tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24391203.post116540066897423835..comments2021-10-16T17:30:01.749+01:00Comments on craft research: A story of craftLouise Valentinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13676602432019587228noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24391203.post-89671660920243795462011-01-28T07:40:52.733+00:002011-01-28T07:40:52.733+00:00This is one good story I read, thanks for sharing ...This is one good story I read, thanks for sharing Dr. Valentine. Maybe he only sells it for 2 cents because he's happy and contented with the income and he didn't bother about the price. <br />--<br /><a href="http://sea.themlsonline.com" rel="nofollow">Seattle Real Estate</a>chelseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669775039584383999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24391203.post-1165796708382506622006-12-11T00:25:00.000+00:002006-12-11T00:25:00.000+00:00You might be interested Eva to read "The Cave" by ...You might be interested Eva to read "The Cave" by Jose Saramago(2003). Published by Vintage Random House. It is a story of a mexican craftsman who produces ceramics that he sells to a local shopping mall.Sandra Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999801977113349866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24391203.post-1165760776716349082006-12-10T14:26:00.000+00:002006-12-10T14:26:00.000+00:00This little parable reminds us that a master craft...This little parable reminds us that a master craftsman will 'knit' his heart and soul into the object he/she has made. As soon as objects are mass produced - no matter how polished and sophiscated the process - something is lost. Craft (and I am not talking about hoby craft, or stuff one finds, often badly made in craft sales,)is the product of the maker's personal vision,and is a reflection of him/herself. The craft is not 'good for our soul' neither is it simply theraputic. The parable shows that it is an outward demonstration of an inner process, be it a congnitive, emotional, spiritual, maturation, or a combination of all aspects of what is going on inside the person of the maker. That outward demonstration - the crafted object - is then unique, valuable, and irreplacable. Often, like the simple parable, the 'truth' of the object is hidden in it's simplicity,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24391203.post-1165487164077548062006-12-07T10:26:00.000+00:002006-12-07T10:26:00.000+00:00On the risk of being a total cynic... do check out...On the risk of being a total cynic... do check out this great ethnography on Mexican weavers:<BR/><BR/>"Miniature Crafts and Their Makers:Palm Weaving in a Mexican Town" by Katrin S. Flechsig<BR/><BR/>I think this is an interesting parable that you've posted, however it seems to reflect OUR particular idea of craft and it's role (being good for our soul) in our society than a universal.<BR/><BR/>I'd dearly love to be proved wrong, though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com