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Our
Artists
A little known fact: Many
Judaica items are now mass produced. The
religious items that you use to decorate your
Shabbat/ Yom Tov table are now created and made
mainly in China! The traditional Jewish artist
is fast becoming a dying profession. Why? Quite
simply – money!
It is more economical and
profitable to design and make items in countries
like China because the salaries paid there are
lower by hundreds of per cent than in the
western world! But why and how does this affect
your "small-time" artist? Why, because an artist
who makes items himself refuses to mass produce
or compromise on the quality of his materials.
When items are mass produced, cheaper materials
are used, quality control is less rigid and the
uniqueness of "no two items ever being the same"
simply disappears. An artist working on his own
in a small studio could never match the prices
of a company that produces thousands of the
"same" item.
Many people no longer look for
uniqueness in a religious item, merely its cost,
something which is slowly killing the Judaica
designer.
People are afraid to open internet sites and
display their art openly because they know that
it only a matter of time before it is seen and
mass produced (albeit with cheaper materials)
and put on the market at a fraction of the price
of the original!
You should know for now, there are no laws
prohibiting or protecting artists from this
blatant copyright theft!!!
At BlueWhite, we have made it our policy to
try to help these wonderful artists whose work,
we believe, is an integral and vibrant part of
Jewish culture.
All artists featured on our web-site design
and make their Judaica in Israel. When you
purchase an item, you are purchasing not only a
part of their soul but also a part of what has
made Israel great – the "little people"
realizing their dream in Israel and their
determination to continue, despite all the odds
against them!
The Israeli government of today no longer
encourages the "small" business to flourish in
Israel – the exact opposite is true! Higher
taxes are paid by small businesses than by large
companies, making it all but impossible for
these people to survive in an already extremely
difficult economic situation.
Here, at BlueWhite, we have already built
relationships with several unique Israeli
artists and are constantly looking for new,
talented people, whose art is their soul and is
expressed in everything they do. We GUARANTEE to
you, our customer, the lowest possible prices,
the highest quality on every product (full
explanations accompany each item!) and the
service that you deserve from a company whose
number one interest is YOU, our customer!
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