[TheForge] Pointless complaining

[Dan Tull]

If the point is " to sell my work", I'm not sure I care what you  call me.
Goes back to the recommendation     to call it a metal fab shop, just so
the code inspectors know what to do.
"YOU HAVE TO PLAY THE GAME." if you want to be 'fine' art.
Have a friend who does fab work for a guy that takes the Quilt that
he welds up.....  to New York "art galleries" and sells them to "those"
arteest for $5000.00  .  All my friend does is patch weld up scrap pieces,
by the hour  ( while sweety talks on the phone).  Kinda chaps my friend ,
that he is making windfall profits off his sweat.  But he's also not willing
to play that game w/ the galleries.




dan tull
georgia
abba, afc, S.C. psba, obg,sofa
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Evarts" <revartsjr@juno.com>
To: <theforge@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 6:34 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Pointless complaining


> Why is it that, when calling fine art galleries to make appointments to
> show my work, if I say I am a blacksmith that does sculpture, I can't
> even get an appointment most of the time.  If, however, I say I am a
> sculptor who works in steel, I'm welcomed with open arms and told how
> hard it is to find sculptors who work in metal these days.