@Florence @gemswinc Yes, though I'm pretty sure Martha Stewart (among others) has taught how to use potatoes and paint in order to make one's own wrapping paper. 😂

@Notokay

The seller felt it important that any she sells go to a "good home" with someone who understands what they need (vs someone who wants to "upcycle" it). She kinda pre-screened me first. 😂

But I feel the same way.

@Florence

@Notokay @Florence OK, this is about art, not potatoes. Yes, excellent!

Here's a drawing of me as #Potato

I actually drew it several years ago in response to a prompt in my bodybuilding group on FB (no, Dr. Frankenstein, my OTHER bodybuilding group), but it seems appropriate given #PotatoTime and #dci2023

@Florence

It's funny, because I LOVE how they look with decals intact. But those have usually been either restored or very rarely used. This one is worn - but not rusted up. It was cared for and heavily used. So, either a big family, home business, or both. Either way, it did what it was built for and still works. I love that. 💜

@CinnamonGirlE @Florence I have seen sheet rockers that are artists, a circular brick patio built by an artist, my dad using a micrometer to calculate shim thickness for shim / bucket valvetrains as an artist too.

@Florence @Nimthiriel @th3j35t3r It's not dead yet!

@Florence
I read recently that anyone that creates is an artist. I also like to paint, draw, write, but don't consider myself an artist. Maybe we are though! 😊

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I understand the pros and cons of the industrial age. A lot of cons... But I'll admit to enjoying the sound of a Victorian mahcine. Very evocative.