I am steadily working on my large piece, which means that I am doing a lot of the same thing over and over. An artist friend of mine has said she has trouble doing more than a dozen of anything. Like me, she does one-of-a-kind works instead of lots of multiples of the same thing. We've discussed the differences between making production pieces and single items. There can be a sense of superiority as an artist, but often it comes down to a matter of dollars and cents. An artist must charge a lot for one big item, and buyers willing to spend that much can be hard to find. Our conversations have led to other thorny issues as well. What if an artist creates large pieces composed of many similar components and has help with those components. (One bead artist has made a "book" of 365 beaded pages. Each took a year to create.) and has he Are the helpers artists, too? Do they deserve mentioning at an exhibit? Certainly no one is going to live 365 years so it's reasonable to have help. Many major artists have these assistants. To realize a big creation, one needs many hands. Does the vision belong just to the one artist? Often while working, I revise my work as I go. What happens when the "workers" do that? Are they allowed to make changes or suggestions? Does that mean the vision is partly theirs now? I'm not sure there are hard and fast answers to these questions, but they are interesting to consider, especially while I am beading one more of the same thing!