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I think that you are right about the price of art, but maybe not about craft. I don't have the time or inclination to design and letterpress my own stationary,
by wnissen 11y ago
I think that you are right about the price of art, but maybe not about craft. I don't have the time or inclination to design and letterpress my own stationary, but someone with the right equipment and skills can produce something far more distinctive than Crane's mass-produced items, for not a huge amount of effort. There's value in that.
I think there's also a role for an artisinal marketplace that's an outlet for people's hobbies. I sometimes play with a concert band that plays basically for free. 35 people rehearse a few times and show up on a Saturday morning to play for 90 minutes for $50. People do it because the process of production is pleasurable. If someone wants to throw a few bucks our way, great. People who really like making quilts need a similar outlet.