It’s Friday! And with Friday comes my Friday Favorites. This week you’ll see how Imagekind is making a difference in the interior design community by connecting designers with the independent member artists on Imagekind. Also, take a look at a fascinating artist I found who is selling a very unique style of nature and world art.

Check it out!

Imagekind Artwork on Ava Living

Ava Living, the “thriving global community of interior design enthusiasts” has teamed up with Imagekind to offer their interior design community members the opportunity to purchase framed artwork for their interior design projects and clients. Their mission is to “[help] connect those who are passionate about the various aspects of interior design with professionals in the field.” One way they do this is through their Designer Room Review service, where anyone can “get personalized attention in a written review of your room from a professional designer.” See the ad for this service below.

Day Seriani and Pangaea Art.

I am always on the lookout for inspiring art and when I came across Day Seriani’s work on Imagekind, I was quite blown away. What’s really compelling about Seriani’s work is how she overlays images of nature, the earth and places where people and animals inhabit, onto various portraits that may, or may not, represent that land. Check out her work and you’ll see what I mean. It is an inspiring and unique form of art that I have not seen done in such a way before. Fascinating.

One With the Earth by Day Seriani

“Done in the style of my “Earth series”….but as I was doing this piece images of life, death, change, time, sadness, pride, honor, and destruction all came to mind. being ONE with the Earth….we come and go…we become the past and also the future.” Read more…

Tethys by Day Seriani

“The Caspian Sea … About 250 million years ago, during the late Permian Era, a new ocean began forming in the southern end of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean. A rift formed along the northern continental shelf of Southern Pangaea (Gondwana).” Read More…

East Africa by Day Seriani

“This is East Africa. The geography of East Africa is often stunning and scenic. Shaped by global plate tectonic forces that have created the Great Rift Valley, East Africa is the site of Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya, the two tallest peaks in Africa.” Read More…

Choeung Ek by Day Seriani

“*Choeung Ek (The Killing Fields) where the Khmer Rouge marched prisoners from Tuol Sleng to be murdered and buried in shallow pits. It is now a memorial to those who were killed by the regime. Phnom Phen, Cambodia, The Killing Fields.” Read More..

Have a Friday Favorite yourself? Drop a line and let me know! Leave a comment or send me a message on Imagekind.

Friday Favorites is a weekly feature on the Imagekind blog where I share some of my favorite things found on – or related to – Imagekind over the past week. Sometimes there may be many, others, perhaps a few. It might be a single print, an artist, a group of artists, an article, different art styles; who knows! In any case, check out some of the cool happenings around Imagekind every Friday on the blog.

Travis Pitts on Apartment Therapy

ZOM-BOT (faux folded) by Travis Pitts

Imagekind member artist Travis Pitts got some fantastic coverage on Apartment Therapy the other day. Apartment Therapy is one of the leading decorating and interior design blogs that claims the be “saving the world, one room at at time.” Travis is a supreme illustrator and designer with some truly amazing work.

Display Imagekind Art on iGoogle

FriendsInteraction developed an outstanding tool for you to easily display Imagekind group artwork on your iGoogle homepage. The artwork featured is pulled from Imagekind Groups. You can also install the tool on your Google Blogger account. Find instructions on how to install it for iGoogle here, and Blogger here. If your saavvy enough, you can just click here, and add it to iGoogle easily.

To change which group artwork is displayed, follow these directions:

1. Click on the little arrow in the top right corner of the tool
2. select “Edit settings”
3. Go to your favorite Imagekind Group
4. Find the group number (gid=368) in the URL at the top
5. Go back to your iGoogle page and change the gid number at the end of the settings bar

So, you want to sell more art, but you’re not sure how or where to begin?

One of the most important aspects of selling your artwork online, is having an audience. Imagekind is doing this. We are creating an audience of art lovers to buy, sell and create art.

However, cultivating your own audience is extremely beneficial.

And, it’s not even as hard as you might think. In fact, one of the best ways to create an audience, is to find people who already love your style of work. For example, member artist James Provost has been getting some nice recognition lately in the interior design community with his Imagekind prints. Why? It’s because he has a style of art that already matches an audience: mid-century furniture design and decorating.

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Now, here’s the tip: find online audiences who already love your style and ask them if they are willing to help promote your artwork.

Have a niche? That’s often the best place to start.

Blogs are perfect for this. And getting this kind of recognition is not always as hard as you might think. But, before you start trying to submit your art to blogs, it might be helpful to read these dos and don’ts first.

Need more help? What about this:

Love dog art? Well, I know for sure there are more than just a few dog blogs out there…

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