Just a couple of small items for a couple that's done so much for all of us. Jan has made it her mission to have at least a few posts every day for the past 5 years and over 5000 posts! All of this with no reward other than knowing she's helping all of us by showing our work and entertaining all of us for years. I know their site is the first thing I visit in the morning and from talking to many others I know it is for them as well.Thanks also to Robert Weil for his contribution to the site. What a pleasure knowing all of them.
When Robert Weil started collecting images for the Contemporary Makers book in 1973 the challenge to record contemporary gun work was daunting. Gathering material was difficult and time consuming. Few makers thought that there was any value in published documentation of their work. Electronic publishing has changed all that. Having a website or having one's work available to view on the internet is becoming a necessity. In spite of all the potential to finally have a true overview of what's being produced by the artists of today, a great deal of work still remains covered up and basically unknown. Our role is to make an effort to document some portion of what’s going on today. To comment on the established makers and to uncover the unknown. We welcome your comments and suggestions and look to you our readers to make us aware of the talented makers out there. Art and Jan Riser Robert Weil and The Makers
Two very nice items for two very nice people!
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Just a couple of small items for a couple that's done so much for all of us. Jan has made it her mission to have at least a few posts every day for the past 5 years and over 5000 posts! All of this with no reward other than knowing she's helping all of us by showing our work and entertaining all of us for years. I know their site is the first thing I visit in the morning and from talking to many others I know it is for them as well.Thanks also to Robert Weil for his contribution to the site. What a pleasure knowing all of them.
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