Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "tboleyyh" <tyler@...> wrote:

> And there you have it. It's more and more difficult to survive in this environment remaining independent. Even in my little world, competing with others willing to align with and join company's "community" eliminates me from certain competitive benefits, I'm sure others on this list remaining unaffiliated know what I mean.
> I hope the community whose interest you continue to favor are able to adequately support your efforts, we need you. This economy is not helping keep our options open at all...
> Tyler
>

Tyler, Having had the privilege of visiting your studio last summer, I know you are a fine printmaker and that those skills have great value to our society.  But when recessions hit, the arts are the first to get clobbered. In my case, print permanence research is getting clobbered as well because society is making a paradigm shift to electronic displays. Traditionally framed prints and photographs are the cornerstone of my research, and in today's marketplace my expertise is less and less needed.  But it's what I love, so I continue to try to find a safe harbor. I hope you will, too.