Work of Craft

By Carla Needleman and Clara Needleman

The Work of Craft is a profound meditation on the relationship between craft and craftsman. Focusing in turn on pottery, weaving, and woodcarving, and grounding her insights in her own experiences as... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380558718
• ISBN13: 9780380558711
• Release Date: November 1981
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Not just about creativity, but also about soulwork

This is just a wonderful book. More than just about the work of an artist, its reflections on how we approach our life's work of any kind are deeply spiritually relevant for everyone.

A superb book on the process of creativity

Whatever your creative interests, this book is a must. A sustained exploration of what is involved in bringing a work into existence. Wonderful writing, wonderful thoughts.

She re-discovers a long-lost art.

Carla Needelman has brought back to the light of day a long lost art. Have you ever wondered how the ancient craftsman learned and plyed their trade? Before there were how-to books and detailed instructions, how did man gain his knowing about an art? If you had to construct something and had no plans, is there a way you could tap into your own knowing, and using that successfully complete the task? Read Carla Needelman with care...she speaks from a depth the casual perusal of her book will obscure. Above all, read it and try to apply what she says if you wish to experience yourself in a new way. Kudos to the second Needelman to write brilliantly. Cheers, Ron Loving, University of Oklahoma