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art and craft -- paul's heard it all before

updated fri 6 sep 02

 

Dave Finkelnburg on thu 5 sep 02


Paul,
I realize you are saying you have heard this before. I think the whole
point of this sort of healthy discussion is it's a way for people to develop
and refine their thinking. It's good that both you and Kathy have a
positive, humorous take on the subject. Just because the comments don't
sound new to you doesn't mean they aren't new, and helpful, to others.
So, Paul, why don't you go take a hike? The Cascades must be really
beautiful right now! :-)
Dave Finkelnburg, stuck in the studio in Idaho

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Lewing"
on 9/5/02 11:05 AM, KLeSueur@AOL.COM at KLeSueur@AOL.COM wrote:
> > Pottery displayed on shelves is "craft". Pottery displayed on pedestals
is
> > "art".
>
> Very good, Kathy. Much like my definition, which is "Art is signed on
the
> front. Craft is signed on the back (or bottom)."
>
> Now can we please, PLEASE (yes, I'm shouting) not have this discussion
> again. Look in the archives. Look in any of the magazine letters columns
> for the last 30 years. I guarantee no one on this list, or anywhere else,
> has anything new to say on the topic.