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According to statistics published in the NRF Index and Forrester Research, linens and home decor items are the 13th most popular items purchased on the internet today, totaling $26 billion dollars in annual sales or 13% of the market share. Home decorating experts, however, are pointing to a shift in decorating trends in light of the recent recession and consumers' need to save money on non-necessities. They're finding less expensive ways to create art in their homes and still decorate in fashionable ways. One such way experts suggest filling vast blank spaces is with large custom canvas prints.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College recent Web and Graphic Designs students shuffle through the hallway printing their designs and clicking away on large screen Macs all in a row. The smell of coffee and perhaps a little sweat accompanies their mad dash to perfect their work for their portfolio show May 6th and 7th from 10am-7pm. One tweets a selfie, and two others help each other work through a javascript problem.

Digital photography continues to increase in popularity and, although many anticipated this to be the doom of traditional image printing, nothing is further from the truth. In fact, Ibis World found online photo printing in the United States grew approximately 20 percent every year between 2007 and 2012. "Many now choose canvas printing Calgary as it shows their amazing photos in the best light," Richard of Art Sense explains.

Croissant Man is a web series about a Depressed Croissant trying to find meaning in the superficial world of Bourgeois pastries.

My Art Invest, a French simplified stock company, was launched in Shoreditch, London on April 10, 2014. The company aims to provide art collectors an online trading platform which will allow the public to buy and sell shares of masterpieces by renowned street artists for as low as 5 pounds ($8). The organizers mentioned that 6,000 customers received an average return of 30% in France in the past three years.

Art Unified, a Los Angeles-based art company dedicated to connecting artists with local partners and art collectors, is pleased to announce the launch of its White Glove Service. This exemplary mode of selling art is aimed at obsoleting antiquated, exclusionary art galleries and reforming the relationship between artist and collector.

Sculpting and moulding have long been the means of displaying fine arts skills. Artistically created sculptures have thronged royal courts and palaces since ages ago. The integration of advanced technology in creation of bespoke sculpture is the difference between the process of sculpting in this century and that a century ago. RapidArt is one of the leading names in casting and sculpting industry. The foundry has a pool of skilled, talented and experienced professionals and latest technology to create busts, signs, sculptures and architectural work by cost effective and precise casting of resin, iron, aluminium and bronze.

Elizabeth’s original artwork is designed to Expand Consciousness simply by Channeling Truth and Vibration onto Canvas. Her mission is to bring knowledge and awakening and her canvas is the World.

Valerie Garner offers her new watercolor art painting called 'The Old French Mill'. She uses many layers of washes and glazes, along with a wet on wet and wet on dry techniques to reach this astonishing result, deciding to focus on the beautiful French mill topic.

Pyro Chemography reveals a hidden truth that surrounds us on a daily basis, exposing patterns and textures that recur in everything when observed closely. These images represent the gigantic and minuscule aspects of the Universe, and Von Cotu feels privileged to merely show what is already there.

A brand-new Art Competition offering as prizes high-quality fine art education has just been launched online. The Drawing Academy awards competition winners with its full lifetime scholarship.

Designers, crafters, and art lovers now have a new place to find that perfect piece of royalty free stock art. Falbe Publishing has built a collection of high resolution vintage and fine art digital jpeg images to serve commercial and personal projects.

Renowned sculptor Lyle Sopel announced the recent completion of Battle Cry, a monumental work in jade. Standing nearly four feet high, the piece is an expression of Sopel's long-standing interest in scenes of nature. "The challenges involved in working with such a beautiful and demanding material as jade only increase with scale," Sopel said, "So Battle Cry was particularly special to me, since it required bringing all of my skill to bear on it." The sculpture depicts two bald eagles fighting in mid-flight over captured prey, and it is notable for the pointed dynamism of its subject matter, the impressive scale of the work, and its masterly technique and attention to detail.

A recent article from Gadgets Made Simple recognizes the genius and technical expertise behind the deep space images produced by Scott Tucker. According to the article, Tucker's career in astrophotography spans 15 years and has improved with the rising tide of imaging technology.

Meg Hamann is an animator and a maker of things. In 2011, she graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a BFA in Animation. While most animators generally create things purely visually, creating things physically has always been a large part of Meg’s artistic practice, both in animation and beyond. Meg loves to sew, bead, knit, and build costumes. She also focuses heavily on antler dreamcatchers, necklaces, and other objects created using wood and antlers.

Stretcher Prints are made from recycled plastic bottles. Co2nscience.com wants to up cycle 140,000 bottles & transform them into unique wall art.

Exotic India Art, the New Delhi based online web store has been doing a commendable job in catering to various clients, who keep coming back to the store for purchasing items related to Indian culture and art. Since the year 1998, the web portal has been striving to flourish Indian art and culture by allowing its clients to purchase amazing items at highly affordable prices. Just recently, the online Indian paintings, apparels, and religious texts store has announced the availability of Indian Mughal miniature paintings at the most competitive prices. Priced at INR 3500, The Mughal Harem is one such miniature painting that brings clients closer to the times of yore.

THOR USA, Inc. / ProofAlert.com Having a client indicate artwork approval or changes can be challenging and time consuming.

The goal of this project is to create and document the creation of four large scale 4' x 5' ink paintings made with the Earth. This is Elizabeth Fonacier’s idea to promote environmental awareness on Earth Day, April 22, 2014 by exhibiting the final paintings and video documentation publicly.

The crime of domestic violence affects 1 in 4 women. Less than 3% seeking community resources due to stigma. What if we could change that stigma by sharing the stories of survivors? Sandra and Odell Guynes, photographers and domestic violence advocates, started the End the Silence Exhibit in 2012. The couple took their passion for photography and used it to create social change around the issue of domestic violence. The exhibit provides women an opportunity to share their stories through portraits to create awareness on the crime of domestic abuse. Sandra and Odell are President and Vice President respectively of Pearls for Creative Healing, a non profit dedicated to helping survivors of domestic violence heal through the use of art and art workshops.

The Sadigh Gallery in New York City is currently displaying a unique collection of Chinese Jade artifacts, acquired from a private estate, with pieces dating back to the Han Dynasty.

Visiting the blog Illusions of Intimacy on March 13th, author Tracy Falbe presented an article and slide show about her favorite Renaissance artists. Her 9th novel Werelord Thal: A Renaissance Werewolf Tale is set in 1561 Bohemia, and Falbe gained great insights about the era from famous artists like Albrecht Durer, Caravaggio, Titian, and Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

According to this ultimate Miami Ink Tattoo Designs Review, Miami Ink Tattoo has finally been released after much anticipation and is helping thousands of members worldwide find their dream tattoo design they’ve been looking for. Unlike other tattoo galleries, Miami Ink Tattoo Designs is the first rate tattoo gallery website in the world and offers more than 25,000 unique designs, with additional designs available on a regular basis.

KM Fine Arts hosted a private VIP Opening Reception for Los Angeles based artist Alexander Yulish and his latest exhibition AN UNQUIET MIND at their intimate showroom in West Hollywood on Saturday, March 8, 2014.

Freight + Volume Gallery, an art gallery located in the heart of Manhattan and known for displaying provocative work of emerging and established artists, is currently exhibiting Loren Munk’s show ‘You Are Here’. The artist whose work was debuted in Soho itself in 1981, Munk has gained international recognition over his lustrous artistic career and his current exhibition offers one of his best ever mosaics incorporating delicate glass in a decorative manner, a distinct painting style for which he is known for.