[Leica] Grasshopper weathervane

[george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser)]

On Mar 25, 2015, at 8:40 AM, Larry Zeitlin via LUG wrote:

> "For the last 50 years I have had a grasshopper weathervane fastened to 
> the chimney of my house. It is a beautifully crafted sculpture of hammered 
> copper made by the descendants of the very craftsmen who made the similar 
> weathervane that adorns Faneuil Hall in Boston. If polished and exhibited 
> as art it would be accepted by almost any art show but as a weathervane it 
> has a function. It is not considered art but craft."
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Weathervane+and+detail.jpg.html

We often find ourselves caught up in duality thinking.
A thing is either this or that.
Black or white.
Good or bad.
Art or craft.

While most experiences fall somewhere
on a continuum between the extremes.

Both and rather than either or.

An object can exist as both an art and a craft;
when it possess qualities attributed to both labels.

In the end
it matters little what we call the shit we make.

Does it have value?
to the creator?
to anyone else?

Will it be tossed in the garbage by our kids or grandkids?
Will it be conserved by a conservator?
Exhibited in a museum?
Collected by a collector?

Labelers hang labels on things.
Sellers hang price tags on things.
Buyers determine the value of things.

Regards,
George Lottermoser 

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