I came across this article in our newspaper yesterday, and I find it encouraging to see that art hasn’t lost its value (unlike the stock market!) even in these tough economic times. People have begun using their art as collateral to get funding when banks won’t make traditional loans. To read more, click here to see the story dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/031409dnbusartascollateral.3bbf8c1.html