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dkat wrote: snip That is what I think this tread started on. The feeling that we as a country do not value potters and that is relevant to the group. Or at least I think it is. DKat This is so true. I made a lamp. The base was wheel formed and hand built, then wood fired. The shade was my own design--executed by me in stained glass. I did all the design work, glazing, hours on the wood kiln, glass work, and wiring of the lamp. I paid for the materials, time in the studio, and firing fees. I have a degree in art from a good art school, plus I've been studying beyond art school for years. Someone at work asked me if my lamp was for sale. I quoted a price of $400, and this person was visibly shocked. I work with mathematicians who would think nothing of charging 3 or 4 times as much as that for the same amount of hours that they invest in one of their research projects. I think people have an idea that art doesn't need to be valued because they think that anyone can do it. Or maybe that it doesn't have any value in our fast moving technological world, where the bottom line rules. Art represents the humanity in all of us, and that seems to be an undervalued commodity all around. Of course, the big question is, how do we turn this around? Deb R. |
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