Welcome to the Departments of Kos Katalog series! Click on that link to see all the departments written up as the series progresses.
Don’t forget to bookmark the ones with the products and services you need for home, business, school, organizations, family, holidays, celebrations, birthdays & anniversaries all year round!
After today’s listings & links for the fine art small & home-based businesses of kosaks — and their families and very best friends— is info on how yours can be in the KOS KATALOGUE bigbook too!
Now, onward to the Katalogue department[s] of the day:
Fine Arts Department: Painting, Drawing, Digital Art, Photography, Sculpture, and more.
• akmk is the place to go for fine art photography of Alaskan scenes. Run by Kossack akmk.
• Alibi Fine Art is a gallery for art photography, run by Kossack Woodmann and partner. If you are in Chicago, drop by!
• Art by Michele Wilson is where you will find michelewln's imaginative fantasy art. Find something romantic for your wall here! And don't miss Michele's extraordinary photos -- you will find them here.
• Ashes of Roses draws pencil portraits and illustrations by commission, and earlier this year had the amazing good fortune to get to illustrate Mark Sumner's novel On Whetsday. Examples of those drawings can be viewed in his serialized chapters here. Contact Ashes of Roses via Kosmail if you’re interested!
• asterkitty — Alexandria Levin has a site for her oil painting. Beautiful, strange and colorful magical realist oil paintings; featuring stuffed animals, still-lifes, semi-abstract landscapes, trees, urbanscapes and other abstracts. There is also a Special Sale section here, with 36 paintings (some new) being offered at low discounted prices for Kossacks and other friends.
• BenWill Studio is a place for fine art run by Kossack CarolinW and husband -- have a "walk" through their lovely gallery!
• boran2 has an etsy shop for fine art paintings in acrylic -- visit his gallery and find something special for your walls!
• Changing Woman Photography has lovely images of nature for sale. If you are in Europe, use this link. Photos are by Kossack vahana.
• cobart is an artist in the Washington, DC area. You can see her work here and contact her for prices. She also has an Etsy shop here. THIS IS OUR STORY
• Cooksey Talbott Gallery has stunning landscape photos for sale -- find beauty here! Run by kossack cookseytalbott.
• Daniel Marks Art is the website of Kossack sciencegirl's husband. Beautiful work in mixed media is in the gallery -- contact Daniel Marks through the website for prices.
• Dario Bisecco is a handicapped artist producing very vibrant work in Italy. Message his mother, Donna in Rome, to purchase some of his work.
• David Woodward Gallery is the place for watercolor fine art -- landscapes, custom portraits, and pet portraits are available. Kossack DavidW is the artist.
• Deviant Arts is Bob X's page where you will find select fine art prints for sale. If you see something you want but is not available let him know and he'll make it so.
• elenacarlena’s cartoons go on t-shirts, hats, coffee mugs, and more — check out her website and Zazzle shop. Order custom-made from a photo you send of your dearest pootie, woozle or significant other… or politicians you support or oppose, or for small businesses, or other projects. Images can be printed on any medium you request, or emailed to you in an electronic file for you to print as you wish! Contact her via karlekonsultants@cs.com (put “For Elena” or some such in the subject line), Facebook, or twitter.
• Hawaii Loves Art is a shop with lovely, tropical batik and digital art inspired by the islands of Hawaii -- by Kossack Msongs
• huephoria is where you will find handpainted silks, wearable art, and fine art in acrylic by Kossack simultaneous contrast
• Imagekind is kpeddicord's website where prints of his work can be purchased. If you see something on his site that isn't currently available on Imagekind, let him know and he'll upload and make it available!
• Kirby Krieger is an artist, currently working on the very thin and partially submerged isthmus between photography and painting, the Baroque and Post-Modernism. These are amazing Still Lifes! Gallery is run by Kossack Yellow Canary.
• Inner Planet Artworks is where you can find the imaginative pen and ink drawings of Kossack wino -- very interesting work!
• James Craig Photography has fine art B&W Photography by qua with a BOOK coming out "The Moon has been Eaten" – Images from a Year on Easter Island.
• Kossack jtg has prints of his digital art for sale on Fine Art America.
• Kurtoons Online -- get a cartoon from quarkstomper -- send him a photograph and he will turn it into a cartoon for you!
• leathersmith not only makes fine crystal mobiles, he is a painter. Please click the link to see images and contact him through Kosmail if you wish to buy his work.
• Liv Rainey Smith makes art with a Lovecraft theme, wife of Kossack maxomai
• LJP Images is Kossack abbysomething's store for fine photography. Quite a range of beautiful images here -- check it out! There’s also an etsy shop here. Kos Mail abbysomething if you see something you would like to buy.
• Lyne Art is where you can find the fine art of Kossack dot farmer and his wife. Contact them through the website to inquire about purchasing their lovely work.
• Marko the Werelynx painted a piece called "St Gracie's" for the people of Street Prophets -- there are still prints available!
• Revival Tile Works is Kossack manyamile's ceramic tile studio. You'll find art tiles, sculptures, fountains, fireplaces and more here. Decorate your life beautifully!
• rserven's dazzling and compelling graphics are available on a number of products here.
• Snoopydawg photographed the wonderful work shown here(m.a.u.) And the work here(f.a.a.) can go on cards, iPhone cases, tote bags and other items, even shower curtains! If there’s an m.a.u. picture that you’d like for f.a.a. items, ask snoopydawg to upload it to f.a.a. for what you’re interested in. See also Facebook, Twitter. Gift certificates available.
• CathyM's designs are available on a variety of fabrics at Spoonflower and if you're looking for vintage sewing patterns, check out her Etsy shop.
• Susan S. Birdwell Fine Art is the site of Kossack RantNRaven. She says, "I am a professional fine artist with oil, acrylic, and prismacolor paintings in portraiture and figures, wildlife, landscapes and cityscapes and drawings in various media. I have signed and numbered archival prints of my work and I also do clay sculptures. Please visit my website!" Contact her through her website or at mtnbirdstudio@aol.com.
• Wings: NDN Silver is not just for jewelry -- Wings also is an art photographer of breathtaking work. More of his photos can be seen on Aji’s blog using this search. (If you’re at the site, hover on Galleries, then on Silverwork or Photography or Other Artists for click-links. Use Contact for email to commission or purchase.) THIS IS OUR STORY
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asterkitty/ alexalev.com — big discounts & special sale on her glorious paintings, to get her through a rough move.
elenacarlena offers gift certificates for her delightful cartoon products as well as products themselves at her website and Zazzle shop.
And she & jan4insight & jtg all have t-shirts/ designs at TeePublic, the most recent ON SALE — (use their name-links, above, to view & purchase.
jan4insight — all-December sale at her zibbit shop — coupon code KOSSACK for 10% discount.
Sara R & Winglion’s wondrous pootie-pads, & lavender/thyme for woozles (for cats & dogs, our best buds).
snoopydawg — beautiful photography at 10% off to cover vet costs for Charlie and Abby, the woozles in the photo beside her listing a little above here — more information there.
Wings — wingssilverwork.com is Aji’s & Wings’ sole income source. (See community for them at A Home for Wings and Aji). Hover on Galleries, then on Silverwork or Photography or Other Artists for click-links. Use Contact for email to commission or purchase.
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WANT TO BE IN THE KATALOGUE?
Businesses of kosaks and their direct friends/family (requestor kosak’s name in the listing) all are welcome in the
Kosmail to editor-in-chief/admin’r Avilyn or the Katalog group to add/update an entry, stating the kind of information you can see in other katalogue vendors’ listings (above and in the full katalogue):
■ shop/business name or your own;
■ your business/product contact information;
■ department[s]/category[ies] in which your business / products are appropriate to be listed (see list of kategories HERE);
■ a one-to-two sentence blurb/description, or even just a phrase if you prefer, e.g., real estate law practice in Chicago — pet-sitter in Virginia — novelist/self-publisher online — quilting supplies & equipment — etc. about what goods or services you offer. If your business/products properly go[es] in more than one kategory and the blurb should vary among them, give exact wording for each category/department you request, so Avilyn doesn’t have to try to guess.
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