[Jewelry making - Article 00105] - Re: [Orchid] a new way to market jewelry

[Ken Ferrell]

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    First and foremost where would you draw the line as to term ARTISAN
    and at what point do you separate that term from CRAFTSMAN, is this
    like some new gene pool manipulation gimmick <grin> The idea sounds
    good but in reality, I believe that you are being rather
    discriminatory, your phrase "artists leaning toward crafting", then
    also the thing about WHO is going to select and judge who is and is
    not an ARTISAN. I do how ever agree whit the part about when you
    have to sign a form specifically stating what will and will not be
    allowed, and when the show starts up, they are there. Then you start
    to see that main business for most of these show promoters is to
    sell the floor space, I have been to shows that will ask the vendor
    (read) ARTIST to remove the items or to just plain leave, for
    violation of their contract. Unfortunately these promoters are fewer
    than we as ARTISANS, ARTISTS and CRAFTS PEOPLE would like. Oh there
    is one other thing that I wondered who? would determine and judge
    what was art and what wasn't? 

Thank you, and now I'll step down
Kenneth Ferrell
www.shadras.com


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