and creates their work, they will create a profile page on the newly created Pass the Journal website, where others can learn about them and their artwork. Artists will upload an image of the art they made for the pass the journal project. The image of…
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Derwent’s Compact Kits for Drawing – the Super Six!
Derwent offers super six ranges in compact tins of six pencils, each with a pencil sharpener, so you’ll always have a sharp pencil at hand! Choose from the classic Graphic graphite pencils, Charcoal pencils, traditional Drawing pencils, Sketching pencils, Watersoluble Sketching pencils and Coloursoft Skintones, a colour portrait set with online tutorial. All sets are available in a silver tin for secure storage. Always be sketch ready with one of these in your bag. Graphic 6 Tin Set (DE0700835): 8B, 6B, 4B, 2B, HB, 2H. List $13.49. Sketching 6 Tin Set (DE0700836): Wide barrel and 4mm core, HB x 2, 2B x 2, 4B x 2. List $13.49. Watersoluble Sketching 6 Tin…
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New from Gamblin – Solvent-Free Oil Painting Materials
Gamblin Artists Colors is proud to offer the broadest family of materials to support Solvent-Free oil painting. Winner of Best New Product at NAMTA! More possibilities. Less compromise. Gamblin’s Solvent-Free Gel and Solvent-Free Fluid painting mediums, both crafted from American-grown soybean and safflower oils, increase the flow of oil colors and moderately speed drying. Solvent-Free Gel retains marks and texture more readily than Gamblin’s Solvent-Free Fluid medium. For cleaning brushes during solvent-free painting sessions, Gamblin recommends its Safflower Oil. When used as a painting medium, Gamblin Safflower oil will increase flow and slow drying. With Gamblin oil colors and solvent-free painting materials, artists can work with the most natural and enduring of materials, access the broadest range…
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Golden, QoR & Willamsburg News April 2015
GOLDEN Participation at NAMTA Was a Great Success! A word from GOLDEN: “For those of you who were able to attend the show in Denver, we appreciate you stopping by the booth! We enjoyed catching up with each of you and walking you through the Marketing initiatives we’ll be focusing on the remainder of this year for all three brands: GOLDEN Acrylics, Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors and QoR Watercolor. We hope you enjoyed exploring the materials at the paint bar and had a chance to share your experience with your customers through social media. The overall reception of the new products was quite positive, so thank you for your support! For…