tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580317070908925397.post6853418612169701816..comments2022-05-28T00:10:46.119-04:00Comments on Art Rolls On: Home again, home again, marketing’s donejanetvanfleethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16928452150198959859noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580317070908925397.post-45492545510726096822008-11-26T12:08:00.000-05:002008-11-26T12:08:00.000-05:00I'm so glad you left a comment! I have to admit (a...I'm so glad you left a comment! I have to admit (as I once said in a long-ago statement) that I feel a kind of guilty pleasure in making art. I guess I suspect that there may be some truth in the criticism of the artist's job as self-indulgent and unrelated to the REAL work of running the country, righting wrongs, cleaning up the environment, or serving soup. Let's face it: the job we do is not something that the world is crying out for in the "Help Wanted" ads.<BR/> Even so, artists continue to believe that the world needs art, and we keep cranking it out so that, like a retirement account, it will be there when (and if) the world ever encounters a need for it.janetvanfleethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928452150198959859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580317070908925397.post-37165680577260411812008-11-26T11:15:00.000-05:002008-11-26T11:15:00.000-05:00Sometimes I think we artists are just a bunch of p...Sometimes I think we artists are just a bunch of passionate volunteers waving banners for a worthy cause.ohjoyohjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11762167388712905485noreply@blogger.com