This is so cool. Abstract painter Franck de Las Mercede, paints the outside of empty boxes and mails them away for free. Each painted box is an artistic expression of the artist and has a message such as "Fragile: Contains Peace". I LOVE IT...And talk about a way of spreading happiness! I found this story via art marketing guru, Alyson B. Stanfield's Art Biz Blog and the original article is at Art Business News. You can even request a box yourself from the artist. Alyson's blog is full of great marketing tips for artists. Check it out.
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