I wanted to share a cool selling concept for those who sell their creations. I have two friends who sell via Art-O-Mat. The company refurbishes old cigarette vending machines and uses them throughout the country to sell tiny art pieces. The nearest is one that I know of is in Salina. Here is the website if you are interested.
www.artomat.org
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I’ve personally looked into this you have to create art that fits into a limited space and package it and you get $2.50 per item. I personally haven’t come up with something that would work that I would sell for that price, but I haven’t visited it in a while.
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One of my friends paints on wood blocks. The other also paints on them and makes paper art like little books and canvases. They have to fit in boxes the size of cigarette packs. They’ve been very successful and the sales have driven buyers to their websites for larger purposes. I see it as more of promotion of business than huge money makers. And, just a fun concept.
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I agree I just haven’t come up with something that would work for the size.
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I imagine that heidelberg, screen, or block printed post-cards would do well in such a machine.
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Then again, post-cards might be too big.
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Postage stamp cards might work
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From USPS web site:
“To be eligible for mailing at the price for letters, a piece must be: Rectangular. At least 3-1/2 inches high x 5 inches long x 0.007 inch thick.”
The most common size for a cigarette pack is 2-1/16 x 3-7/16 x 7/8 inches. (King size, hard pack). (By my measurements).
Edit: I was on the wrong page for postcards, but the minimum dimensions for postcards at standard rate is identical. https://pe.usps.com/businessmail101?ViewName=Cards
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From the website’s guidelines:
Let’s also stay away from simple collage, pour art, blob abstractions, drawings via permanent markers, snapshot-ish photography and gumbally crafty wearables. Rule of thumb. Avoid approaches which resemble a grade school art class assignment. We are happy to share our host’s feedback upon request.
…ew. Snobbish much? They’re asking for art that is “EXACTLY 2 1/8″ x 3 1/4″ x 7/8"” , with a strong incentive for you to buy their supplies of boxes/blocks so that your art can fit that requirement, charging $5 each with $2.50 going back to the artist, and they don’t want “drawings via permanent markers”?
There’s some absolutely amazing art drawn “via permanent markers,” such as the example below, but it’s as difficult to imagine an artist being willing to churn out these drawings for $2.50 a pop as it is to imagine them doing so for a company that calls it “a grade school art class assignment.”
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