Been a long time since I've been here- often teaching has been the venue for my artistic personal opinion. Art certainly is changing with the times- "brick and mortar" galleries see less traffic and sales, while on-line everything seems to be booming. The accelerated pace of life and the focus on electronic media, a very transient and fast moving phenomenon, has created a new world within the gadget or screen and it would seem the physical world environment and it's artifacts and decorations- and the appreciation of fine craftsmanship and personal  perception informed thought seem less relevant to the culture at large. The ancients left behind great thoughts and feelings in their more durable artifacts. What are we leaving behind and does that even matter to this current population? Communication, entertainment or commerce?
Interesting times for sure.