In Praise of Hands

Honor the simple craftsman, for it is he, not the modern artist or designer, who provides the continuity between past and present. The simple object made to be used, admired, and fingerprinted by all who touch it helps teach us to “mistrust the mirages of history and the illusions of the future.” So says a distinguished poet in this piece of homage to the contemporary craftsmen and craftswomen of the world.