Free. Just for the asking. If you see me wearing this handpainted T shirt on Sunday at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts in State College, Pennsylvania you can have one of my gelatin silver prints.
That’s what my friend Gordon and I will be doing tomorrow morning — giving away prints from our 3 Prints Project and perhaps some others that make their way into my satchel.
Gordon sprang this on me a couple days ago after thinking about a conversation about the expense of buying a photograph from an artist or photographer. No wonder so few people have original prints hanging on their walls. Collecting photographs is a pastime for those with disposable income. So giving prints away is our answer to the problem of high print prices.
It’s almost midnight as I write this and I am wondering what exactly I’m doing.
I’m not certain why anyone would want a print — their personal and not particularly pretty or decorative. They’re small, black and white, and printed on 8×10 inch paper. No one is going to ask which frame looks best for putting this over the couch in the family room. They’re just little memories, snapshots, snippets of experience.
But they originals and they are free. At least until someone says we aren’t allowed to give them away. I certainly don’t want to end up on the no-fly list over it.
For now it’s just an opportunity to do something just to see what happens.
Wonderful idea. Don’t discourage that people don’t want 8×10 prints. Some of the best artwork (non-photographic) I have is 8×10. And I make sure they are originals. I would prefer a small original to a larger copy. You may be making someone’s day, year, decade to have something real to treasure…and a great story of how they acquired it. Wish I was there to grab/cherish one. You’ve some great images.
BeemerGirl: It has been an interesting turn in the project my friend Gordon and I are engaged in.
Big prints are still much the rage but there are a few small pictures showing up from time to time.
Thanks for your kind words, I appreciate them.
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