The Artists UK Krazy Summer Sale certainly got off to a rocketing start this year and left some people a bit puzzled since we put some items in the sale priced at only 1p.  One customer wrote, ” … still can’t quite believe that the Chris Foss was only 1p.”  Yes, of course, we don’t make anything out of that.  We certainly haven’t found a way to buy stock for less than 1p.  If we do then we’ll be found living it up somewhere in the Bahamas :-)   There are a couple of reasons why the sale has been so popular this year.  One is the aforementioned 1p giveaway but we reckon it is also because we were too busy last year to have a sale.  We kind of like to think some of our long-term customers were suffering withdrawal symptoms.  That would make them about as nutty as we are

There are still plenty of goodies left in the Summer Sale even if some sale stock has now sold out.  You can see what there is by clicking here.  Of course, if you opt to be on the mailing list you will get notified when the summer sale starts, which is how you get to pick up the best bargains and who knows what might happen towards the end of the Artists UK Krazy Summer Sale ???? ……… 

It wasn’t always this easy to buy fantasy and sci-fi prints and posters.  In the early 70s you could buy various fantasy posters by artists like Roger Dean in the shops and into the 80s you could buy Rodney Matthews, Chris Foss posters too.  You could buy some reprinted fantasy and sci-fi posters in the early 90s and also buy some quality art prints too but by 1994 when Artists UK started the high street shops were becoming quite conservative and mainstream in what they stocked.  You could buy pop posters and kitch easily but not buy quality fantasy and sci-fi art posters or prints in most places.  Most places were looking for quick turnover high profit stock.  They followed the trends so you could easily buy flavour of the month but not so easily buy the old classics.  We have always aimed to be different so you can buy fantasy and sci-fi prints and posters that you’ll never buy in the shops.  Yep, some stuff we have for years whilst other stuff you buy up quickly but the customer emails saying how they’ve been trying to buy that fantasy poster or sci-fi print somewhere for years makes it all worthwhile.  We are really pleased to have made it easier to buy fantasy and sci-fi prints and posters.   And if you want to do that right now then just click here.

If you still want to catch artist Ed Org at one of his shows this year then Birmingham, Somerset, Hants, Cambridgshire or Shopshire are where you want to be.  Do tell him you got the dates here please. 

So; here you go:

16 th October - Glastonbury Town Hall, Glastonbury, Somerset

23-24th October Broadlands Xmas, Romsey, Hants.

30 - 31 st October Avalon Faerie Fayre, Glastonbury, Somerset.

4 - 7th November at the NEC in Brirmingham

20-21st November  Wimpole Xmas Fair, Arrington, Royston, Cambridgeshire

27 - 28th Ludlow Castle Medeival Fayre, Ludlow, Shropshire

If you miss all that lot or you need something inbetween then as usual you’ll find all the Ed Org goodies here.

Here are the dates and places for Ed Org in September:

You can see him at the Greater Missenden Craft Show in Buckinghamshire on 3 - 4th September or if you are down in Kent at Penshurst Place in Penshurst in Tonbridge on 10 - 12th September.  If you miss all those there’s still the Royal Show in Newbury in Berkshire on 18-19th September.  If you have no idea who Ed Org is (shame on you!)  or you can’t make it to any of those then you might like to click here.