The Artist and The Craftsman at Work
As we trundle through this Easter Season, let's take a look at the artist and the craftsman at wor k. We've approached these two endeavors in the past, but they typically get short shrift. Time to change that. Of the two, t he craftsman may be a bit more approachable to most of us . Perhaps some of us earn a living as a craftsman. Here's a great example of one such person: My father-in-law was a master cabinet maker. Don't know if he thought of himself as a craftsman or not. He worked for a substantial cabinet-making firm in New York City. He was one of the workers. But he pursued his craftsmanship at home, creating much of the furniture for his family - including ours. Every piece was, well, a work of perfection. It serves as a standard upon which to judge any commercially purchased pieces - every one of which has fallen far short of the excellence his hands embedded in his work. When he retired from his job as a cabinet-maker, he continued working at his craft. It wa...
