The Resource The shape of craft, Ezra Shales
The shape of craft, Ezra Shales
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The item The shape of craft, Ezra Shales represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
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- Summary
- "Today, the word 'craft' is linked to a vast array of items from handmade objects to microbreweries. 'Artisanal' is so overused that it can strain our credulity. But this also reveals that the value of craft remains compelling in modern life. In this cogently argued book, Ezra Shales explores some of the key questions about craft: who makes it, what we mean when we think about a craft object and what that means to our understanding of what craft is. Along the way, he continually upends our definitions and typical expectations of what we think is handcrafted or authentic. His discussion ranges widely across people and objects: from potter Karen Karnes to weaver Jack Lenor Larsen and glass sculptor Dale Chihuly to Native American basket maker Julia Parker as well as younger makers such as Sopheap Pich and Maarten Baas, and to the porcelain and cast-iron sanitary ware produced by the Kohler Company, the pottery made in Stoke on Trent, and the people in Asia today who weave beautiful things for IKEA. Engaging, pertinent and direct, the book ultimately encourages us to feel the shape of craft in our own lives."--Publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 268 pages
- Contents
-
- Archetypes: who is a craftsman?
- Today's craftspeople in an expanded field
- Organic or industrial? Weaving cane and welding steel
- Weaving as a magic carpet ride
- Time in glasscraft
- Conclusion: mnemosynthesis
- Isbn
- 9781780238227
- Label
- The shape of craft
- Title
- The shape of craft
- Statement of responsibility
- Ezra Shales
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Today, the word 'craft' is linked to a vast array of items from handmade objects to microbreweries. 'Artisanal' is so overused that it can strain our credulity. But this also reveals that the value of craft remains compelling in modern life. In this cogently argued book, Ezra Shales explores some of the key questions about craft: who makes it, what we mean when we think about a craft object and what that means to our understanding of what craft is. Along the way, he continually upends our definitions and typical expectations of what we think is handcrafted or authentic. His discussion ranges widely across people and objects: from potter Karen Karnes to weaver Jack Lenor Larsen and glass sculptor Dale Chihuly to Native American basket maker Julia Parker as well as younger makers such as Sopheap Pich and Maarten Baas, and to the porcelain and cast-iron sanitary ware produced by the Kohler Company, the pottery made in Stoke on Trent, and the people in Asia today who weave beautiful things for IKEA. Engaging, pertinent and direct, the book ultimately encourages us to feel the shape of craft in our own lives."--Publisher's description
- Cataloging source
- NZAUC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Shales, Ezra,
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TT157
- LC item number
- .S53 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Handicraft
- Artisans
- Industrial arts
- Workmanship
- Artisans
- Handicraft
- Industrial arts
- Workmanship
- Kunsthandwerk
- Label
- The shape of craft, Ezra Shales
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Archetypes: who is a craftsman? -- Today's craftspeople in an expanded field -- Organic or industrial? Weaving cane and welding steel -- Weaving as a magic carpet ride -- Time in glasscraft -- Conclusion: mnemosynthesis
- Control code
- 1017774954
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 268 pages
- Isbn
- 9781780238227
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1017774954
- Label
- The shape of craft, Ezra Shales
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Archetypes: who is a craftsman? -- Today's craftspeople in an expanded field -- Organic or industrial? Weaving cane and welding steel -- Weaving as a magic carpet ride -- Time in glasscraft -- Conclusion: mnemosynthesis
- Control code
- 1017774954
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 268 pages
- Isbn
- 9781780238227
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1017774954
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