I have big news to announce (well, big for me) that is forcing a huge change in my business. I have to discontinue many of my Portland art prints, etchings, notecards, postcards, coasters, tote bags, and towels. The City of Portland has trademarked the White Stag Portland, Oregon sign (and all the multiple historic versions of it). This was their way to raise money for the electricity and upkeep of the sign. This means I have to pay The City to use the image of the sign. I had a license for 3 years, but this year they changed pricing to a complex fee structure and a requirement to report every-single-usage of the sign. I used the sign so much (70+ SKUs) that I can’t afford to keep the license. Also, I license my images to other publishers and I earned royalties on the sales, but The City royalties cost the same, so I’d lose money on a huge part of my business and The City would actually earn more than me in these cases. To add insult to injury, the workload of keeping track of every sale is impossible for my one-person business as well. I realized I just can’t afford to do any more Portland work with this beloved sign. So…I am taking this as “a sign” that I needed to change my business and branch out and do different work of other cities and expand my brand new work I did last year (that isn’t city specific). The good news is, I am allowed to sell the work I have in stock from when I had the original license. So, check out the Store link in my bio and check out what I have available. About 80% of my Portland pieces will be discontinued as they sell out. My newsletter subscribers had first dibs, but there are still a number of things in stock. So, please check out my Online Store (link in bio) and get the last of this work (and maybe think of the gifts you have to get soon ☺️) I’d love the support as I transition my work. Thank you! #portlandoregon #trademark #portlandtrademark #portlandart #portlandartist #pdx #pdxart #cityscape #trademarkcity (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck9jzhCvlia/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=











