Crafts for Christmas

Issue 209 • November/December 2001

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Welcome

Welcome

Crafts

WHAT IS CRAFT?

A decent tradition of work.

CONTEMPORARY CONCERNS

What is the place of craft in a full world?

USEFUL AND BEAUTIFUL

Crafts celebrate the marriage of skill and tradition.

TREADING LIGHTLY

Craft's new counter-culture.

THE NEW ALCHEMISTS

Renewal and transformation through craft.

MAKING IN THE CITY

Craft is not just a country pursuit.

CREATIVE CULTURE

New attitudes to creativity break down the art/craft divide.

A DYNASTY OF POTTERS

The legacy of the Leach family.

LEARNING FROM A MASTER

Recollections of working with a great potter.

IF THE SHOE FITS

The renaissance of the local shoemaker.

Craft Directory

ON THE MEND

Some things are too precious to be cast aside.

Education

LEARNING BY DOING

Crafts provide a practical and profound way of connecting with nature.

The Arts

A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY

The visionary art of Nicky Loutit.

India Diary

A CULTURE OF MAKING &

Gujarat keeps faith with Gandhi and crafts.

Frontline

THE STAFF OF LIFE

Real bread is part of personal and planetary health.

OUT OF THE GREEN

Wood produces many delights and surprises.

EARTH SCULPTURES

Topsoil is beloved of gardeners, but subsoil is the cobber's delight.

GROWING AND CHANGING

The joys of working with living materials.

CONTAINERS OF THE COUNTRYSIDE

Extending basketry into the realm of nature-art.

GAIA'S GLAZES

The hidden wonders of deep sea mud.

PAPER LANDSCAPES

Re-igniting the creative spark.

Comment

AMERICA CHALLENGED

A nonviolent response to terrorism.

Regulars

Up the Elephant and Round the Castle

Voice From The South

Poetry

Cutting Edge

Reviews

FACTORY FED

Review of Fast Food Nation

GLORIOUS GASTRONOMY

Review of Gaia's Kitchen

BOOKS IN BRIEF

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