Originally posted to news:rec.crafts.beads by Chris Prussing of The Bead Gallery, a bead store in Juneau, Alaska.

"Simone's post on innovation caused me to jot down the following as an aid to sharpening one's thoughts on the subject of novelty vis a vis beads and beadwork:"

A) You have to dress to favorably impress a stranger - for example, a job interview. Do you accessorize with beads or beadwork?
1. Yes
2. No
3. I ONLY wear beads.

B) You wish to appear sexually alluring. Are you wearing beads?
1. Yes
2. No
3. I'm not wearing anything, silly.

C) When you're feeling avant-garde and daring, do you wear beads?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Such sentiments are not permitted in our society/where I work.

D) Does your favorite medium for artistic expression involve beads?
1. Yes
2. No
3. That does not compute.

E) Do you make a living from some aspect of beads?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Depends what you call "living."

F) Is acquiring beads fairly easy where you live?
1. Yes
2. No
3. What is this thing you call "bead?"

G) Are beads expensive where you live?
1. Yes
2. No
3. On Planet Zork, we all give freely of our efforts and possessions.

H) Do you prefer big beads?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Well, my cow/horse/buffalo/donkey/camel does.

I) Do you love working with seed beads?
1. Yes
2. No
3. They're coming to take me away! Heeheee hahaaa hohooo...

J) Are beads and beadwork boring and lacking in novelty?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Only if they're someone else's.

K) Do you find the beads and beadwork in your possession a constant source of aesthetic pleasure of which you never tire, and in which you always see something new or delightful?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Depends on how much I spent for it.

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©1998 Chris Prussing
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