curiosities

these funny little skulls were originally excersise during moments of 'block'.

 
i began bottling them as curiosities after an aquaintance questioned the cost of my work; only twice have i priced so that my compensation would rise above minimum wage (there was immeasurable sentimental value to those works).

 
given this acquaintance's place in the contemporary art world, i found myself contemplating the ways in which our culture assigns value to art and labour; an engaging personality, the luxury of higher education, and the knowledge & resources to connect oneself with those who steer any industry has as much to do with ones success as does talent & timeliness.

how is the essence of the individual honored or conversely distorted by the choice of vocation(calling) verses career(from the latin carrera-race, as in rat race)? how is the collective health of the human family altered by the propulsion of individualism, acquisition, and celebrity?

 when i am long gone, will my actions speak louder than the analysis of those actions by my critics?

does a rose by any other name really smell as sweet? 

 
how different would the world look if we were all engaged in right livelihood and compensated for our contributions?

i miss your comments. tell me...

 

Comments

[Ms. Moon]

Lord, Adrienne- I just figured out that I have to click on the "blog" button to get TO your blog.
I'm so sorry!
I have no idea how much better this world would be if we all could make our bread with what we love to do, what we have a special affinity for doing. But I think it would be a much better world. I don't know why we humans haven't figured that one out.
I love your little skulls in their pickle jars.
I love you.

[Elizabeth]

I am near to desperately tired worrying about, wondering about and fighting about money. I'm tired of everything being about money and compensation. I have no solutions, no answers and a million thoughts. I love the skulls in the jars, though, and find your work priceless, besides.

[bethany]

I love that last line of yours. And yes to what MM and E said. I love those skulls in jars.

Sorry I'm not around anywhere lately. It made me so happy to get your comment and that fantastic compliment about Jodi Foster. That made my entire week. And then your comment on the WV on Ms Moon's blog made me laugh and laugh. You are so clever and smart and creative and just as sweet as pie.