My favorite potterer has the slogan "hand crafted by humans in the free world" on his business cards. This paints a picture of a potter, hands covered with clay and water hunched over a wheel lovingly applying his craftsmanship to the art he feels passionate about.
Crafts, art, pottery, paintings, sculptures, jewelry, wood carvings; these could all be churned out of a factory in a third world country by people making a starvation wage with no ability to alter or design the wares. It is impossible to compete with the prices of these factory turned wares but it is very easy to compete with the passion and quality workmanship and pride in the end result.
There is something noble about an artist or craftsman who designs, builds, paint and plans his own craft. Wood arts and crafts sold at craft fairs are often the brain child of the artist. To take a block of clay, a raw piece of wood, a chunk of metal, a blank canvas, a collection of odds and ends and turn them into something beautiful is truly something to be proud of.
We have to be willing to pay for the artist or craftsman's time, rarely do they make very much at their trade or we will be overwhelmed and overrun by cheaply turned out factory wares. I have often said if I were wealthy I would sponsor artist. Why do we pay our basketball players millions of dollar a year and an artist barely stays off welfare?
"Hand crafted by humans in the free world" something to think about as we stroll through the farmers markets and craft shows from time to time.
Source : ezinearticles.com
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