TOTAL Art Licensing
THOMAS KINKADE ON TV
Mainstreet Media Group, a leading publisher of larity of this concept will
community newspapers in California, recently help our newspapers thrive
announced the launch of
GilroyTV.com, a video in the online world and give
channel that complements its print publications our audience a greater va-
online with a variety of lifestyle, news, advertis- riety of entertainment and
ing and other content for South Bay residents information at the same
and visitors. time.”
GilroyTV.com offers multimedia information on
GilroyTV.com is also a part-
community news, activities and events, tourism, ner of the Thomas Kinkade
food and dining, real estate, automotive news, Network and its affili-
advertising and more, extending the brand and ated channels. The Thomas
reach of the Gilroy Dispatch, Morgan Hill Times, Kinkade Network is a Web
Hollister Freelance, the Weekend Pinnacle, the broadcasting host for busi-
attract high dollar advertising customers. The
Santa Cruz Good Times and other newspapers nesses sharing the brand values of the world-re-
Company’s complement of channels is carefully
in the Mainstreet Media Group. nowned Painter of Light. The Network provides
selected for its commitment to the same values
“GilroyTV combines video communication and online syndicated content and advertising serv-
so highly-prized by Thomas Kinkade, the Painter
community newspapering with technology that is ices. Utilizing its knowledge in brand marketing
of Light. The Thomas Kinkade Network offers a
both user-friendly and affordable,” said Stephen and licensing the company has developed spe-
host of Online Advertising and Online Promo-
Staloch, COO and Publisher of the Mainstreet cialized software solutions enabling rapid launch,
tional Solutions to launch scalable, engaging and
Media Group. “The social relevance and popu- and promotion of Search Phrase friendly sites to
profitable web channels.
SURTEX LAUNCH FOR TWO MORE LICENSES FOR AMY FLYNN
ONE2MOO
Amy Flynn Designs have recently signed two further licensing agreements, follow-
One2moo will launch its company at Surtex this year. Dogs,
ing on from exhibiting at last year’s Surtex.
cats, birds, and bunnies are a few of the animals, in addition to
Karto Oy is a European greeting card and stationery company, marketing to
cows, that will be featured in the inaugural offering of holiday,
Finland and Estonia. Joining the Karto Oy line this year will be an assortment of
seasonal, and everyday designs. Artist Stephanie Ruble uses the
twelve DiVaVaVoom designs, Amy’s
computer to create imaginative, bright colored illustrations and
popular homage to big, beautiful
characters, like Sandi Apricot, an ordinary cow that wants to
women. Commenting, Amy said,
be a superhero. Stephanie’s designs and characters reflect her
“I had only considered the size ac-
interest in children’s books, comic strips, and fine art. Many of
ceptance movement as it related to
her digital designs are reminiscent of cut paper collage, but are
American women---I had no idea a
actually painted in Photoshop.
European company would find the
“The technique I use started as a happy accident. I liked the
Divas so timely and humorous.”
mistake enough to work with it to create the style I call Digital
A new venture with giftware com-
Paper Collage. It’s a good style for me because it’s like a cross
pany Demdaco has introduced Amy
between my old abstract figural painting style and the art I do
Flynn Designs to the realm of holi-
for my children’s book portfolio.”
day gifts and decor. “A representa-
“My character Sandi Apricot is from a graphic novel project for
tive of Demdaco visited my Surtex
kids that I’m working on and is in my cartoonish style, which
booth, and commented that one
developed from my love of comic strips, children’s books, and
of my Noel Noel designs would
graphic novels.”
make an interesting three-dimen-
sional piece. I ran with it, and now
Demdaco will be producing line
of Christmas nativity figures to be
called Born This Day, for Christmas
2009.”
Amy Flynn Designs will be returning to Surtex this year with a variety of single
designs for the paper product and giftware industries, as well as several new col-
lections in addition to DiVaVaVoom, Pixie Chix, and LaDiDa. Patisserie features
fanciful cakes and desserts. The Night-Time Noah collection offers a whimsical
ark and repeating patterns of birds, fish, and animals. Season’s Greenings and All
the Trimmings present holiday greenery and Christmas icons respectively. In addi-
tion, several collections showcase religious Christmas themes, and are available in
a variety of ethnicities. All of Amy’s work is rendered in a variety of styles, both
traditional and digital.
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