Artist Starts Service Representing His Peers
BALTIMORE SUN
By Larry Perl
NEW JERSEY - Yaakov Bar Am is a busy man. The 48-year-old Verizon analyst is also a well-known woodworker, a custom furniture maker and owner of two online businesses. He's also an Orthodox Jew and the father of four girls and a 4-month-old son. But, the Pikesville area resident has recently taken on a new challenge, which could be his biggest yet. With the help of a Mount Washington woman, he has started the Maryland Artisan Guild, which represents artists by showcasing their work at art shows, posting samples of their work online and doing many of their administrative chores. He said he represents nine clients from Bethesda to Lancaster, Pa., and charges modest fees, including a 20 percent cut of sales at shows and 10 percent of online sales. He and the client split the cost of him being in a show, he said. [link]
By Larry Perl
NEW JERSEY - Yaakov Bar Am is a busy man. The 48-year-old Verizon analyst is also a well-known woodworker, a custom furniture maker and owner of two online businesses. He's also an Orthodox Jew and the father of four girls and a 4-month-old son. But, the Pikesville area resident has recently taken on a new challenge, which could be his biggest yet. With the help of a Mount Washington woman, he has started the Maryland Artisan Guild, which represents artists by showcasing their work at art shows, posting samples of their work online and doing many of their administrative chores. He said he represents nine clients from Bethesda to Lancaster, Pa., and charges modest fees, including a 20 percent cut of sales at shows and 10 percent of online sales. He and the client split the cost of him being in a show, he said. [link]
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