The NAMTA Board and Executive Committee met October 3-5 in Charlotte, NC and accomplished many initiatives on behalf of the membership and the industry. This meeting was the annual review of the strategic plan, which was left basically intact, with discussions centering on how to accomplish those goals and objectives. Additional decisions and initiatives discussed included: • The operating budget for ’09 was approved with no increase in dues. • A substantial increase in the educational content at the NAMTA show in Louisville will be made. • The traditional seminars will be conducted on Wednesday, May 6, but will be held in the afternoon, allowing some attendees to travel in…
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Art Alternatives New Sketch•pedition Sketch Books
Fetch your sketch and go! There’s nothing quite like this cool product that was the brain child of our former Art Alternatives product manager Mike Wiener. Available in two portable sizes, 8-1/2″ x 11″ and 11″ x 14″, these spiral-bound sketch books feature acid-free buff colored paper and handles convenient for toting your sketch book from one inspirational location to another. Capitalize on creativity this holiday season by wrapping them together with manga pens or colored pencils as a thoughtful holiday gift set. And don’t limit yourself to shelves; the handles let you merchandise these on pegs next to your carded sketching supplies and with your portfolios, too. Both great…
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New Items “Heads Up”
We have just published the latest New Items Report . You can check it out by clicking on this link: New Items Report No. 212. In the meantime, here’s a quick peek at some of the great new items. Lazertran Decal Transfer Paper This system is amazing! Apply any image to virtually any surface from wood to glass, ceramics, walls, furniture, artists’ canvas, and more. This decal paper works with photocopiers that use fuser oil and is not recommended for use with oil-less toner machines. Each pack contains ten 8-1/2″ x 11″ sheets. Retail is $23.99 per pack 40% off every day. Art Alternatives On-the-Go Kids’ Art Toolbox & Carry…
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Aqua Brush Duo Assortment Display from Lyra
The Aqua Brush Duo is a fabulous product that solves creative problems for artists of all styles. The assortment features this amazing dual-tip, water-based ink pen made especially for artists, designers and hobby painters. Each pen has two extremely stable fiber tips for a variety of effects. The broad, brush tip allows brush-like strokes and fine lines are easy to do with the bullet tip. The assortment includes ten each of the 24 colors plus 10 additional markers each in light cobalt, apple green, dark sepia, and black. There’s a great looking wood display at no charge with purchase of the entire assortment. The pens retail for $1.97 each and…
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Chartpak Holiday News from Steve Rossney
Check out these great “new” sets featured in MacPherson’s 2008 Holiday Buyer’s Grumbacher has introduced three beautiful, new cherry wood box sets for the holidays. Ideal for a starter gift set, the case features a beautiful keepsake cherry wooden box with a gold plated clasp and cloth interior. Each set holds 10 (24ml) tubes of Grumbacher’s most popular colors along with two high quality Grumbacher brushes. These sets are attractively priced ($59.95 MSRP) and available in Academy Oil, Academy Acrylic and Max Water Miscible Oil. Discount is 50/15% off. Grumbacher has unveiled a new set program for each of its exciting paint lines, featuring beautiful, new packaging. The Collegiate Program offers Basic…