A composite of 15 years of impassioned work, often triggered and inspired by HandMade leadership, brought to life by countless volunteers in some of Western North Carolina's smallest places. An essay (falling across twenty pages) that practically unfolds on its own because of the tremendous energy and devotion of participants, many of whom I interviewed over a two-month period to form the nucleus of this textured story. Connie Aridas orchestrated the design, as she said, "keeping the flavor of small towns" visually throughout, and Judi Jetson at HandMade provided the initiative and support. Many thanks to everyone who read this piece, spoke with me in person or by phone, and helped render a process and a history that I believe can and will be helpful to small towns basically anywhere in the world.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
An illustrated history of HandMade in America's artfully collaborative Small Town Program
A composite of 15 years of impassioned work, often triggered and inspired by HandMade leadership, brought to life by countless volunteers in some of Western North Carolina's smallest places. An essay (falling across twenty pages) that practically unfolds on its own because of the tremendous energy and devotion of participants, many of whom I interviewed over a two-month period to form the nucleus of this textured story. Connie Aridas orchestrated the design, as she said, "keeping the flavor of small towns" visually throughout, and Judi Jetson at HandMade provided the initiative and support. Many thanks to everyone who read this piece, spoke with me in person or by phone, and helped render a process and a history that I believe can and will be helpful to small towns basically anywhere in the world.
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The text won't enlarge enough for me to read. The visual is great. I'm a big fan of handmade myself, even though I'm not doing it now.
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