tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10753386.post115256144349719489..comments2023-12-08T00:50:40.305-08:00Comments on Creativity: Art for the Soul or Art to Sell?lizziebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252416000554440535noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10753386.post-1159104910546820602006-09-24T06:35:00.000-07:002006-09-24T06:35:00.000-07:00Liz it was me who posted the work from the heart o...Liz it was me who posted the work from the heart or work to sell post, I chose the word 'work' and not 'art' intentionally, this is the main part of my post: <BR/>I put my work into 2 categories, <BR/> <BR/>Art which I do for me and if anyone else likes it is a bonus but not a necessity and if it sells it's a double bonus, <BR/> <BR/>Craft where I look at the market and try to evaluate what people who can afford might buy and create with this knowledge in mind, I refuse to call this work Art because it does not come from my heart but it is what sells more, <BR/> <BR/>I also find it very interesting that the work that comes from my heart if it is liked and bought it is an Artist working in another medium that buys most times but it has always sold to an artist where as the craft items sell to non artists,Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380471230134383736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10753386.post-1153099767475428262006-07-16T18:29:00.000-07:002006-07-16T18:29:00.000-07:00Nice post Liz. I used to agonize about how could I...Nice post Liz. I used to agonize about how could I make art that was profound and important enough for people to notice me. Then one day, I dropped all that a went back to my roots, just drawing silly drawing that amused me, and was pleasantly surprised when other people liked them. I try to remember this and not get too caught up in the game.<BR/><BR/>I'm also sick of the crud on the list. Seems like there's hardly anything interesting or informative like there was when I first signed up. I'm scanning topic lines and mostly deleting. I guess I hope it will get better because I do feel a little more linked. Blogs are nice, but take so much time to sort through.PaMdorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673157255405327125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10753386.post-1152949329390936802006-07-15T00:42:00.000-07:002006-07-15T00:42:00.000-07:00Hi Liz, I left the list about a year and a half a...Hi Liz, I left the list about a year and a half ago. I couldn't participate, I had nothing to add so I left. There seemed to be too many people looking for a fight, and I don't know why.<BR/><BR/>I like blogging a thousand times more because I can post photos and talk freely about my work without censure or fear. And I love looking at photos of other artists' work and reading what they are willing to share. An email list can't do that. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for sharing, you elucidated some of my feelings :-)<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/>ClaireClairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293118986621010393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10753386.post-1152648632317370872006-07-11T13:10:00.000-07:002006-07-11T13:10:00.000-07:00Liz..well said and I totally agree..anyone that is...Liz..well said and I totally agree..anyone that is serious about their "art" does it because they can't live without doing it..it's the planning, the process, the finishing, the getting it out there into the real world. If it sells, great, if it doesn't, great, I can look at it for a while longer. LouiseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10753386.post-1152641928957106422006-07-11T11:18:00.000-07:002006-07-11T11:18:00.000-07:00As one who has always marched to her own drummer, ...As one who has always marched to her own drummer, I wholeheartedly agree, LizB. <BR/><BR/>Since I morphed into a "flaky artist" 8 years ago, I have been bombarded with the "you could sell that" comments. I have learned this is actually the capitalistic voice of approval. Put a price tag on it and it has value!<BR/><BR/>I do my best work when I create from my soul and not for the marketplace. If it sells, fabulous, but that is not my motivation for doing the work.<BR/><BR/>My motivation is it saves my life.TALL GIRLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685286013347215222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10753386.post-1152636090933641812006-07-11T09:41:00.000-07:002006-07-11T09:41:00.000-07:00I am about ready to leave the list, too. You alway...I am about ready to leave the list, too. You always give the sagest advice and comments. Thank you for being out there. It is interesting as I look back over the past year and look at the work I have sold. It has all been work from my heart and soul - pieces that I made with no thought of ever selling them. I think I need to concentrate on doing what I love and the art crtitics be damned!!Gerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06292762162661584206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10753386.post-1152598800868611362006-07-10T23:20:00.000-07:002006-07-10T23:20:00.000-07:00It's late, and I will come back to read this compl...It's late, and I will come back to read this completely tomorrow. However, I saw your comment at the top.. and I've read many others over the past week. I am so glad that I've gone "no mail" on the QA list. When I have time, I can go to the archives and read the one or three articles that interest me.. but miss the waste of time.Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504185070473121551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10753386.post-1152578669185619432006-07-10T17:44:00.000-07:002006-07-10T17:44:00.000-07:00It is a brave artist/crquilter who puts their piec...It is a brave artist/crquilter who puts their pieces up for sale. I am not that person. Lack of what.....I don't know. When someone buys a piece that you've created, it must be such a great feeling to know that your art has stirred this persons mind/spirit/soul. Does the piece lose the spirit of the creator upon the sale? Of course not. It is always with the piece. This is what a person will look for in a piece of art. People own pieces of Goghan, Matisse, Picasso, and Rembrandt. Would you think they are NOT pieces of art because they were sold and not kept by the artists? Liz I think we need to do coffee someday. Coming to Michigan anytime soon? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com