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Synopsis
The Work of Craft is a profound meditation on the relationship between craft and craftsman. Focusing in turn on pottery, weaving, and woodcarving, and grounding her insights in her own experiences as a potter, Carla Needleman shows that the basic material every craftsman works with is himself or herself. The stuff between one's hands-the clay, the wood, the wool-responds to the quality of one's inner state. The product of one's work is not just an object but a way of being. Thus, the exploration of a craft is-like this book- an exploration of the processes of life itself.
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About the Author
CARLA NEEDLEMAN was an occasional potter for twenty years and currently is completing a book that demystifies medicine. She was horn in New York City, is the mother of two children, Raphael and Eve, and lives in San Francisco.
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"For anyone whose hands itch to make something-pot, piece of weaving, wooden clog, painting or book-with seriousness, so that it is undivorced from the maker's inner life." -Frederick Franck, author of The Zen of Seeing
"A stunning cascade of brilliant insight, enormous intelligence, and deep, genuine spirituality.... From the first page on I was completely engrossed." -Joseph Chilton Pearce, author of Magical Child
"A wise and wonderful book, a meditation to read and to share" -Publishers Weekly
"A remarkably drawn exploration into the mind and spirit of the artist-craftsman.... The Work of Craft is a wonder in many ways, not the least of which is that it hasn't been read by everyone who calls himself artist, craftsman, art teacher." -Peter London, author of No More Secondhand Art
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 0380558718-7-1