On Mon, 30 May 2005 14:54:40 -0400, (Arch) wrote:

A suggestion: How about turning something plain and ordinary with simple
tools today as a mark of respect and thanks? It might be a way to
enhance the enjoyment of a great craft and link us with those who came
before. A homely bowl, rough chair leg or tacky candlestick with no
decoration or enhancement kept in the shop might keep us humble and
that's not a bad thing.

p.s. This mushy musing will nauseate some of you, but no one can say
it's not politically correct.

Sure we can! That bowl isn't homely- it's aestetically impaired. The
chair isn't rough- it's tactile challenged. And the candlestick is
certainly not "tacky"! It's simply "differently formed."



Nice post, BTW!