Artists can’t buy into these fantasy houses | Brief letters

Here's something that might surprise you — artists, despite dreaming of fancy houses, simply can't afford these fantasy properties anymore. Last weekend, the Guardian Staff pointed out how the house prices on that list are pure fantasy, especially when you consider that the median income for visual artists has plummeted by 40% since 2010, now sitting at just £12,500. So, no matter how creative their accounting, these artists couldn’t qualify for a mortgage on most of those homes. Now, here's where it gets interesting: Guardian Staff also highlight that even simple things, like identifying local wildlife, can be tricky — like when William Wood used Google Lens to figure out a skull he found in Cumbria, only to discover it was a coyote, not a fox. That’s a reminder — reality often has a funny way of catching up with our fantasies. And honestly, it makes you wonder — what does this say about our dreams versus what’s actually possible in today’s world?