tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post4065398072673231884..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Going For The BucksFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-41253975092835517382017-12-01T14:53:35.123-05:002017-12-01T14:53:35.123-05:00I work in wood. People have suggested I sell my ...I work in wood. People have suggested I sell my stuff, but that never appealed to me. As it is, I can "pursue my vision" and make one-of-a-kind items, taking as long as it needs. Fortunately, I have a day job, so I don't have to worry about making a living off my avocation. If I did, I would make whatever junk would sell in the craft fairs. glacial erratichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03827871419386762435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-1958886649000494082017-12-01T08:40:23.935-05:002017-12-01T08:40:23.935-05:00I don't look down on any poor artist who gets ...I don't look down on any poor artist who gets tired of doing without. However, I'm not the tortured soul sort. I just like telling stories and shooting my mouth off.Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-64627427407133637522017-11-30T20:06:40.158-05:002017-11-30T20:06:40.158-05:00My father was a Mason(as in mortar and trowel maso...My father was a Mason(as in mortar and trowel mason), now retired. His love was stone. Here in the Missouri Ozarks, stone masonry is an art.<br />I am a Mason. Building something out of actual rocks is a thing to be proud of. <br />For the last decade or maybe a few years more, the popular material for veneering fireplaces or even entire houses has been what is called "cultured stone".<br />Cast in moulds, different shapes, colors. In different styles. Diverse and numerous manufacturers. Thing is, no matter by whom, or from where, in any production run, there are rarely more than eight or ten different shapes and sizes. Same same. <br />No art. Dad wouldn't have it.<br />I do alot of it. <br />For the money.<br />Something is lost.<br />More's the pity.jim rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931167330838505102noreply@blogger.com