Find a .pdf of the article below.
In other news, I am planning a great project for the month of October on conceptualmetalsmithing.com, so stay tuned...
As always comments welcome.
-Gabriel
The romanticism inherent in craft production got a bad rap in the 20th century. As we (America) hurled ourselves towards progress and towards the future we rejected the sentimental past and its outmoded conventions. Now that we have made much progress economically, technologically and imperially, we find that we have arrived at a future that stands on the precipice of humanity's downfall. Suddenly romanticizing craft, with its quant production scheme, doesn't seem all that foolish.
2 comments:
Gabriel! I can't tell you how much I loved this piece. During the writer's panel at the American Craft Council conference, we kept coming back to using this article as an emblem for the positive direction the magazine could go in. Keep ruling.
Thanks Garth!
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