We are sad to report that one of our Merchandise Analysts, Annalee Mehling left MacPherson’s at the end of July. Annalee will enter the world of the restauranteur, and is preparing to enter school to further her gastronomic education. Annalee has been with the company for two years – we will miss her and we wish her the best. We are searching for a qualified and motivated individual to take on the role of Category Manager for several Art Material areas. Art Materials and industry knowledge would be a big plus. Those interested in learning more about the job or our company should email a resume to either Bill Kaplan (billk@maphersonart.com) or Natasha Nicholson-Bjerre (natashan@macphersonart.com).
Golden Artist Colors welcomes Bruce Weaver to the team! Bruce comes to Golden with over 30 years’ experience in marketing analysis, forecasting and supply chain development at various consumer goods industries. Some of those include ClosetMaid®, Baldwin Hardware and Intercraft Industries. Bruce received his BA degree in Marketing and an MBA in Marketing Management from California State University, Fullerton.
Golden also announced the promotion of Jim Henderson to Chief Financial Officer. Henderson, who formerly served as the company’s Controller will also serve as the newest member on the company’s governing Board of Directors. Jim has been at Golden Artist Colors since 2009.
Irving, TX-based Michaels Stores Inc. announced Friday July 20th that CEO John Menzer has resigned to focus on his recovery from a stroke he suffered in April. The search for a new CEO has begun.
PBS released an auto-tuned video from one of their iconic television shows, “The Joy of Painting” with Bob Ross. It shares Ross’ message that “every day’s a good day when you paint.” It was created by musician and producer John D. Boswell with archive footage from the show, which aired from Jan. 1983 to May 1994. Ross, who battled lymphoma, died the following year.
httpv://youtu.be/YLO7tCdBVrA
Flax Art Materials in San Francisco, CA celebrated its annual Kid’s Fest event this past weekend. The theme was “super heroes” and the whole store was decorated accordingly (as were all the staff and vendors who participated). If you are looking for some in-store inspiration, here’s what Flax did: there were 13 different tables set up for the kids throughout the store where they could learn to draw super heroes, make window clings, get their faces painted and more. Each kid was given a Flax comic book in which they could collect stamps from each table. When they collected them all, it revealed a secret message and the kids were rewarded with goody bags which included mini manikin key chains donated by Art Alternatives.
With the help of some local artists at Comic-Con, Sharpie took over the streets of downtown San Diego, CA with and created superhero comic artwork on the windows of local restaurants using Sharpie Water-Based Paint markers. Prismacolor’s new double-ended brush|fine art markers were a HUGE hit at the convention, with attendees having the chance to sample and create their own favorite masterpiece to add to the booth collage.
