[TheForge] Disgusting Ironwork

[Dan Tull]

How do you know the artist will ever see any?

dan tull
georgia
abba, afc, S.C. psba, obg,sofa
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich Maynard" <rich at maynard.org.uk>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 6:31 AM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Disgusting Ironwork


> I agree. I think Novica deserve some credit for making sure the makers of
> this stuff get a fair price from us instead of being ripped off.
>
> OK, in this case it's heated and bent bar stock, but some of the other
stuff
> they market is really nice. Actually, the heated and bent bar probably
> represents the craft of metalworking in Indonesia, so I've got no problems
> with that.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rich.
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Ries Niemi
> > Sent: 06 July 2004 05:46
> > To: Sponsored by ABANA
> > Subject: Re: [TheForge] Disgusting Ironwork
> >
> >
> >
> > I dont think this is disgusting- its actually pretty honest about what
> > it is- indonesian folk art. And it is very clear on the auction page
> > that you are helping to support an individual craftsman in Bali, rather
> > than some conglomerate. I have spent some time in Bali, and the usual
> > marketing there is much more disgusting- you have these ex-hippie
> > gentlemen and ladies of leisure from europe, the us, or australia, who
> > pay the locals 10% of wholesale to make the stuff, then export it to
> > europe and the us. Because these leeches are white and speak english,
> > they are able to hustle the actual craftsmen, and as a result they live
> > in handcarved balinese houses in paradise, with their feet up, claiming
> > to be "artists", while real Balinese artists do all the work.
> >
> >
> > ries
> >
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