In the late 60's (there I go dating myself again), there was a song called "Little Boxes" sung by Pete Seeger that also addresses the "sameness" that our society is satisfied with. It was about houses on a hillside made of ticky tacky and all the same. (I think about this song, every time I drive by a development of expensive houses that pretty much all look the same.)
Anyway the gist of this post is to point out the advantages of buying directly from an artist or craftsman. Of course one of those advantages is getting something unique (unlike jewelry from QVC). One of my forum members wrote up an article about it and I wanted to direct you to that article. Here it is http://hubpages.com/hub/Why-Buy-From-A-Designer. Just copy the link and paste it into your browser.
I'll keep this post short, although this is something I could go on and on about. Don't get me started.
2 comments:
Ahh, yes, Little Boxes. The song was actually written by Malvina Reynolds, who "looked at each day as a newborn opportunity to be alive and create..."
(You can find more info on her by following the two links embedded above. I am kind of partial to Pete Seeger's description of meeting her, at the link I attached to her name.)
The thing is, this reference cuts two ways: I often like little boxes made from silver (or other metal) clay, where it's rare for any two to look just the same. I sure hope that my own little precious metal boxes don't look ticky-tacky!
-cs
Interesting, Ill have to take a peek at your etsy goodies!
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