Ancient Artisan Gifts

Welding - the search for meaning begins.

'Quit fooling around, Gog. Do the assignment.'

"Kip paints caves."

Hmm... all I need to do now is invent the wheel...

'Hurry, wipe it off before Dad comes home!'

Shoe Shine/Lace Tie

"Everything taste so divinely artisanal."

'MY husband made the coffee table out of an old door.'

Artisan hot dog stand has pigs tethered to it.

"Take the off this minute, young lady."

From Hunter-Gatherer to Influencer: The Evolution of the Dignity of Labor

Potichomania (The art of decorating glass), as carried out by Master Tom in the Easter holidays.

Internet Cafe.

"How are we on bread?"

Luthier

A potter paints a barcode on a pot.

From Hunter-Gatherer to Influencer: The Evolution of the Dignity of Labor

About the potter.

"It's all locally-sourced, made from scratch."

Pottery Slam

"Any beaver can cut down trees, but marquetry, now that's art."

"Just so you understand in advance - we're not old-time craftsmen, and we don't take pride in our work."

"Larry made that chair from a pile of sticks."

"They have a wonderful author-editor relationship."

Craft Show: Earth & Martianware.

Members of the Luddite community carving computers from solid blocks of oak and maple

'I ran into a whittler.'

Bootmaker upset over the death of a long term customer

Artisanal Pottery

Man sticking matchsticks together for Bryant and May

'If you had respect for ecology, you'd resist defacing nature's handiwork with your mindless graffiti!'

Cottage Industry

Printing Room

Dip Pen and Grindstone

Cheesemaker