Post #203508 by Tipsy McStagger on Sat, Dec 17, 2005 12:13 AM

for the record, I do own a few prints as well as vintage mugs, tiki farm mugs, munktiki mugs and such. you claim i broke some sort of rule, but all you really did is underscore the fact that you weren't paying attention....my "beef" was strictly with original art versus prints....I don't feel that mugs and such fall under the same catagory..these are items meant for mass production, At no point were they ever pawned off as original art by any means, regardless of who the original artist was....you are only confusing the issue by introducing product, whose specific intention is simply that - being product. As for my website, all those designs are my own invention....yes, they are products designed for mass production...Do I call these art? -not for all the tea in china, which, incidentally is where they are manufactured....i also do limited runs of certain items..do i call these art? Not by any stretch of the imagination.....I do, however produce one-offs or "one of a kind" pieces on occasion for shows and such. Are these considered art? -you better believe it..........