Once you sell a piece of artwork, it’s important to follow up with the seller if possible. (Unfortunately, when you sell through a gallery or other third party, you might not have the buyer’s contact information.) This follow-up creates goodwill in the buyer, encourages future sales, and can provide material for your portfolio. Here are a few suggestions for contact after the sale: 1. Send a thank you note along with your business card. This can be a short note of appreciatio

Gallery on the Go is a two-year-old program at the Anderson Arts Center (AAC). It started when an executive from Carolina Alliance Bank (now Park National) approached the AAC about ideas for art inside its newly renovated space downtown. At first, the AAC lent items from its permanent collection, including when another business got involved. McDougald Funeral Home wanted artwork for a renovated area called a café where people could relax. Soon, though, the AAC decided to reac

In her retirement, new Anderson Artists Guild member Ravinder Malik is checking things off her bucket list. One of those items was learning to make pottery. She’s taken classes and learned with the help of friend and fellow AAG member Matt Brophy. “He has been a great influence,” she said. “He’s a wonderful artist.” She finds great satisfaction in transforming a piece of clay into something useful or decorative. Lately, she’s been experimenting with hand building and has made

Growing up in an Air Force family, new Anderson Artists Guild member Wendy Converse lived in Washington, Oklahoma, New York, New Jersey, and North Carolina, as well as six years in Germany. Those travels, especially visits to European castles, have inspired much of her art. She has a bachelor of fine arts degree in ceramics and printmaking from Converse College but spent the first 14 years after graduation working in a variety of roles for the Girl Scouts. “I grew up in the G