Art is a personal feeling. Look at the way Michelangelo and Picasso painted
women. Quite a difference.

Then there's the power of the Patron. Old Bartolomeo Giocondo was
overheard to say " nice smile, but I was going to hang it in the bedroom, so
I figured maybe a bit more cleavage...."

Last, the critics, who panned the fresco in Milan because "anybody knows
thirteen people wouldn't sit on _one_ side of the table."

Can't please 'em all.

"Lobby Dosser" wrote in message
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(cindy drozda) wrote:


...And you can add to the list: Or has a spouse with a job, retirement
income, savings and house paid for from previous career, and on and
on..... And you can add to the list all artists in every medium that I
have spoken to about the subject. Since I "make my living" from
turning, I'm very interested in the subject.

Why is it that our society doesn't respect craftspeople as much as it
does lawyers, doctors, insurance people, etc.

I think it is based on perceived need. People need doctors, lawyers,
mechanics, etc. They can 'get along' without craftspeople. Though, it was
not always so.

LD


Just my $.002

CD
boulder CO