Giving The Gift of Art

Gift giving can be a pleasure or a nightmare. Depends on the person you are getting a gift for and the season you are shopping in. Giving the gift of art can be a tricky endeavor. You have to really know someone pretty well to choose a piece the recipient will appreciate enough to display. And not just when you come over to visit! One can determine a person’s taste in art if you can visit their residence or office and see what they have on display. Or you can simply ask the person what type of art they would appreciate as a gift. The cool thing about doing that is even if the recipient knows they are getting art, with the variety of creative pieces available on the market today, they will still get the joy of surprise at what they receive.

Joy for the recipient of the gift brings joy to the gift giver. That is the win-win benefit we all seek when gift giving. Technology has made it easier to give the gift of art. The internet, Facebook, Instagram and a multitude of others all offer access to unique creative gifts. And you can shop from your digital devices. The opportunity to find different and varied creative gifts is the benefit of online shopping for gift giving.

Independent artists need as much support as consumers can give them. For many this is their sole source of income. I can tell you from personal experience that making a sale from my website not only helps financially, but helps keep me motivated to keep producing and displaying and marketing my art. Purchasing a creative piece as a gift from an online store of an artist is a win-win-win situation. The recipient of the gifts gets a cool and unique meaningful gift. They win. The artists gains income from their passion and gets to feel great about being a creative person. They win. You, as the gift giver get the warm fuzzy feeling that comes from finding and giving the perfect gift. You win.