There are a lot of artists at FR but according to some we’re just a bunch of bums looking for a handout despite never applying for a grant or any other form of taxpayer money.
Is there some sort of artist ping list/hang out. I’d love to see what other people do who aren’t creepy/teenagers/like the people the post.
I consider myself an artist. I met my husband in the theater. My mother’s art was featured in Jackson Hole.
I think that it’s a perception that liberals own it, not a fact. (the author’s first premise) We do it. We just don’t go on and on about it.
As we’ve evolved, I’ve gotten more and more into fiction writing and my husband is heavy into woodworking. I’m also a steampunk freak.
It’s the same thing that I bump into when I look into alternative building methods. I think that building a rock-solid house out of tires, dirt, and concrete is wonderful. But I struggle to get into the technicalities. First I have to dig through the ‘sustainable’ and ‘green’ and ‘earth-friendly’ BS.
You have no idea how many times I’ve blown up over a cool design idea (like building old bottles into a cob wall for design and light). “Why can’t it just be cool or interesting or neat?!! Why does EVERYTHING have to be tied to the liberal agenda!!”