For an art form to flourish, as with the legs of a three legged stool,
the triad of craftsman-artist, collector-supporter and gallery-museum
are each important and necessary. Within the triad, artists and
collectors have mostly enjoyed immunity to personality traits and
eccentricities that artisans and businessmen have not. This dichotomy
has worked for flat art and probably is best for wood art. Of course,
not every incivility can be excused.

A current thread on rcw perturbs the triad because of a brouhaha about a
website.
This has nothing to do with the valuable support (which I acknowledge
with much appreciation) of wood art by a collector. I had thought better
of him and his take is disappointing, but certainly not unique in the
history of art....or of this ng.

I won't pontificate on the common situation of 'presumed carry over
knowledge'. Should the doctor away from the hospital, the judge off the
bench, the priest down from the pulpit and the masters at Winchester be
immunized from the mistaken belief that they are all knowing about all
things? We need their expertise in their fields, and it is often best
to forgive or at least overlook their sins of commission and just be
glad in them. I think it's about the same with each leg of the wood art
triad.

I said this would be a pompous musing.
It's too late, I've hit the send button.


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