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THE CRAFT READER iNTRODUCTION

This book delves into the essence of craft as a hands-on practice and creative expression. It serves as a reference for craft enthusiasts, an introduction for the curious, and a means to build unexpected connections. With insights on the societal impact of craft and its transformation in modern times, this book challenges the notion of craft as opposition and highlights its integral role in our rapidly changing world.

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THE CRAFT READER iNTRODUCTION

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  1. THE CRAFT READERiNTRODUCTION By: Adamson

  2. Joseph Moxon  • "…Hand-Craft signifies Cunning, or Sleight, or Craft of the Hand, which cannot be taught in Worss, but is gained by Practice and Exercise" • Moxon's argument is that craft is not something that one learns intellectually, by study, or with their mind. Rather, he feels that craft is something learned by physical practice and is more about creative expression.

  3. The Goals of the Book • For those who care about craft: to serve as an important reference • For those who know little about craft: to serve as in introduction guide • For those who are somewhat curious about craft: to surprise them • Across the board: the ideal goal is to help build both new and unexpected connections about, but not limited to, craft

  4. Putting Craft into Context: The Industrial Revolution • Due to the conditions of the workplace during the Industrial Revolution, the art of craft began to decline • The role of craft began to shift from economic to aestheticism and "reemerged" as such • In order to maintain the role of craft, people began to connect it to the worlds of art and design • One can argue that this limited people's view of the much larger impact craft has in it's societal role

  5. Some examples of things that are often considered craft: • Ceramics • Metalwork • Jewelry making • Glass making • Textile arts • Woodworking 

  6. Some examples of things that are less known to be crafts: • Cooking • Gardening • Architecture • Sculpture • Construction Work * These examples show us craft is much more than a narrow field of arts but rather is part of many different jobs, activities, and movements across the board

  7. Modern Craft • This is the transformation of craft within the process of modernization (fast-moving industrialization) • Craft has taken on an even more important role in modern times • "It is rather a strain of activity that responds to and conditions the putatively normative experience of modernity"

  8. Craft is oftentimes seen as opposition rather than something to be adapted and used for further progress • People tend to see rationality, science, and capitalism as "opposition" to craft • In addition, many even consider craft to be opposed to modernity's ideas of sameness and reason • The book explains why categorizing craft in this way is a mistake; craft is INTEGRAL to modern times

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