Hand Made

Of course we owe a lot to the industrial revolution. Practically everything we use is now made by machine, either mechanical, or electrical. But is this what makes things that are made by hand so special? The imperfections add interest and difference, and the objects are the result of skills that are often dying out. Then there is the interest in the person that made it.

This picture is a detail of a gorgeous reed bowl from Rwanda.

I am hoping to go to the Cambridge Folk Festival tomorrow, so will try to catch up on my return.