Re: Another New Tool
William Duffield, on the Cohansey
>Stike a match and tap the BBQ sauce!
I opened my first issue of the AAW journal to be insulted and outraged by that article. I figured that was too high a price to pay for turning insurance, and if that was what AAW was promoting, I wanted no part of it. Thanks for pointing me to the AAW forum and the overwhelmingly reasoned voices of AAW members who provided thoughtful counterpoint to the "official party line." I spent the latter part of this evening reading, and contemplating, the whole thread.
BTW, I agree with everything you said, but have some serious problems with couple of the points made by a couple of others who also express their opinions here.
But, there is no sense starting this debate all over again again on WC, as it would not help much. Instead, I would suggest that all interested parties read the discussion in the AAW forum, and (if you have a cast iron stomach) read the AAW article on plagiarism. IMHO, this article mostly panders to the promoters, the advertisers, the Barnums, the critics, the "art experts" who front "art" galleries, some editors and other pontificators, the Baileys, and other weasels (who never shaped anything of beauty nor loved anything beautifully shaped from a unique tree by the hand, mind, and heart of a unique turner and created by the infinite Wisdom of the Creator), who care only for their advantage in the exchange of little green pieces of paper.
BTW, what makes someone a "senior member" vs. a "junior member" vs. just a "member" of the AAW community? I hope it doesn't have anything to do with some critic's judgment of artistic merit, or craftsmanship, or even "sweat equity" in turning trees into mulch.
