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Wallace and I have to study for a test.
Ward, do you think we are being too hard on the boys?


The correct quote is "Ward, weren't you a little hard on the Beaver last night?"

Would never dream I would be correcting w+a in the "Art Enthusiast" thread, but alas you have touched on a subject in which I am well versed! Big Grin
Just returned from the Festival des Metiers: A Rendez-Vous With Hermes Craftsmen Exhibit. One evening and it is readily apparent why their goods command the prices they do. Their sertisseurs, chemisiers, dessinateurs and maroquiniers are ARTisans of the highest calibre. To share in the secret world of the Hermes ateliers is to walk away with a greater appreciation for quality craftsmanship.
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Congrats on the new purchase W+A! Bought a couple of Hermes scarves... They are so beautiful I think they would actually make lovely wall art, but will look even better on the girlfriend.


Excellent buy, TPE.

At least you get to take home your purchases... I hate waiting for your new art to finish the exhibit, but also understand.
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Nice, inside or outside piece?


Inside. It's fairly small, actually designed to hang on a wall. I will send you a note via email.


Thanks for the email, VinT.

Well played, also. Wink


Picked up the piece yesterday.
Were you able to see the photos of this piece on the artist's website? If not, I now have the photos I could send you direct.
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Wife picked up our first commissioned piece.


Always exciting.

I'm curious, did you have to buy regardless since it was a commission? The reason I ask is, a friend recently told me he had to purchase a piece he commissioned even if he did not like it.

I have been playing around with art for 30 years, and I have never heard of that. I do always ask the question just to clarify, but never heard of a must buy.

Congrats on your new work!

I received a phone call yesterday that our new pieces were now going to be delivered and installed from Santa Fe tomorrow. Winner

The entire exhibit sold out on Tuesday, so let the shipping begin!
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Originally posted by Jabe11:
Wife picked up our first commissioned piece.


Always exciting.

I'm curious, did you have to buy regardless since it was a commission? The reason I ask is, a friend recently told me he had to purchase a piece he commissioned even if he did not like it.

I have been playing around with art for 30 years, and I have never heard of that. I do always ask the question just to clarify, but never heard of a must buy.

Congrats on your new work!

I received a phone call yesterday that our new pieces were now going to be delivered and installed from Santa Fe tomorrow. Winner

The entire exhibit sold out on Tuesday, so let the shipping begin!

The medium on which the peice was painted is very personal so there was never a question of not accepting it. Indeed, a price was never discussed that i know of, merely an offering for what was valued and what we could afford.
And congrats on your new piece(s)!
Also, we haven't had much spare time to visit any art exhibits, but we were delighted to learn of one coming to our town to celebrate the completion of a 5-year renovation of the Andrea Palladian-designed basilica in our centro. A small town such as ours must have pulled quite a few strings in the requesting line to get the pieces. We are excited to go...
I am doing something risky, foolish and inspiring...

Opening my own art gallery. Side project, not as source of income, more of a way to show my work and other artists from the area. If I make an extra hundred bucks, great, but it's really something to counter the whole NYC juggernaut on art & artists.

If any of you have any advice for me, love to hear your thoughts!
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I am doing something risky, foolish and inspiring...

Opening my own art gallery. Side project, not as source of income, more of a way to show my work and other artists from the area. If I make an extra hundred bucks, great, but it's really something to counter the whole NYC juggernaut on art & artists.

If any of you have any advice for me, love to hear your thoughts!


I wish you well, fcs.

Please elaborate on your NYC juggernaut comment.

I'm currently in two different due diligent questionnaire processes for an equity position for a gallery in Dallas, and one in Santa Fe. Perhaps we should take our conversation off-line.
Friends, the Great Day has finally come!! The heavens have heard our prayers, Lady Fortune is smiling in our general direction, and the Powers That Be have demonstrated their compassion and generosity! Hallelujah, brothers and sisters, scream Hallelujah!!!!!!


COSTCO IS NOW SELLING FINE ART!

When I read it in the NYT this morning, I thought it was a joke. Turns out it's not, but it's still kind of funny (at least until I buy something from them). Smile Check out the info on the Robinson and Warhol pieces.
A couple of new must visit museums opening I'm excited about.

The Zaha Hadid inspired Eli Broad Art Museum at MSU and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art new building look very special.

It has been too long since my last visit to Tel Aviv, and this just helps inspire me to visit again.

Stickman, D and I are still interested in the March visit for the Clyfford Still / music experience we discussed.

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