[TheEnigma47]

Typical LOONY LEFT LIBERAL. Cannot take CRITICIZISM that they so easily spread about on CONSERVATIVES.

[It's me]

"I will consent if the city wants to pay to have it removed," she said.

Go for it!

[MisterRepublican]

Awww, poor little stupid "artist".

"Nasty messages from people who don't understand art."

I am so glad I do not "understand" "art". I do appreciate good spelling , though.

[ArmedNReady]

I'm sure she would have been upset if they made out her check for $400.00 insteand of $40,000.

What a moron. The work would be removed at her cost.

[FatLoser]

A few years ago I didn't know what a lefty artist was now I is one.

[Cicero]

I found this online. I think it's the new Livermore Library where the mural was installed. What do you want to bet that 99% of their taxpayer money went for this schlocky architecture, computers, handicap bathrooms, show-and-tell rooms, and so forth, and maybe 1% for books?

[1rudeboy]

"If I come out, there will probably be a demonstration," she said.

Gosh, I hope she finds someone who can spell for the signs.

[Starve The Beast]

"... I can't even think straight."

Well, basically, that's the problem.

This mess is a crying shame. I lived in Livermore at the time, and we were all really looking forward to having our tiny old library replaced. We spent a lot of money on the new complex, and you never saw a prettier, more modern library in your life. It's just gorgeous. And then they hired this illiterate yahoo come come along and screw it up.

[BIGZ]

Affirmative action in action. Anyone have a picture of this beaut. A picture is usually worth a thosand words.

[orangelobster]

"no longer wants to fix it because of the "nasty messages from people who don't understand art."

There is nothing wrong with this artists work. She has done some serious work in the past. I agree with her that in the context of her primitive style that the mispellings are not a problem. I don't even think that these are mispellings. It is a 20th century notion that there is a "right" and "wrong" way to spell last names. The feverish attempts to denigrate this woman and her work are childish and ill-informed. Anyone on the city council that is harassing this artist should be replaced at the ballot box. Here's an excerpt from a geneology website -

"Spelling Variations
Background:

In most cases, if you turn back the clock less than a century, you will find at least one, perhaps more examples of a spelling change in a surname.

Many illustrious people frequently spelled their name in various ways including William Shakespeare who spelled his name Shakespeare, Shakespere, Shakespear, Shakspere and Shaxspere. Over the centuries names have changed greatly. "

[CaptRon]

I can't even think straight."

That explains it.

[BradyLS]

But... But... They're SPELLING ERRORS!

She's really upset that corrections would have to come from _her own_ pocket, probably, which could run in the thousands by themselves for those few things.

[pabianice]

"Spelling is so... so... RACIST!"

[afraidfortherepublic]

Suck it up and correct the mis-spellings. The people will be grateful. This situation comes about because we have schooled a whole generation of kids in the idea that spelling doesn't count. Not true.

[Tacis]

And they wonder why some sensetive artists only accept what is due them if it comes from the National Endowment for the Arts. With NEA money, an artists doesn't have to be good, original or talented, only hate America and be willing to steal taxpayer money.

[Mach9]

Get Tom Wolfe's THE PAINTED WORD.

[walford]

Spelling Still Kounts
...It wasn't easy for me to accept the philosophy of "creative spelling," even though I could see the logic in it. Wasn't judging people based on spelling and grammar a very superficial way to evaluate them? I would hate to be judged by my arithmetic skills. What's the big deal if a kid thinks the head of a school is the "principle," or that you write a thank you note on "stationary?" Wasn't it just a leftover kind of snobbishness akin to evaluating somebody's character based on his accent or the way he dressed? Joe DiMaggio dressed and spoke impeccably, but did that make him a better person than the often-unintelligible Yogi Berra? Evidently not. But years of being a spelling bigot made it difficult for me to let go of my prejudices.

I was particularly intolerant of bad spellers when they happened to be my kids' teachers. I often felt as if I should be reading the teacher's report with a red pen in my hand. I understood that some of these teachers grew up in the '80s and went to schools where good spelling was considered as archaic as wearing a tie or a dress to class. I knew that these teachers were wonderful people and great with kids. So, why did it bother me so much if they couldn't spell "recommend" or "judgment?" Because they were teachers!

Apparently, I'm not alone in feeling that spelling still matters. The New York Times recently ran a story about a federal judge denying a lawyer's request for a fee increase largely because of spelling errors the lawyer made. He felt that the lawyer's "complete lack of care in his written product shows disrespect for the court." Among other things, the poor spelling lawyer made a mistake that even members of Generation X, Y, or Z should never make: he spelled the judge's name wrong. So, kids, when you're writing a resume to help you get that summer job, remember — there's only one "m" in Jamba Juice.

Another way that bad spelling can cost people money is through eBay. A recent report revealed that many people who advertise on eBay don't get bidders for their products because of spelling errors. So if no one offers a fair price for a "dimond ring" or a "1985 Buck Riviera," the owner will keep reducing the price until some buyer makes a bid. This group of bad spelling sellers has created another group — people who take advantage of bad-spelling sellers. This predatory group will purposely look for spelling errors, reason that the bids will be low, and then take advantage of those who used "creative spelling."

[TexasCajun]

And didn't I read the majority liberal council approved more money to fix it instead of suing the artist to correct her mistakes?

[drhogan]

i love her logic:
1. she is well-educated and not dyslexic
2. none of us spell very well anymore because of computers.
i think the first statement might be incorrect, and the 2nd statement is a rationalization.

[Publius6961]

but she said she would prefer that the city just tear up the piece, which ...

What a coincidence!

This is precisely the overwhelming consensus of people who have seen the product of this hack "self-proclaimed" artist who would starve were it not for welfare for delusional wannabe artists.