Letters to the Editor
Readers write about climate-change regulation, US-Libya relations, Western art, and wrapping paper.
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It is important that we realize that art teachers are not only encouraging artists of the future but also educating art consumers.
Outside of the edgy New York/Los Angeles/Miami art scene, at the grass-roots level, beauty is not dead. Go to any art fair in Wellington, Fla.; Davenport, Iowa; or Eugene, Ore., and the paintings of flowers, landscapes, wide-eyed children on velvet, dogs, horses, cats, and portraits would drown the viewer.
Many artists make a nice living creating watercolors or oils or acrylics that people actually want to hang in their homes. Perhaps these "big" galleries should listen to what ordinary people are saying with their pocketbooks.
Catherine Martinez
Belle Glade, Fla.
Keep the tradition of wrapping paper
In response to the Dec. 20 article, "Gift wrap gets bad rap?": I'm sorry that the article did not at least mention the possibility of recycling used wrapping paper. Our local recycler of business paper and junk mail is happy to get wrapping paper – maybe that's a slightly green answer to the question.
Bill McGraw
Zionsville, Ind.
Regarding the Dec. 20 article about wrapping paper: I have a different experience that I'd like to share. When my daughter was very young, after her father and I had separated, I was barely able to pay rent and keep food on the table. So Christmas was rather sparse. I mostly got my daughter clothes that she really needed.
However, I loved to wrap packages and made my own bows, tying bells or other little decorations in the center. And I wrapped the paper very neatly. My daughter's beautifully wrapped presents under the tree were the envy of all of her friends. They could tell the difference in wrapping between presents for adults and for children.
Although a package may have had socks inside, my daughter delighted in opening each one of her presents. I still enjoy having attractive presents as part of my Christmas decorations.
Laurel Marquart
Crescent City, Calif.
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