Zatista The premier source for original art online

If you haven’t heard about Pinterest yet, take a few minutes today to check it out. As lovers of all things visual, especially original art, we naturally love the site.  In the words of Pinterest:

Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes.

Best of all, you can browse pinboards created by other people. Browsing pinboards is a fun way to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests.

Best of all, Zatista is pleased to announce we’ve got some great boards going where we regularly post a selection of the amazing works on the site.

So head over, check out Pinterest and follow our boards!

Our booth at the Affordable Art Fair in NYC September 21- 25, 2011

On behalf of everyone behind the scenes at Zatista, I’m happy to report that we had a great time showing at the Affordable Art Fair in New York a couple weeks ago. If you don’t live in NY or couldn’t make the fair, we’re bringing this redux straight to your living room, desk and mobile device. In case you haven’t yet noticed, we love bringing the art right to you!

Shoppers at AAF

We were fortunate to bring several wonderful Zatista artists with us to the fair. We’re just sorry we could bring everyone! This year, the artists showing in our booth were: Katherine Fraser, Norman Lerner, Ken Horne, Lisa Caccioppoli, Susan Grissom, David Pettibone, Warren Keating, and Maude Andrade. We had two fabulous guest speakers also:

Mr Jon Call

Our recent Guest Curator Jon Call, interior designer and founder of Mr Call Designs, talked about how to find and use art in interiors. He talked about identifying locations he calls the “12 o’clocks” in your home and suggested focusing your artwork in these locations. The “12 o’clocks” are the spots where you enter a room or turn a corner and straight ahead is a major focus wall – it could be the end of a hallway or a big blank wall that you notice immediately as you enter a room. The crowd was captivated and inspired by Jon’s insightful ideas.

Kelley Carter on left

Kelley Carter, Sr. Home Market Editor at Real Simple, talked to the crowd about how to place art in your home. As Kelley herself admits, she is “obsessed with decorating” and her enthusiasm was palpable. As expected, Kelley’s ideas were smart and refreshing. Kelley was a real crowd pleaser!

Kelley Carter talking to the crowd

Again, a big thanks from Zatista to each of the artists and speakers who participated. It was great fun for us to get out from behind our computers to meet and greet buyers in person.

Each year Housing Works, the nation’s largest grassroots AIDS service organization, puts on an amazing event in NYC to benefit the critical services they work hard to support. Design on a Dime 2010 is taking place next week and Zatista and select Zatista artists are proud to be the focal art sponsor this year.

This is a fantastic opportunity for Zatista and our artists to help contribute to such a great cause while gaining exposure to some of the top names in the design world.

Take a moment to learn more about Design on a Dime 2010 and how you can make a difference helping Housing Works’ cause.

If you happen to be in NYC May 6-8, think about stopping by for the free public sale on Friday or Saturday, or purchase tickets for the always exciting opening night reception on Thursday.

And if you do stop by, don’t forget to check out Zatista’s Art Wall and all the fantastic works from Zatista’s contributing artists.

On behalf of everyone at Zatista, I’d like to take a minute during this holiday season to thank all of our fantastic artists and art enthusiasts for a great 2009. We continue to be amazed at the great response from people discovering us for the first time. Thanks for being part of our growing community!

Happy Holidays!

Pete Borowsky
~ Founder/CEO, Zatista

Welcome to Zatista’s new blog, WallSpin, where you’ll find fantastic design ideas for your home, introduce you to some of today’s best and brightest emerging and established artists, as well as provide you with fresh views on discovering and expressing your particular sense of style.

If you like what you see, make sure to spread the news and tell your friends about WallSpin!