Oh I so agreed with this; I would add too that there’s also a sense of what is worthy and important having to involve pain and angst in the very making of it - that if the process is enjoyable then it’s somehow less valuable. I remember hearing Howard Hodgkin interviewed and him saying what agony painting was for him (and thus very important and meaningful). I just thought - you are in the wrong job mate ! When I felt like that I realised it was time to change careers ! I’ve always felt textiles were treated as lesser partly because of this perception that making art can’t be fun and enjoyable, and if it is fun then it’s not Art. Thanks for an excellent read !