The text this time was long but a good read. I got a lot from the summary at the end of the paper. The author talks about what the craftsman represents. I still find myself a little lost in distinctions and discussions about craft and art, but Sennett states that the craftsman represents the desire in each of us to do something well, concretely and for it's own sake. I really enjoyed this perspective. He also talked about how quality operates and stated that standards of quality desperate design from execution. This was helpful perspective to grasp. It was very powerful to read about the social transformation that Sennett talked about within studio/workshop space and how it had become fragmented space during the renaissance. It is interesting to think about how apprentices and masters were "bound tightly together". This juxtaposition seems to be something transformatively powerful, if the freedom exists for material consciousness, freedom to be the artist and or craftsman that the material calls you to be. The space that a great creator of things is yours to create in and learn in, what an inspiring outlook if set up in this way. Sennett talked about craftsmen belief in their work, invironment and it's materials, this was interesting to think about along with how he talked about the engagement with material and the way he said we "seek inwardness when material engagement proves empty".
-Dehmie
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