High Noon 2012 Show & Auction Mesa AZ
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 | Exhibition news | No Comments
Sat & Sun Jan 29- 30 at the Mesa Convention Center (237 N. Center Street, Mesa, AZ 85201)
9 am – 4:30 pm (Sat), 9:30 am – 3 pm (Sun)
Vintage and new cowboy related items as well as mostly vintage American Indian items, everything from killer (qualitatively) to cute !
Dealers harken from the Southwest and way beyond (Pennsylvania, Idaho, Michigan, Massachusetts, Kansas and Missouri).
It is just plain fun, as many arrive “in costume” wearing extravagant boots and crusty mustaches.
When you visit their website, you can obtain a $5 off coupon for their weekend pass. www.HighNoon.com
Cost to attend Show is $10 per day or $15 weekend pass, unless you achieve the $5 off coupon.
See you there!
Corinne Cain www.SavvyCollector.com
Learn about the Art World (Book Shortcut) !
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 | Collector Savvy tips | No Comments
READ THIS BOOK and catch up about the inner workings of auction houses as revealed through Lacey Yeager (a fictional character) and her friend , Daniel, the art critic (another fictional character).
Actually I am listening to the audio version, but either way, you get a fun dose of how things function in the art world, where art boils down to value and of course, money in conjunction with connoisseurship.
Corinne Cain of www.SavvyCollector.com
Yes, Steve Martin the well-known actor, comedian and astute art collector wrote it !
Smartist Telesummit 2012
Friday, January 20th, 2012 | General | No Comments
When: January 26, 27 and January 30 – February 3 2012
10 panelists plus Ariane Goodwin will inform artists on how to bridge the gap between making art and making a living.
Review profiles of the 10 panelists and topics to be covered at www.smartist.com
Imagine a conference without airline tickets, hotel rooms !!!
This is the 6th year of the Telesummit and 33 % of their attendees are repeats.
Nicely all sessions are recorded on CD’s and given to all registrants in a set to relive as often as is desirable.
Check out the conference highlights on their website.
Why is SavvyCollector.com touting this opportunity? You know we don’t accept referral fees.
Answer: Corinne Cain will be one of the 10 panelists
Should you “attend”, I would be most interested in your feedback on my participation or on the Telesummit overall.
Corinne Cain www.SavvyCollector.com
Celebration of Fine Art Open thru March 25!!!
Monday, January 16th, 2012 | Exhibition news, General | No Comments
Michael Prepsky is one of 100 different artists whose work is on view daily from 10 – 6 pm January 14 – March 25.
Newly located in enormous white tents on the SW corner of Hayden Road and Freeway 101 (Exit 35), see artists paint and sculpt as you watch with complete admiration !!!
Eight different artist/ designers feature their unique jewelry.
Purchase a Season Pass good for all 10 weeks for just $10. Military and seniors over 62 are just $8. Children under 12 are free.
Vala Ola is a particularly engaging figurative sculptor.
You will be awed by Scott Rogers‘ group bronzes, especially one depicting an attorney addressing a vintage jury.
Follow up a visit to Barrett Jackson’s classic car auction with a couple of hours investigating fine art at The Tents !!!
Wear a warm coat, it is chilly in the tents. You can capture lunch at their sit down cafe, while you consider your purchases.
Corinne Cain of www.SavvyCollector.com
Victim Art
Sunday, January 1st, 2012 | Collector Savvy tips, General | 1 Comment
Having investigated two works of art today on behalf of a company needing to know how they would “cash out”, I thought I would share some thoughts with the SavvyCollectors who read this blog.
Art used as collateral against money borrowed is valued from two different viewpoints:
- actual cash value, orderly liquidation
- actual cash value, disorderly liquidation
The difference is the time and place to liquidate. Disorderly liquidation generally references a very tiny time window to sell the property, such as one day or possibly as long as a week to sell it in place (meaning not transported to another, perhaps more advantageous locale). Orderly liquidation might reference a week up to 3 months or somewhat longer to sell. Either way, expediency in selling mandates these values are considerably less than gallery prices, especially when the art falls under the category of “Victim Art”.
“Victim Art” is art that is trendy. Often it is marketed to individuals who are away from home, on vacation. There is a spontaneity in the purchase of this art. Care in researching the artists, the gallery offering the art typically is NOT taken. Purchasers are victimized by the circumstance that is not conducive to carrying out some degree of careful investigation.
Wondering if the art you are drawn to fits the category of “Victim Art” ??? Hire an appraiser BEFORE you complete the purchase. I would rather be out the appraisal or consultation fee than thousands of dollars for art whose resale potential is miniscule.
To find a designated appraiser of personal property, try www.appraisers.org
Corinne Cain of www.SavvyCollector.com
Trendy art is deliberately excluded from offerings through SavvyCollector.com.
John Piper Retrospective at Dorchester Abbey
Sunday, December 18th, 2011 | Collector Savvy tips, Exhibition news, General | No Comments
Upcoming April 21, 2012 – June 10, 2012 more than 50 works spanning John Piper’s career will be presented in an exhibition titled John Piper and the Church
John Piper (1903-1991) was responsible for the development of modern art in British churches. As an official War Artist in England, he focused heavily on bombed buildings of all sorts, but especially on damaged churches. 283 churches were lost during the war. Beetween 1945 and 1956, only 41 were rebuilt.
The illustration above represents a stained glass design Piper created for the Oundle School Chapel windows. Clearly his windows brought welcome color and a degree of modernity to these typically dark and anything but modern buildings.
More specific information is available at www.johnpiperandthechurch.co.uk
SavvyCollector is thrilled to be able to offer three examples of this iconic figure’s work, all at highly reduced prices. Note Dr. Stephen Laird’s commentary. Laird is a known authority with respect to John Piper’s work.
http://savvycollector.com/products/715-bethesda-stow-bardolph-cambs-by-john-piper
http://savvycollector.com/products/716-tarquin-by-john-piper
http://savvycollector.com/products/717-coastal-rockscape-by-john-piper
Corinne Cain of www.SavvyCollector.com
Savvy Collector means . . .
Sunday, December 4th, 2011 | Collector Savvy tips, General | No Comments
Well informed and perceptive; shrewd (according to the Online Dictionary)
in short . . . .
A savvy collector is anyone who shops at www.SavvyCollector.com
where you are only offered quality options, competitively priced.
Corinne Cain of www.SavvyCollector.com
Bola Ties Native American Vintage & Contemporary
Saturday, November 19th, 2011 | Exhibition news, General | No Comments
Norman Sandfield gifted the Heard Museum with 1,000 plus bola ties! Come visit several hundred from Sandfield’s collection as well as many from the Heard’s permanent collection. Sandfield, from Chicago, will lecture on the development on his collection Sunday, November 20 at 2 pm at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, AZ.
19 November 2011 – 3 September 2012 represents this exhibition’s run.
To order the catalogue for this gorgeous, informative catalogue by Diana Pardue with Norman Sandfield, call 602 252-8344. Craig Smith’s luscious photography makes this 155 page catalogue, a keeper!
Should you want to shop bola ties at SavvyCollector.com, http://savvycollector.com/gallery?query=bola+ties
Corinne Cain of www.SavvyCollector.com
Jeffrey Lunge book just published !!!
Saturday, November 12th, 2011 | Collector Savvy tips, General | No Comments
Jeffrey Lungé Visions of the Southwest was just released !
On page 54 “The Arrival” is illustrated in color. Three (3) Lungé watercolors are currently available on SavvyCollector.com. One of these is “The Arrival” AND it has been marked down!
You can purchase this publication from the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, AZ
Corinne Cain of www.SavvyCollector.com
“Jeffrey Lungé: Visions of the Southwest” brings together the best of Lungé’s paintings from this period for the first time. The works date from 1968 to 1985, when Lungé had to stop painting because of failing eyesight.” (written on the book’s inside cover by Katherin Chase, former Curator of Art at the Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff)
199 Items under $200
Friday, November 11th, 2011 | General | No Comments
Think SavvyCollector.com is largely populated by high ticket items?
Prices start at $25.
Corinne Cain of www.SavvyCollector.com
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