Here’s a blog to blog post recommendation for everyone who follows the path of craftsman and artists. A recent article featured on the Wall Street Journal digital network By Katherine Rosman | Photographs by Christopher Griffith entitled “A Handmade Tale” discusses the essence of the craftsman.<\/p>\n
Artisan stands for quality. \u201cThe craftsman is a haughty figure,\u201d says Matthew B. Crawford, the author of \u201cShop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work.\u201d \u201cHe does what he knows how to do well. If he finds an audience, that\u2019s great. But for him it\u2019s about pride.\u201d Richard Sennett, the renowned sociologist and professor at New York University and the London School of Economics, argues in his 2008 book, \u201cThe Craftsman,\u201d that working with one\u2019s hands impacts intellectual thought and philosophical reasoning. \u201cCraftsmanship is about doing something well for its own sake,\u201d he says. As Americans moved away from creating tangible goods\u2014as they shifted from manufacturing to a service economy\u2014they let go of the commitment and patience required to perfect a skill. \u201cThe work ethic has been weakened in America and Britain,\u201d Sennett says. \u201cIt\u2019s an issue of quality of work.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n