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Bethlehem Steel, Special Edition Collection
I am offering a selection of my images from my hometown Bethlehem, PA, for sale with an accompanying Bethlehem Steel Stock Certificate. There are only 38 stock certificates being offered in the Special Edition Collection, and once they are gone, you will only be able to purchase my individual photographs. The Special Edition Collection prints are available as a set with the stock certificate in a single mat board with two windows on an archival mat board prepared by Park Ave Picture Framing in Rochester, NY. Photographs are available either (black or white wooden) framed or unframed.
The Limited Edition pieces are only being offered with the 38 stock certificates I have in possession. The Open Edition pieces come with a reproduction of a stock certificate, and they are printed on a Luster RC (Resin Coated) inkjet paper.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Will you make more money if we buy it directly from you?
The answer is NO! Having a gallery represent my work is a long-term relationship, and we must support one another through thick and thin. I have no idea of knowing whether a lead was generated from HOTE Gallery or by stumbling upon my website or social media. In this partnership, both of us are working mutually hard to promote my work. Therefore, if you order from my website or with HOTE Gallery, all sales will occur the normal gallery to artist split we have agreed upon.
What is the Bethlehem Steel Special Edition Collection?
Years ago, I purchased 38 stock certificates to one day offer alongside my photographs. Well, the timing is right, and I am offering my photographs on a first-come-first-served basis with the few stock certificates that I have. Once they are gone, then my photographs will only be available as standalone prints.
What is the difference between the Limited Edition & Open Edition prints?
The Limited Edition is just that, limited. They are also printed on a higher-end inkjet paper with higher archival qualities and 100% Cotton. The Open Edition pieces are for those that do not consider themselves art collectors but wish to own one of the images to commemorate Bethlehem Steel. They are prints on a paper that is more archival than your traditional color photographic print but is a Luster paper with a plastic base, just as a traditional photographic color print.
How do you produce your prints?
I personally produce all of my own prints as I own and operate Booksmart Studio, which specializes in creating fine edition prints & books for artists and photographers. We are a Canson Infinity certified print studio, which means we adhere to all guidelines for creating archival inkjet prints. My passion for creating fine edition work in print form and creating my photographs is what keeps me going; this specialty is also what I teach at RIT.
What materials do you use?
My limited edition prints for the Bethlehem Steel Special Edition Collection are created on Canson Infinity Edition Etching Rag paper on the Canon wide-format printers utilizing their pigmented Lucia inks.
What framing options are available?
We offer both a white & black wooden frame option for the Bethlehem Steel Special Edition prints. If you are concerned about the frame matching your aesthetic, you can purchase the prints in the mat board with window mounting for both pieces.
What is the turn-around time?
The framed prints will be shipped two weeks after the purchase date, and matted prints will ship within a week. All prints are being printed at the time of purchase, signed, & numbered before being taken to Park Ave Picture Framing. At that point, Park Ave Picture Framing custom cuts all of the frames and mat boards to size. Therefore, we have a delayed shipment because I will not keep an inventory of these pieces lying around the studio.
