Starbuilders on mon 25 mar 96
Dear Friends,
Well, this issue seems to keep coming up in different guises, so lets
talk about it straight. It's called Jealousy, and we all feel it in some
degree, in regard to different things.
What it comes down to, in human terms, is fear. We are afraid that "they"
(the enemy, that other person who is doing it wrong) will steal customers
that would otherwise be buying from us. Practically speaking, that's
probably not true, because the guy shelling out $5.00 for a moulded pot
is probably more interested in a bargain that in the quality of the work.
It's definitely not easy to be detached when Money is involved, because
all of our basic survival instincts are triggered and we feel our
livlihood is threatened. A Zen perspective is definitely useful in this
type of situation. The people that are meant to own your work will be
drawn to you, and those that are not meant to would not buy it even it
you were the only vendor in the place. It's a much more peaceful
perspective, and your creativity will flourish in such a state of
consciousness.
Anyone who would like to move beyond the struggle and pain of this human
pattern - I recommend a book by Julia Cameron called "The Artist's Way".
It is totally excellent and really helped me a great deal in dealing with
the inevitable jealousies and resentments inherent in an artistic career.
Wishing you all the very best of everything.
Sincerely,
Katrina Wolf
Karl David Knudson on fri 29 mar 96
On Mon, 25 Mar 1996, Starbuilders wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Dear Friends,
> talk about it straight. It's called Jealousy, and we all feel it in some
> degree, in regard to different things.
> What it comes down to, in human terms, is fear. We are afraid that "they"
> (the enemy, that other person who is doing it wrong) will steal customers
> that would otherwise be buying from us. Practically speaking, that's
> probably not true, because the guy shelling out $5.00 for a moulded pot
> is probably more interested in a bargain that in the quality of the work.
There was also the notion of "artistic integrity" and much of our
animosity towards this form of work centers around boundries of what
defines an artist's work. What are the limits governing an artist's
relationship to that work and how much personal involvement is necessary
to call a piece your own?
Karl
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