For me ..It is about the beads. That is why people ask for tuts on an artists beads. For example Kimberlys seahorses. I would buy the tut because it IS the seahorse.
But having said that here is my take..I have bought 6 tuts..all from Anne.
I bought them for the patterns and the techniques on that bead. Awesome and
I tried to figure them out myself first but fell short. I was not trying to figure them out to copy as a goal but learn the technique.
But here is where TRUE artistic talent comes into play: as I was reading her tuts I was already in my mind changing them...colors and patterns and sometimes shapes of the bead.
I think Kimberly said it best..most teachers would love to see students take what they have learned and APPLY themselves to "push on", or develope your own style based on the tuts, but unfortunately a small percentage of lampworkers are only copycats.
Lorraine
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