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The Work of Craft: An Inquiry into the Nature of Crafts and Craftsmanship
The Work of Craft An Inquiry into the Nature of Crafts and Craftsmanship Author:Carla Needleman The Work of Craft is a profound meditation on the relationship between craft and craftsman. Focusing in turn on pottery, weaving, and woodcarving, and grounding her insights in her own experiences as a potter, Carla Needleman shows that the basic material every craftsman works with is himself or herself. The stuff between one's hand... more »s-the clay, the wood, the wool-responds to the quality of one's inner state. The product of one's work is not just an object but a way of being. Thus, the exploration of a craft is-like this book- an exploration of the processes of life itself.« less