Art Business

We had good intentions at the start of 2024 to send regular newsletters to our friends, family, and collectors. But.. We only sent 11 emails to our list in 2024 which is pretty pitiful. Our newsletter stats on average: Open: 45%; Click: 8%; Unsubscribe: 2 Little engagement in terms of response. No sales from the

In this series, we’re sharing the lessons we think we learned in 2024. You can view Miriam’s Etsy shop here at MiriamMcClung. In brief bullet format, here’s what we learned… • We’ve had an Esty shop for many years, but only got serious three years ago. • We started out listing around 20 reproductions. •

Ever since a video of Miriam’s work in storage went viral in 2023, we have been exploring the concept of viewing her art as a collection rather than individual pieces. Several commenters on the video encouraged us to keep all the work together until it can be evaluated. At first, the concept of viewing Miriam’s

Art and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs posts continued (see two previous posts for art (part 1) and art collectors (part 2) and the needs hierarchy): Museums and major cultural institutions generally collect and show art that itself is in the upper two stages of Maslow’s pyramid–Self Esteem and Self Actualization. The financial value of this

Continuing our thinking on art and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (see last thread on the relationship of art to the pyramid): Art collectors can be found mainly in the top three stages of the pyramid. People struggling to have basic physiological, safety, and security needs met generally don’t collect original art. Very elderly, students, early

We’ve been thinking about how the financial value of art, artists, galleries and collectors connects to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. We’ll start with art itself in general. (Note: Individual pieces may travel up and down! the pyramid.) At the lowest Physiological part of the pyramid, art is purely functional: the sculpture is needed as a