Sharen's envelope illustrated what I have been jabbering about - design - and the choices we make when we are composing our envelopes. I think she made this envelope out of a page from a coloring book so she had to decide where to make the folds. The image was going to be cropped. And she might have considered how the stamp would fit in. Other choices were colors and the placement of the address label and then the little bear-sticker. It's always fun when the USPS appears to be contributing to the design. Choosing to put the cancel in the lower left was perfect. Although we have to stay sane and acknowledge that it was just random.
That thing from yesterday that I was going to continue to jabber about was the hierarchy of the various kinds of art - commercial or *fine* --- and IMHO - the whole debate is a non-issue. People love to debate - but - it's a deeply personal perspective. It's like snowflakes. Each one is supposedly unique and when it comes to *art* - it's so personal. It took me a long time to accept that if a person prefers Bob Ross paintings to Rembrandt -- that's fine. I need to respect that they have their preferences and I have mine.
I just picked Rembrandt out of thin air. I don't mean to put him on any pedestal. If the Louvre called me up and asked me to come choose one thing to take home - it would not be a Rembrandt.
Abrupt halt to this train of thoughts. We might come back. Feel free to send me your own perspective - as this is IMHO a very fun topic - but not one that's going to go very far if I am just talking to myself.
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