Some Things We Honor at the Joyful Jewel
* The
Joyful Jewel serves the community by providing art of superior
quality at a fair price.
* Our patrons want
more meaningful relationships with the brands in their lives. They want to support the local economy, know the source
of the products they buy, and desire personal interactions when doing business. We are willing and able to provide this.
* We inspire others and challenge them to think bigger, feel more
deeply, question more, appreciate more – to live their lives
more fully and experience the beauty and wonder
of it all; to see a grand possibility for their life and help them to
believe
it’s possible.
* Our
patrons are concerned about the world and want to make it a
better place. From seeking out
environmentally-friendly products to rewarding companies’ fair trade and labor practices, they are
making purchasing choices that can help others. These consumers want to make a difference, and they want
brands to do the same. We want this too.
* We live lives lived with integrity, purpose,
with joy.
* We know
that creativity, art, beauty and thoughtfulness are essential to life. Visual art enlivens the community.
* We
generously serve our patrons with these essentials of life.
* We
and our art are major attractors to Pittsboro, generating a sense of vibrant community, enhancing the
pleasure of residents and visitors alike.
* We
celebrate the creative process as well as the product. We dream and imagine. We have
fallow times, generating times, and especially productive times. We are disciplined to balance our quiet times and activity, and
know there is a time to stop acting
in favor of rest, listening to the muse, & renew.
* We are
not “starving artists” and we believe that economic success is to be expected
in our line of work.
* We
acknowledge the need to earn an adequate profit in order to grow the entity of
the Joyful Jewel, allowing it to
flourish decades into the future, as well as to provide the opportunity for our artists to achieve their
reasonable personal objectives.
* We
honor the muse, listening for inspiration. We infuse
meaning through our work.
* Our art
often reflects, depicts, or celebrates the divine, our inter-connections,
and/or the sacred mysteries of life.
* We do
not become complacent, but endeavor to keep our art fresh.
* We
devote a percentage of our time to the new and experimental.
* We
contribute a portion of our income to charities and the community.
* We are
not afraid of making mistakes - we learn from them and try again.
* We take
time for classes, to read, and to educate ourselves.
* Honoring time-honed practices and techniques, we take pride in the quality of
our work.
