to craft, or not to craft?

[richard@kasstzam.com]

Hi
We run a business producing wood burnt (pyrography) items, and sell
originals and prints. We have now extended our range of available
items with these prints on.
My question is, are these items "crafted"?
In my view, we are producing crafted originals and selling prints of
them to keep the original craft going. A bit like owning a print of
"Sunflowers"... (albeit not in the same league!)
Our new items are linked from our home page (new merchandise) at
www.kasstzam.com
Comments appreciated.
Thanks
Richard Horsfield

[Gud Nabor]

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>My question is, are these items "crafted"?

IMO, EVERYTHING is crafted. Some works of
art are finely crafted, others are not. It
matters not what medium was used to create
the 'original' - a simple graphite pencil or
a woodburning pencil.

>In my view, we are producing crafted originals and selling prints of
>them to keep the original craft going.

A "print" in this instance should really be
referred to as a "reproduction." I have a personal
aversion to calling "reproductions" prints since
a "print" should be a singular effort in and of
itself, resulting in "multiples" of the artist's
efforts. IOWs, the "prints" created by an artist
are produced in multiples, all of which can be
considered "originals," albeit multiple originals.