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Peter Pod's avatar

Here here! We have paintings that we've collected made, bought, or swapped for poems / favours / our artwork over the years in our kitchen. Last week a visiting friend heard all the stories behind these pieces as she sat drinking tea at our kitchen table, she described our motley collection as "art that is useful" YES, that kind of summed it up to me.

SLART's avatar

That’s so lovely to hear, and it’s great to see you on Substack too!

Merny's avatar

Thanks for the shout man. 😎. Looks like you’ve got a nice lil collection on the go.

SLART's avatar

You’re welcome. Keep doing your ting!!! Yes, that’s just a small amount of it!

Beth Raps's avatar

Brilliant. I hope this gets widely shared, it's truly inspiring how accessible you make this!

SLART's avatar

Thanks so much, Beth! I feel like it’s an important article to write, as a lot of people just buy plain old Walmart art!

Beth Raps's avatar

And a lot of that is 'cause they're scared, and after your article, they don't need to be.

SLART's avatar

True. It can be intimidating. Thanks to art world snobbery!!

Beth Raps's avatar

Exactamundo.