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spring 2003 |
BE A REVOLUTIONARY! BUY HANDMADE!
There was a time in the world when everything that was used was made by someone known to the user: the bread by the baker,
the shoes by the cobbler, the pans by the tinker, the cloth by the weaver, the pots by the potter. We have turned it all around –
the industrial revolution started with machines imitating what had been made by hand, to relieve us of the “burden” of work... Read more...
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spring 2004 |
I recently took up a habit I had given up long ago. I have been under a lot of relationship stress,
old obsessions came up and infiltrated my mind, and I caved in to an old comfort. I took up smoking again...
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Sometimes having a deep seated belief is really work. I believe in craft as an art and way of life, and I think most people don't understand what hard work that is. They see an “artist”, as if this is a lofty calling and an artist is above the mundane tasks and troubles of the everyday world. Well, let me enlighten you. I work like a dog... Read more...
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