Michelle Lamb
Michelle Lamb
advent artisan carving creating demand developing economies hand imports painted painting piece price quite reasonable takes utilize work
Hand painting or stenciling the kind of work that takes an artisan was once quite expensive. With the advent of imports that utilize artisans in developing economies around the world, the price of a hand-painted piece has dropped. Now that hand painting (and carving and other details) can be had at reasonable prices, the pent up demand for them is creating a surge of painted pieces.