Today we’re excited to be connecting with Deron Cohen again. We’re excited to feature one of their products in our gift guide – learn more below and we encourage you to use your gift budget to support small businesses & creatives whenever possible.
Deron, we loved learning your story, but I think our audience is going to appreciate learning about the product side of your story as well. So, maybe you can help bring everyone up to speed?
Whenever I show my paintings, someone inevitably says, “I’d love to buy one of your paintings, but I can’t afford them.” I hear this all the time. I wanted to give people the opportunity to purchase my work at a reasonable price point, so I started making metal prints and clothing with my artwork printed on it. The metal prints are great because they don’t require a frame, they’re durable and they’re ready to hang. Plus the prints look so cool on the reflective metal.
The clothing is great because you can adorn your body with my artwork. I wear different t-shirts with my work printed on them all the time and I have a couple different hoodies. They’re very original images and I get complimented on them whenever I wear them. The clothing is stylish, beautiful and functional.
Finally, by purchasing these items, you are helping to support me and what I do.
What’s been the most exciting part of the journey of taking this product from idea to real life?
The most exciting part about making these products a reality is the reaction I get from people when they see them. As I mentioned, I wear a different t-shirt with my artwork printed on it almost daily and people will stop me on the street to ask about whatever I’m wearing. They are all-over-prints, so the image completely covers every square inch of the t-shirt or hoodie.
The metal prints almost sell themselves. When I show people how vibrant the images are, they are in awe. Most people have never seen these types of prints and, since I can make them in various sizes, there is usually a price that fits into their budget.
If you had to boil your product or brand down to one core message – what would that message be?
My highest goal with my art is to inspire others to create. If I can spark someone else’s imagination so they are inspired to express themselves creatively, I am making a creative ripple that, hopefully, continues beyond that person and inspires someone else.
Is there anything else you’d like to share with our readers about your product or brand?
I’ve made a lot of paintings over the years and, thankfully, many of the best ones have sold. I have documented most of those paintings and prints are available. I have a wide selection of images from which to choose and the imagery is varied covering many different subjects. The images I print on clothing were selected specifically because I thought they would look good on a person’s body. Although the selection of images isn’t as vast as the metal prints, they are some of my best and most popular.
