Art Series - IV
FAVORITE PLACES TO SOURCE ART
For the fourth and final installment of this series, I thought I would link some of my favorite places to source art for the home. I listed a few in Part II on selecting art, but I thought a more comprehensive and organized list might be helpful.
I’ll organize according to price point - starting from low to high.
It’s a great time of year to shop many of the sites listed below because of the sales they offer through the Christmas season. Although art is very taste specific, you can always give a gift certificate to an art site where they can pick something that resonates with them. And don’t forget to check out my shop, botanical art (in my opinion;)), is a good fit for every home. So here we go…..
$ - LOW RANGE
Etsy in general is a great way to find prints of a large variety of art. You could go down a (really fun) rabbit hole looking.
Most of these shops offer the very price friendly option to print the art yourself. My favorite place to print photos and art prints is mpix.com - I would not recommend printing at walgreens, CVS, etc. Mpix is the ticket - reasonable prices and high quality printing.
Another option for finding inexpensive art - pop in your local Goodwill or Salvation Army regularly. Estate sales are my personal favorite place to look for art. Also, Homegoods is a good place to peruse, they often have large framed pieces that are priced very economically.
$$ - MID RANGE
Anthropologie.com - I love their tapestries, and they are a really affordable way to cover a large area of a wall
My shop - amyspencerdesigns.com
A great source unique and beautiful art, usually around the mid-range price point, is to discover your local art community. In the last few years, Baton Rouge has done a lot to promote and foster local artists. Mid city makers is a great place to look. It happens near Circa every month. Mid City Merchants also has bi-annual events that promote local artists. In addition, when you shop local you will often find the work of local artists. The Red Onion carries art by Helen Bolin and Norma Kilgore, and local design studios often carry a variety of local artists, also places like The Foyer feature many local artists. Currently, you can find some of my work at The Red Onion and Trends by design in Bocage. One more thought, botanicals and intaglios are really a neutral mid range options for your home. They are versatile and able to work with a variety of styles, modern, classic, etc. Of course, I know a good place to source botanicals ;), but here and here are a few options for intaglios.
$$$ - uppper RANGE
This list of upper range sites is by no means exhaustive, and some are very taste specific, but these should give you an idea of different places to source original art by current, somewhat well known artists. Often times they will offer a limited series of prints or paper pieces that could be more affordable, so it’s good to check out their sites regularly or follow them on social media.
I hope this list proves helpful as you scour through all the options out there. One of the benefits of living in the digital revolution is that good art has become so much more accessible to all.
Happy Hunting and Hanging,
Amy
