There were trials and errors. It took me 10 years to make ONE ~Kim Se Yong (pottery artist from south korea).

*Perhaps, I was wrong in remembering the exact translation by Arirang but more or less, it is as I wrote*

He said it just exactly. I think, all true crafters go through the same path. Some people can’t appreciate the skill of a crafter, tailor, and other kind of handmade creators. They expect like this: oh, you make it yourself? Then, you’re supposed to sell it to me cheap! (especially, we’re friends, family, etc, etc).

Some people are even cynical. They look for mistakes in handmade (I met that once). Not with intention to buy it but just being cynical. I still remember how this person’s face when ‘inspecting’ my handmade and then talk about me to sell my handmade with cheap price. CRAZY. I wonder if people like that are still ‘alive’.

I really don’t care if ones don’t like handmade but I hope they can show appreciation to a handmade, especially ones which are made passionately. Not just make it and done and sell.

It’s very funny that people don’t appreciate the first result of a handmade but then after long road of trials and errors to get into way better quality, they expect cheap price. Isn’t that insulting?