I feel like I’ve got one foot in the “this is practical work” camp and one in the “quasi-spiritual” camp. I don’t think it’s totally one or the other, and given the impracticality of making things by hand, I’d be hard-pressed to ignore all the ephemeral benefits of just how fortunate any of us are who get to do this work and clearly do it because it strikes a deep internal chord inside us. That sentence was a mouthful! It was a pre-coffee sentence!
David- physical and mental engagement and rest are definitely one of those things that can improve the artistic flow and the art of flow. Hope you're well this week? Cheers, -Thalia
I feel like I’ve got one foot in the “this is practical work” camp and one in the “quasi-spiritual” camp. I don’t think it’s totally one or the other, and given the impracticality of making things by hand, I’d be hard-pressed to ignore all the ephemeral benefits of just how fortunate any of us are who get to do this work and clearly do it because it strikes a deep internal chord inside us. That sentence was a mouthful! It was a pre-coffee sentence!
100% agree. For me (also an amateur: I love it) woodworking is peaceful therapy.
David- physical and mental engagement and rest are definitely one of those things that can improve the artistic flow and the art of flow. Hope you're well this week? Cheers, -Thalia