What makes this life good, ultimately, is that I spend my days thinking a tiny bit of the world into being, primarily by building a school into a sustainable institution, empowering other people through teaching, and challenging my own preconceptions through writing and furniture making. It is unremitting, demanding, repititive work. That goes without saying. The material of the world does not bend easily. Yet it is work that exercises creative muscle, work through which I construct my identity and map the world in a way that fulfills me and finds confirmation in others. Quite frankly, when I am at the school, I am in a place where I matter. <\/p>\n
Korn, Peter. Why We Make Things and Why It Matters: The Education of a Craftsman<\/em>. David R. Godine, Publisher, 2013.<\/p>\n (urgh…kindle version — find page number later.) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What makes this life good, ultimately, is that I spend my days thinking a tiny bit of the world into being, primarily by building a school into a sustainable institution, empowering other people through teaching, and challenging my own preconceptions through writing and furniture making. It is unremitting, demanding, repititive work. That goes without saying. … Continue reading Peter Korn quote<\/span>