Making a Life
Working by Hand and Discovering the Life You Are Meant to Live
Published on 29. October 2019
320 pages
978-1-57965-952-3 (ISBN)
Description
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019
Why do we make things by hand? And why do we make them beautiful? Led by the question of why working with our hands remains vital and valuable in the modern world, author and maker Melanie Falick went on a transformative, inspiring journey. Traveling across continents, she met quilters and potters, weavers and painters, metalsmiths, printmakers, woodworkers, and more, and uncovered truths that have been speaking to us for millennia yet feel urgently relevant today: We make in order to slow down. To connect with others. To express ideas and emotions, feel competent, create something tangible and long-lasting. And to feed the soul. In revealing stories and gorgeous original photographs, Making a Life captures all the joy of making and the power it has to give our lives authenticity and meaning.
Why do we make things by hand? And why do we make them beautiful? Led by the question of why working with our hands remains vital and valuable in the modern world, author and maker Melanie Falick went on a transformative, inspiring journey. Traveling across continents, she met quilters and potters, weavers and painters, metalsmiths, printmakers, woodworkers, and more, and uncovered truths that have been speaking to us for millennia yet feel urgently relevant today: We make in order to slow down. To connect with others. To express ideas and emotions, feel competent, create something tangible and long-lasting. And to feed the soul. In revealing stories and gorgeous original photographs, Making a Life captures all the joy of making and the power it has to give our lives authenticity and meaning.
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Melanie Falick is an independent writer, editor, and creative consultant-and a lifelong maker. Formerly the publishing director of STC Craft/Melanie Falick Books, an imprint of Abrams, she is also the author of Knitting in America,Kids Knitting, and Weekend Knitting, as well as several other titles. Find her on Instagram @melaniefalick and at melaniefalick.com.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Keep Looking at Your Hands
- A Conversation with Ellen Dissanayake: Making the OrdinaryExtraordinary
- One: Remembering
- Jessica Green: A Weaver's Prayer
- Renate Hiller: The Spiral of Our Galaxy
- Sarah Jerath: Playing in the Mud
- Judith Mac Kenzie: Harnessing the Power of the Wind
- Annemarie O'Sullivan: Drawing a Line
- Two: Slowing Down
- Maura Ambrose: Balancing Motherhood and Art
- Natalie Chanin: A Slow Fashion Pioneer
- Kristine Vejar: Dyeing for a Better World
- Claire Wellesley-Smith: Textiles in the Landscape
- Three: Joining Hands
- African American Quilt Guild of Oakland: Each One, Teach One
- Keiko Hirosue and the Brooklyn Shoe Space: Sole Mates in the City
- Lizzie Hulme and Chateau Dumas: Kindred Spirits
- Peter Korn and the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship: Integrity, Simplicity, and Grace
- Elsa Mora: Art Is a Way
- Jack Sanders and Camp Heavy Metal: Sandlot Values
- Four: Make a Home
- Lotta Anderson: Homeland
- Megan Fowler and Geëlle Boling: A Mother's Love
- Ann Ladson: Curiosity as Wayfinder
- Nikki McClure and Jay T Scott: Day by Day
- Frances Palmer: An Art of One's Own
- Laura Poulette and Katie Startzman: Thinking a World into Being
- Five: Finding a Voice
- Wendy Chien: Learning a New Language
- Alex Devol: Journey as Destination
- Chip Dort: Living with a Big Brush
- Tif Fussell: Work in Progress
- Joelle Hoverson: An Internal Imperative
- Brittany Watson Jepsen: An Artful Life
- Nathalie Lété: I Make, Therefore I Am
- Mandy Pattullo: All My Life Is in That Quilt
- Dolores Swift: New Moon
- Saying Thank You
- About the Author
