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Why do you do this??
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In our micro waved world, every
moment has been subdivided into sixty billion nanoseconds, and the average
Wal-Mart shopper believes that art is something to be viewed – but not touched
- in a museum. Mass produced machine made products are delivered to mass market
consumers with emphasis on shipping durability and economies of scale, and
somewhere along the way the ability to relate to functional objects hand
crafted by other human beings is lost, and the void left behind takes up
residence in our souls.
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Much like live music and home
cooking, hand crafted utilitarian ware provides an opportunity to introduce
integrity and beauty to our daily routines. The curves and lines that are
defined by interaction with the human hand and the human body differ greatly
from the curves and lines that are dictated by a mechanized need for sterile
consistency and soulless mass production efficiency, and the aesthetic
decisions made by the human mind differ greatly from the digital decisions
dictated by programmed schematics.
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the human element in our daily lives. There is no higher glory than joyfully
fulfilling the most basic needs. A mug to drink from or a platter to serve from
– if formed and offered without pretense - become intimate elements of our
daily existence. The sense of touch can convey a greater sense of beauty than
the eye – or even the ear – and it exposes even the slightest disharmony.
Achieving a balance of strength, grace, utility, and beauty is not a simple
undertaking, but it is my aspiration.
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