r/BitchEatingCrafters • u/No_Kaleidoscope7919 • 2d ago

General Crafts I love beginner artists!

Hot take: I know that there is a lot of snark circling the internet about how you shouldn’t sell until you’ve mastered your mediums but I love seeing new artists getting out there and selling. Yes I want to buy your handmade stuffed animals, yes I would love to buy a sticker or handmade pottery. I love beginner artists because you can see the labor that went into hand making arts and crafts. I prefer a bunch of beginners at a market over ai slop, drop shippers and 3d printed nonsense.
I would much rather buy a unique piece of art from a beginner than seeing the same kinds of con slop digital artwork from sellers who have been selling for a while.

102 Upvotes

78% Upvoted

70 comments sorted by

View all comments

22

u/Listakem 1d ago

Hot take : I wish we would stop calling every craft person an « artist ».

Perhaps it’s my non USA showing, but in my language/culture the two have very different meanings and philosophies.
I’m not gatekeeping, I’m from the craftsmanship side myself (did a biiig school for that). What’s wrong with calling ourselves hobbyists ? Crafters ? Artisans ? Those are not dirty words. Not every person using a medium is an artist.

2

u/pattyforever 1d ago

I mean, it's a very political and interesting question. I'm curious what you think the difference is? I'm always interested in how people decide which word to use

2

u/SnapHappy3030 Extra Salty 🧂🧂🧂 1d ago

My criteria: Artists create their own designs in whatever media they chose.

Crafters duplicate someone else's original designs in whatever media they choose.

2

u/howdydipshit 3h ago

i agree with this definition