[Jewelry making - Article 01751] - Re: [Orchid] Hubris and the artist

[Sam Patania]

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>     But the artists themselves mostly don't much care what you call it.
>     It's just their thang...... 

    John, this is where I got caught up -in the catagorizing of myself -
    I'm not much but, I'm all I think about.... 

    Before I had some success in my field I was just a working
    craftsman, come in and work everyday. But, then this idea that if I
    were able to catagorize my work and myself it would help with
    marketing and with better marketing I would become more
    "successfull" at least financialy. This was my hubris starting to
    flower and it got me away from my work and did so for a long time
    until just recently when I realized the work is the most important
    thing to me and the marketing is better done by others. If I start
    to believe the marketing about myself I get stupid. Better for me to
    concentrate on the work and the client. 

    The pride must be focused on the work, the pride of doing a good
    job. The marketing and selling of my work cannot be the reason for
    the work, but the other way around. 

    Some life lessons learned, take what you like and leave the rest. 

Sam Patania, Tucson
www.bahti.com
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