The Difference Between an Artist and an Artisan

An artisan works; an artist produces. An artisan makes; an artist creates. An artisan is involved with a skilled trade; an artist is involved with a creative occupation. An artist may be self-taught but an artisan may not. An artist is required to innovate while an artisan is required to perfect. An artisan reveals a thing while an artist reveals a perspective. An artisan is absorbed; an artist is inspired. An artisan is devoted while an artist is passionate. An artist perseveres while an artisan endures.