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The Need to Conform Before We Can Sell

There used to be a time when we made things, and they’d sell.  Artists would draw their paintings or sculpt their masterpieces, display them, and people would walk up to buy them.  Artisans would produce their wares (e.g. potteries, garments, trinkets), place them in front of their houses, and customers would purchase them outright.    Continue reading “The Need to Conform Before We Can Sell”

Five (5) Lessons from Frescoes

The Sistine Chapel is a highlight for visitors at Vatican City in Rome, Italy.  Located adjacent to St. Peter’s Basilica, the relatively small chapel attracts thousands of tourists who wish to get a glance at its frescoes especially the ones painted by the renowned medieval artisan, Michelangelo, from the years 1508 to 1512.  In aContinue reading “Five (5) Lessons from Frescoes”