Today, I went and, quote unquote "supervised" what the masons did today. They are the ones that are putting up the wall at Clifford hall that we carved over the summer. Being the first day, and still trying to figure out the situation, they didn't get very much laid. At one point, one of the masons came up to me and asked me about how we learned to carve like that. I've thought about that before. I told him it was just practice, I guessed. You just have to get in there and do it. I'm not so sure that's the case really. I wonder how much of it is just innate talent on my part, and how much of it is just working three dimensionally for several years even without a concentration on carving. I wonder how well someone with no art experience could be taught to do that. How long would it take? How long did it take me, if you add it all up?

I was also reminded of how people outside of the art bubble view art. He seemed very impressed with the how well the things were carved. Being so close to the situation, I see too many mistakes to think that. The design of it all is just a little cheesy, kitsch for me. Him asking me about it makes me feel better about it at least. I hope I haven't crossed that art snob line. I just want to see this stuff done so I can finally get some space and time between it and me. I'll probably like it in a couple of weeks. Probably.

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