What's the difference?

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Posted by Sue Clover on October 7, 2003 at 16:42:00:

I just have to stir the pot, as I think this question will initiate a
discussion.

I have seen a few people denigrate the idea of "Flash for Cash", and
I'd like to discuss this further. A lot of people do what they do in
many different fields, art, music, architecture, writing: doing their
field's version of "flash for cash" to pay the bills and to allow
themselves the financial leeway to create for the sake of creation.

Mozart and Bach were essentially paid jingle writers in their day
(paid to write music for their patrons),DaVinci and many other
painters were in the same boat, Barry Manilow wrote "hold the
pickles, hold the lettuce" a long time before he made it big, some of
our biggest authors wrote for Harlequin Romances before the got their
breaks as well, and I'll bet that the majority of 'traditional' henna
slingers throughout the world don't truly care what the design is, as
long as they get paid at the end of the day. So what's the big
hangup about doing contemporary designs for money? Someplace, on
some day, EVERY design ever done was considered improper,
inappropriate, "not how it's done here" and nontraditional.
Traditions grow and change, that creates the depth and beauty
inherent in any long-lived creative form.

Sue

Sue

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Re: What's the difference? Deborah 12:26:17 10/8/2003 (0)
Re: What's the difference? Alex 08:49:06 10/8/2003 (0)
Re: What's the difference? Kenzi 19:24:03 10/7/2003 (0)
Re: What's the difference? Jeanie 19:10:37 10/7/2003 (2)
- Re: What's the difference? Kenzi 19:27:10 10/7/2003 (1)
  - Re: speaking of Kanji...anyone have the link to that "what it really says" Kim 20:43:56 10/7/2003 (0)
Re: What's the difference? Ilithiya 18:45:22 10/7/2003 (0)
Re: What's the difference? Erika 16:49:51 10/7/2003 (0)

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: I just have to stir the pot, as I think this question will initiate a : discussion. : : I have seen a few people denigrate the idea of "Flash for Cash", and : I'd like to discuss this further. A lot of people do what they do in : many different fields, art, music, architecture, writing: doing their : field's version of "flash for cash" to pay the bills and to allow : themselves the financial leeway to create for the sake of creation. : : Mozart and Bach were essentially paid jingle writers in their day : (paid to write music for their patrons),DaVinci and many other : painters were in the same boat, Barry Manilow wrote "hold the : pickles, hold the lettuce" a long time before he made it big, some of : our biggest authors wrote for Harlequin Romances before the got their : breaks as well, and I'll bet that the majority of 'traditional' henna : slingers throughout the world don't truly care what the design is, as : long as they get paid at the end of the day. So what's the big : hangup about doing contemporary designs for money? Someplace, on : some day, EVERY design ever done was considered improper, : inappropriate, "not how it's done here" and nontraditional. : Traditions grow and change, that creates the depth and beauty : inherent in any long-lived creative form. : : Sue : : Sue
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