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Today, Leda Art Supply has shared four interesting facts about the company and its premium Odyssey sketchbook. Designed for artists, the large (7 x 10 inch) sketchbook features 160 pages of beige-colored, high-quality paper that is uniquely designed for pencil, ink, pen, charcoal and pastel mediums. This soft cover, light weight art pad is ideal for expressing creative inspirations. Consumers within the art world should find these four unique facts interesting.
1) How Leda connects with customers:
GJ Gillespie is quoted saying, “we love connecting with our customers and spurring on their creativity. For example, we share and promote their art, give shoutouts on social media, and have even been known to send random gifts to our tribe at times. Leda Art Supply is a small company trying to make a difference.”
Leda’s strong customer support and commitment to the highest quality has earned five star reviews on ninety-three percent of its reviews on Amazon. The Leda fan base is growing. Artist J. Mercer shared her opinion in this review:
“I bought the Leda art pad because of all the rave reviews. Taking an urban sketch class requires running here, there and everywhere with supplies — with the sketch book being the most important art supply. I figured it would be okay-ish, but instead it was far better than my wildest dreams. The size is ideal for traveling. None of my inks bleed thru. I can even quickly wash a sketch with a light watercolor and the paper does fine. It is very comfortable to hold and sketch with too… hence, the soft cover. Now I appreciate all of the 5 star ratings. Give it a try!”
2) How the idea for creating The Odyssey Sketchbook was inspired:
Co-Founder and Creative Director at Leda Art Supply, GJ Gillespie and his wife, Teresa, enjoyed traveling the world making sketches of sights and people they encountered. After creating hundreds of sketchbooks filled with drawings and watercolor washes, they became sketching aficionados. The artist couple discovered that one of the best ways to enhance a vacation is to sketch the experience.
“Sketching causes travelers to slow down, look carefully at the scenes and notice features in the landscape that might otherwise be missed,” says Gillespie. “When a sketchbook is filled, it becomes a lasting memento of a trip.”
From these travel adventures the Leda sketchbook was born.
3) How the premium sketchbook was developed:
When GJ Gillespie envisioned the perfect sketchbook, he quickly found that it didn’t exist in the marketplace. Many of the sketchbooks he tested bled ink or easily tore. So he commissioned the product development team to create the perfect sketchbook. The Leda product team spent months searching the globe for the perfect balance of size and paper quality. After multiple beta variations, Leda Art Supply developed an environmentally friendly, 81-pound paper that can handle pencil, ink, pen, charcoal, pastel, and a light water-color wash without bleeding or tearing.
It just demonstrates what highly motivated, passionate people can accomplish in a short period of time. Today, the flagship product of the fledgling company has made it to the first page of Amazon.com.
4) What’s next for Leda Art Supply:
The Odyssey Sketchbook was released as part of Leda Art Supply’s commitment to creating amazing experiences for artists. This commitment is rooted in Leda’s core mission of “helping artists make the world a more beautiful place.” In January, Leda will launch a medium and small sized version of this popular art journal. Beyond producing great products, Leda is fulfilling its mission by donating five percent of net profits to Art with Heart, a community art program benefiting children and teens facing hardships. This means buying from Leda is a win-win for the artist and the community as a whole.
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To learn more about Leda Art Supply, visit their website at www.ledaofkirkland.com.
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