
[see relief print above by bryan nash gill. obviously, it's straight-up gorgeous, but i mostly love it because it costs $4000 and it's not on etsy, which are two of the most important defining distinctions between art and craft, neither of which is better than the other, just different.]
but this time of year can also be difficult for me due to my unresolved consumer issues. needless accumulation diminishes my faith in a human value system and clutter gives me a tic (thanks mom!), which leads to my conflicted relationship with stuff, or at least useless stuff. but i have ongoing and polygamous love affairs with art and design and music and good food, wine & beer. so, just as an experiment to raise my consumer awareness, i declared a "consumer fast" several weeks ago. mrm thought it was ridiculous b/c the holidays are coming up and blah blah blah, but as a result most of friends and family will be receiving gifts of the handmade variety from me this year-- we'll see how that goes, both the making of and the giving of.
and as for me, the only thing on my wishlist is for my sexy bf to grow a beard (well underway), and you can't buy that from any store around here-- virtual or otherwise.
so you hate etsy?
ReplyDeletei love, love, love the ceramic cups with the birds on them by helen beard on that site. they make me smile.
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