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WCT April 19-23
sitnspin:
As an artist myself, I understand where Faye is coming from. I personally hate doing most commissioned work. It is boring and artistically unsatisfying, especially when it is something you have already done once. The only thing I hate more (in this context at least) is flash art tats, which ties into the whole "done it already" thing.
But, Pen is right. Making a living at what you do is something most people would kill for.
Heliphyneau:
--- Quote from: themacnut on 21 Apr 2010, 01:34 ---I can see Faye's side in this-making copies of a original piece of art, especially by hand, is less fun that creating the original art in the first place. Plus when you start doing something for money it generally becomes less fun anyway.
However, actually receiving money, especially in the amount Faye was offered, IS fun, so she needs to suck it up and get to work on that copy.
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YES. Also, by doing the commissioned piece, Faye will start to actually make a name for herself as an artist, and will therefore potentially get future commissioned originals. Plus, unless she was talking out her ass about her sculpture being a prototype, she was already planning to make another one (albeit a ginormous version), sooo . . . yeah. Please log onto quitcherbitchin.com, Faye.
Whether Pen-a-lope is envious or not, her 'rage, rage against the impracticality of the artist' thing (which she usually aims at Wil), is at the core of her characterization. Impressive that her yelling has cowed Faye to the point where she doesn't seem to notice Pen-Pen is poking her chest -- I guess the hearing loss issue is more distracting. Oh, and I now want to see a steel cage match between Penelope and Cosette.
azurite:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 21 Apr 2010, 00:14 ---Is there maybe some envy in Pennelope's reaction? She sees someone who might escape from a dead-end job, one which she herself isn't really happy with (1138).
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She can be envious AND still have a valid point, you know. And my money's on fear (of failure? of success? of change?!) being the real motivation in Faye's ridiculous whining. She made $1800 and got a gallery showing THREE MINUTES after bringing her first work in ages into a public space and she's complaining about being bored?! She seriously needed to get called on that! GO PENNY GO. :-D
westrim:
Someday Penny will actually snap and go homicidal. And that would be a bad thing.
LTK:
Hey, now, that was uncalled for.
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