Chuck, Your guy who gave his old lawnmower away didn't build the lawnmower. He didn't spend a week just getting the axles to turn properly and 3 or more weeks fussing over the paint job. He has no emotional involvement with that lawnmower. (Well, if he does, he has problems outside my ability to explain.) Art is different. We put pieces of ourselves out there. Look at the pride people take when they reveal their first prop or hesitating steps at modeling hair. This isn't just a job even for those of us who are full-time artists. There is something more at stake. Carolly