Of Crafts and Causes

Hurrah! I’ve thought for a long time, that given our (U.S.) lack of manufacturing, that an arts and crafts movement might help us become independent and attuned to the processes of manufacturing.

When you stop and think about it, rolling your own cigarettes is manufacturing, even if only on a tiny scale.  An appreciation of quality and durability and its relatedness to manufacturing is a big step towards a sustainable economy, self-sufficiency, and the manufacturing of products (besides weapons) that the rest of the world wants. You don’t have to start with a factory and capital to make something of value. That revelation alone can be liberating.

Posted by wileywitch on Jan 21, 2006 at 7:40 PM

Curious the oblique reference to   McSweeney’s .  Cloying or endearing, but sure to raise a little bile.  Perhaps it’s the subtitle of the current issue “Making a Fake Garden Gnome Out of Real Gnomes”.  Or is it the Klingon recipe for ‘vegetarian lasagna’?

Posted by luminous beauty on Feb 10, 2006 at 4:44 PM

That’s an interesting idea, wileywitch!

Posted by Liz on Feb 11, 2006 at 6:49 AM

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Posted by Clark Anderson on Dec 13, 2010 at 12:36 AM