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    Industry News, Happy Holidays & Best Wishes for a Healthy Happy New Year!

    Steve Chamberlain has been named ColArt Americas new Vice President Sales. Previously Steve headed ColArt’s commercial sales effort in Great Britain. Over the next 6 months Steve will transition from his old job to his new home in the USA. FLAX was voted Most Awesome Artistic Art Supplies for kids. With a total vote count of over 200,000, Red Tricycle’s Awesome Awards honor kid friendly brands, products and services as recognized by the Red Tricycle Community. Alvin & Company has hired Mike Mayerck to be its Director of Sales. Before joining a sewings notions supplier, Mike had worked for the Grimstad Comerford manufacturer’s rep group. In related news, Dorrie Boyd has been promoted to Alvin’s Marketing Manager. She joined…

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    Golden News for December 2012 (a little late)

    This announcement is a little late, but the product is a winner any time of the year. Beguiling Iridescents! Following the Uncommon Blues, Provocative Yellows, and Divergent Reds promotions is the GOLDEN Holiday season promotion — Beguiling Iridescents! At a time of year that is inherently festive, GOLDEN’s  22ml, limited edition set of Beguiling Iridescents features three Iridescent colors from the Heavy Body line, each with unique qualities:  Iridescent Silver (Fine), Iridescent Gold Deep (Fine) and Iridescent Pearl (Fine). This promotional set is available for a limited time only! httpv://youtu.be/X9jgriHkDbA The Beguiling Iridescents set is available at a low introductory retail price of $9.99, representing a 20% savings for consumers over open stock. Designed to generate interest in the full range of…

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    Video Short Cuts Featuring Catalyst™ Tools by Princeton

    Innovation is the name of the game for Catalyst™ Tools and Princeton recently released ‘Short Cut’ versions of their videos! Around 1 minute each, the videos are perfect for retailers who want to loop visual content in their stores that will capture and inspire what artists think about how paint, tools, and brushes work together. See how artists in several different mediums incorporate Catalyst into their painting and mark making. The versatility and ease with which Catalyst shifts from clay to encaustics, from fluid acrylics to heavy body mediums, is garnering excitement from not just professional artists, but also from teachers who want an exciting tool to introduce to their…