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Handcrafting in a World of Mass Production
February 25, 2020
Someone, somewhere, can make everything cheaper and faster.
This is the brutal reality that those of us who have attempted to make a living manufacturing high quality crafts face every day. Factories will always be quick to spew widgets onto the market place. Let them. I choose to fill my soul with the joy of making something that is truly beautiful one piece at a time.
The market for my crafts might be tiny, I’m ok with that. In fact, I prefer it that way. The sales I make are to thoughtful clients who wish to give a meaningful gift to someone they care for deeply. It is a delight to be entrusted as part of a conspiracy of love when a family decides to honor a family member with a special gift.
Those in the mass production world will never know that joy.
Aesop Fable The Hare & the Tortoise. The race is not always to be swift.
Crow and the Pitcher by Aesop. In a pinch a good use of our wits may help us out.
Lion and the Mouse Fabel by Aesop. Kindness is never wasted.
