tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post8526518794855608623..comments2024-03-28T20:51:06.948-07:00Comments on threads of the spiderwoman: Farewell to Bohemia?Lauren Rainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12157367890138761677noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-75252070691726121412012-07-14T20:49:20.435-07:002012-07-14T20:49:20.435-07:00Thanks to both of you for your comments. This is ...Thanks to both of you for your comments. This is an issue few think about "cultural creatives" who are increasingly frustrated by, so to speak, the "loss of habitat". And yet I think it's important to see how this "soul loss" is yet another way we are losing what really matters.Lauren Rainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157367890138761677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-66528066264172957632012-07-14T19:59:39.859-07:002012-07-14T19:59:39.859-07:00Well said... by both you and Solnit. I remember wh...Well said... by both you and Solnit. I remember when Providence and Pawtucket, RI were starting the "arts disctricts". The Providence one actually had some merrit, thanks to the overpopulation of artists post-RISD and who migrated from NY for affordable lives. But my studio in Pawtucket started to get inundated with Graphic Design companies, Industrial Design, Clothing Design, Comercial Photographers etc. etc. and the building managers thought they were contributing to the arts district idea. And, of course these were creative businesses, but, they were businesses. And once they started streaming in and taking over the studios next door, well then, painters, sculptors, and everyone else started to be pushed out. So it seems to go. I left Providence and my studio in Pawtucket as this was happening, so I don't know where painters and sculptors are now... I'm curious cause those loft buildings were awesome while it lasted. I paid $250 for an 1,100 sq ft space, it was affordable as my apartment was $500 a month!Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-8252672036576505342012-07-14T17:28:07.543-07:002012-07-14T17:28:07.543-07:00Artists, writers....how did it all become about ju...Artists, writers....how did it all become about just making $? Good post, Lauren.Trish and Rob MacGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846270474176860924noreply@blogger.com