My website points to the Fine Art America page that I have. Fine Art America is probably the largest website platform for artists. It is a print-on-demand art platform with all kinds of products available - not just prints on paper, metal and so on, but printing on fabric for t-shirts, mugs, tote bags, towels and jigsaw puzzles and so on.
Today's Globe and Mail is a fraud lawsuit brought against a Quebec school teacher who has posted over a thousand images of his students' work on Fine Art America. The lawsuit is currently for $1.4 million. The Globe is a little behind - the story has gained international attention and has already made news headlines in Australia, the U.K., and the United States.
I can't imagine the work effort involved - each item has to be uploaded, named, tagged, and so on.
While the artist page and portfolio is gone from Fine Art America, the remnants can be found in google searches.
What great images - a children's collective page would be a wonderful idea. Too bad he was stealing rather than showcasing all this great talent. You can see the Fine Art America images interspersed with the News story images.
Koi fish swimming in a circle return us to a more normal realm of images.
