When you go into a real art gallery or museum, one sweep around the place tells you what there is to see. You also see labels by each display, and perhaps sheets of information on the wall, books and articles about the display and stories about the people who created and presented the works.

Collectible card for Living Prints' Arts Student simulation game.

What is the value of this information? People have different opinions. Some people don't care to read it--they just want to enjoy the works of art, crafts and design examples. Other people want to know all they can learn by reading and hearing lectures, seeing videos, etc.

And when an artist, crafts person or designer is called upon to talk about the work, they sometimes say, "My work speaks for itself!" and they say no more. Others are delighted to talk a great deal, write and demonstrate. Thus SPEACON is a channel for what is called, (in business and industry) human structural intellectual capital.

Creative people are often times excellent speakers, consultants, designers on team projects and trainers in practices for arts' studios. On display in SPEACON's art gallery is work that has a rich accompaniment of technique, collaboration and know-how. You can see a "stamp-size" version of one, below, and proceed to get closer and closer views.

"Hand-made Dogs" - by Bill Ritchie, 1995 See Close-up and Personal