Craft - Topics

How do materials change what an artist can express? Is design art or applied problem solving? How do you write a satisfying mystery ending? Replacing rotten timber can be more honest than patching it Why handmade is the most expensive word in fashion How much of manual labor is really about knowing the material? The hand tool keeps outliving the machine that was supposed to replace it Pottery and painting classes: the appeal of being a beginner again Why do craft circles and sewing bees still organize women's social life? When does modernizing a craft stop being the same craft Craft vs fine art: why textiles and ceramics get called women's work Why handmade leather goods cost what they cost and who actually pays it Quilting bees and the politics inside a sewing circle Knitting and other crafts: why repetitive handwork calms people down How a craft survives once nobody needs the product anymore Knitting as slow craft in a fast fashion world The home brewer who beats the brewery at its own style Selling your first handmade item at a local craft fair Handmade gifts and the wish to give something that cannot be bought twice Home brewing: turning a kitchen into a small brewery