Jim Charter wrote:

> That worth should be manifest in the result alone, should it not?

It should not have to be. If that were the case, why have collage? or 
sand-painting? or whittling? or glass blowing? or print-making? or the 
butterfly stroke?

What is required to fully appreciate these things is a knowledge of 
their difficulty. Any idiot can tell that drawing a picture with sand is 
more difficult than taking a picture with a camera, but many wouldn't 
appreciate the difficulty of, for instance, lacquer painting.

And all of this is not to say that the worth *isn't* necessarily 
"manifest in the work alone." It may very well be, but, Christ, Jim, 
allow that the worth may require, at the very least, a second look to 
reveal itself. :) If showing the 'dirty linen' gets a second or third 
look, then I see no shame in at least giving the patron a peek.

> You have always concerned yourself with latencies in artwork,
> latencies often beyond craftmanship alone.  It is the common
> thread, to my mind, in the various work I've seen you do over the
> years.

Thank you.

> *Craftsmanship is quite important to me though.

Craftsmanship, process, journey, ............ and shoes. All themes I 
have recognized and appreciated in your images.

  -Shay

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