Derivative Art Products
Copyright © Keiko Stong Artist 2010
We are beginning to experiment with making “derivative” products from Keiko’s artwork. We don’t know much—yet—about derivative products, but we imagine these are anything of interest to which, somehow, a digital image of one of Keiko’s art pieces can be attached.
A ubiquitous example might be art on a coffee mug. That is definitely a possibility, but we started on a simpler one: glossy photo prints made into cards. We created a few from Keiko’s series:
● Tropical Marine Life
(8 different subjects)
● Flowers
(6 different subjects)
● Things Japanese
(6 different subjects)
For this first test-effort, we selected a minimum of six from each series. At the Port Costa Art Show on September 19, 2010, our “inventory” included these cards, sold either individually or in sets. People were impressed when told that the photos were of paintings done by Keiko. They sold rather well—and that leads to the next stage.
Which is, we are working with a company that specializes in such derivative ideas. Some of the possibilities involving digital art images include:
● Giclee prints
● Coffee mugs
● Large canvases
● Printed cards
● Posters
There are many more possibilities, we understand. More on that as our experiments continue!
Bill
William A. Stong
Telephone: 925-202-6244
E-mail: william.a.stong@gmail.com
Blog #: 10-09-028
