This is feedback from Maxine Badger on the ‘artartart’ article Sun, 28 Feb 2010. She writes:

‘I found you in an article on Matt Roberts e-magazine, and have been
reading with interest about your attitude to art, particularly the
connecting affect of printmaking, and how it seems to suit modern
technology/communication.
I trained as a painter back in the mid eighties (graduating from
Bristol in 86!) and am still at it. One of my main worries about the
role of artist is the working in a bubble bit, and then expecting
people to like my work on gallery walls. I have sold, but can’t make a
living.

You talk of an honourable practice - I like this idea ‘being able to be
an individual in a collective environment’ This is something I battle
with! my love of nature (walks/cycles) seem cut off from society’s core
values and symbols of status..
I have just shown in a Haiti fundraiser exhibition here in Brighton and
only one persons photo sold, albeit we raised £350 on chocolate
brownies and cupcakes and camomile & straw tea!!’

I especially like Maxine’s comment on making money from the tea and cakes! Why not say that this is art too? A cup cake and a cup of tea can give someone a moment of pleasure - and it is an act of making and sharing, just like a painting.

I am starting to call my printwork an exchange medium. I believe now that the cupcake is also an exchange medium!