I was recently at a local Fine Art show where I came across quite a bit of, well, it wasn't Fine Art that's for sure. I remember the application clearly stating that there was NO Crafts Allowed. Yet I found myself next to a beader, and just down the way was a man who made side tables from trees, and across the field I could see metal cutouts of animals which were actually coat hooks. So I thought to myself, what do they consider Fine Art?
This show was NOT juried, but the table fee was a sort of hefty $60, and all of the Fine Artists seemed to be selling almost nothing (I included) while the beaders (especially the one next to me) seemed to be doing quite well! Now I am a jewelry artist, and yes I do bead. However, I feel that beading is not really considered Fine Art. However, jewelers who utilized the fine craft of metallurgy and understand how to manipulate metals are certainly Fine Artists. On my final note, there was only one woman who did just that, and I am very glad to see that she received a nice big blue ribbon which she posted proudly. Her work was quite wonderful and I applaud her.
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