Why we make things and why it matters : the education of a craftsman / Peter Korn.

By:

Korn, Peter, 1951-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Boston : David R. Godine, Publisher, 2013.Edition: First editionDescription: 179 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9781567925111 (alkaline paper)
1567925111 (alkaline paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

745.5 KOR

Contents:

A shared hunger -- Hammering out a vocation -- The seductive ideology of craft -- Live from New York -- Heart, head and hand -- Thinking with things -- Exercising my voice -- The inward migration of truth -- Second epiphany -- Mapping a craftsman\'s mind -- A miracle at the heart of the ordinary -- Creating a school -- The creative cycle -- A good life.

Summary: Following his personal experiences as a novice carpenter, designer/maker of fine furniture, and a teacher, Korn explores the nature and rewards of creative practice.Summary: Furniture making, practiced as a craft in the twenty-first century, is a decidedly marginal occupation. For woodworker Peter Korn, the challenging work of bringing something new and meaningful into the world through one\'s own volition is exactly what generates the authenticity, meaning, and fulfillment for which many of us yearn. In this book, he explores the nature and rewards of creative practice.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	745.5 KOR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100469114

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A must-read for the craftsperson, artisan and artist. "In his beautiful book, Peter Korn invites us to understand craftsmanship as an activity that connects us to others, and affirms what is best in ourselves."--Matthew Crawford, author of Shop Class as Soulcraft

Woodworking, handicrafts --the rewards of creative practice, bringing something new and meaningful into the world through one's own vision, make us fully alive. Peter Korn explains his search for meaning as an Ivy-educated child of the middle class who finds employment as a novice carpenter on Nantucket, transitions to self-employment as a designer/maker of fine furniture, takes a turn at teaching at Colorado's Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and finally founds a school in Maine: the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, an internationally respected, non-profit institution.

How does the making of objects shape our identities? How does creative work enrich our communities and society? What does the process of making things reveal to us about ourselves? Korn poignantly probes for answers in this book that is for the artist, artisan, crafter, do-it-yourselfer inside us all.

Includes bibliographical references (page 173) and index.

Following his personal experiences as a novice carpenter, designer/maker of fine furniture, and a teacher, Korn explores the nature and rewards of creative practice.

Furniture making, practiced as a craft in the twenty-first century, is a decidedly marginal occupation. For woodworker Peter Korn, the challenging work of bringing something new and meaningful into the world through one\'s own volition is exactly what generates the authenticity, meaning, and fulfillment for which many of us yearn. In this book, he explores the nature and rewards of creative practice.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Introduction (p. 7)
Chapter 1 A Shared Hunger (p. 9)
Chapter 2 Hammering Out a Vocation (p. 15)
Chapter 3 The Seductive Ideology of Craft (p. 29)
Chapter 4 Live from New York (p. 37)
Chapter 5 Heart, Head, and Hand (p. 49)
Chapter 6 Thinking With Things (p. 57)
Chapter 7 Exercising My Voice (p. 69)
Chapter 8 The Inward Migration of Truth (p. 89)
Chapter 9 Second Epiphany (p. 97)
Chapter 10 Mapping a Craftsman's Mind (p. 107)
Chapter 11 A Miracle at the Heart of the Ordinary (p. 121)
Chapter 12 Creating a School (p. 127)
Chapter 13 The Creative Cycle (p. 147)
Chapter 14 A Good Life (p. 159)
Endnotes (p. 169)
Selected Reading List (p. 173)
Index (p. 175)