The more time I spend away from the urban grid, the more I fall under the spell of non-rectilinear geometries. Straight lines and right angles are on the wane in my imagination, replaced by radial, spiral and stellate forms wherever I roam. I have a new appreciation for domes and geodesic thinking, and increasingly want […]
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Maker Mindset
THRIFT Craft persists where thrift is a commodity, either through necessity or intention. Thrift can be the result of poverty, isolation, habit, ethics or the desire for self-sufficiency. The most generous examples of craft are the result of pure thrift because so much must be made with so little. RESTRAINT Good enough is good enough. […]
Peg and Awl
Peg and Awl, (version by the Carolina Tar Heels) In the days of eighteen and one, peg and awl! (twice) In the days of eighteen and one, peggin’ shoes is all I done, Hand me down my pegs, my pegs, my pegs, my awl. In the days of eighteen and two, peg and awl! (twice) […]
Introduction
Deep Craft is a site for articulating a deeper understanding of craft practices and products through experimental research and demonstration. Deep Craft begins as a window into my woodworking studio, much like a contemporary version of the ‘Jointer’s Journals’ of the 18th and 19th centuries. I invite you to join me as I explore the […]