tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255014677398623285.post629280021437532700..comments2013-10-27T19:36:42.428-07:00Comments on Amy Ikenn Glasswork - my Blog: Did you make all this?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03834332676754567562noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255014677398623285.post-45155149347186814852013-10-27T12:04:55.596-07:002013-10-27T12:04:55.596-07:00Amy, education is a great tool but an expensive on...Amy, education is a great tool but an expensive one in time and resources. How can I as an individual furniture maker with no time to spare help to educate others about fine craft?Bruce the Greathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029771343334637484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255014677398623285.post-54610752064275724362013-10-27T12:02:44.555-07:002013-10-27T12:02:44.555-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bruce the Greathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029771343334637484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255014677398623285.post-30311299578633450082012-06-26T08:29:49.439-07:002012-06-26T08:29:49.439-07:00Lisa, I agree with you that our jury fees should b...Lisa, I agree with you that our jury fees should buy better diligence, especially since they seem to be going up. As far as web sites and studio photos, if someone is committed to fraud, they are not hard to fake. We can put up more hurdles and it may knock out some of the dishonest vendors but I think most will just find a way around it. <br /><br />This is a difficult issue and I am advocating a many pronged approach - it seems that a large group of artists are already trying to go after the fraud via the promoters, so I am trying to supplement that with another angle. Based on the silly comments this weekend (the "Italian glass" was the worst but there were more) I think an educated consumer can only help.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834332676754567562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255014677398623285.post-21860459835489194382012-06-26T07:40:52.651-07:002012-06-26T07:40:52.651-07:00Amy, you're on to something here.
I know tha...Amy, you're on to something here. <br /><br />I know that jurors are tasked with hundreds of applications to consider for inclusion and we pay $$ to be considered. Because of the rampant B/S issue, I think it's fair to ask that if we as artists are paying $$ to be examined, that we should ask more from the judges. After all, they are playing judge, jury, and executioner (for lack of a better term).<br /><br />We only get 5 photos (and perhaps a booth shot) to make our statement and they're given seconds to rate our work (I know, I've been a judge). What if there were a few more additions to the application process, say, for the artist to include her/his Web site? (Web sites are cheap, I know, I built them. They can even be free. )<br /><br />The judges would be asked to to do their due diligence to review the web site calendar (as you suggested) above along with a few shots of the artist actually creating her work. There could be a space or two for the artist to include add'l words, photos, or anything that's pertinent to her application. I don't think that's too much to ask when they are the ones to determine whether we make money that weekend to keep the mortgage paid.<br /><br />LisaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563043267224918828noreply@blogger.com