Hello Joanne,

I have an understanding of art in the fashion of its Webster definition through education; I didn’t say that crafts were not artistic. I merely expressed the fact that most art is not functional as they are aesthetic, crafts are a functional form of art it is not a fine art; perhaps I should have said that in stead of what I said.

I did not mean to offend you nor was I attacking your passion, artists come in all forms and make all types of different items. I tend to enjoy fine art, Stained Glass, Porcelain figurines, Paintings and Drawings, but this media does not necessarily encompass art as a whole, art being so widely expressed, I have seen balls of wire fashioned into figures and other items and it too is an art form either covered in clay and fired or standing alone on a slab of marble.

So, I sincerely hope that I have not offended you, I was not in any manner attacking your functional craft I was merely expressing my view or opinion, and you know what is said about opinions, “everybody has one”…

Respectfully,

Manuel D.