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carol koffel commented on the post, The Best of Both Worlds: International Collaborations in Craft & Design 7 months ago
The topic motivates me to enter the discussion stream, even though I am off to dinner soon. The book, “The Only Sustainable Edge” written in the late ’90′s by John Hagel and John Sealy Brown comes to mind […]
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carol koffel wrote a new blog post: Review of Statement of Practice – Maxwell’s Silver Hammer by Edward Allington 1 year, 1 month ago
I found Edward Allington’s prolific descriptions of hammers eloquent and deeply informative. I was captivated by his analysis of how hammers harness physics at the intersection of the hands, the mind and materials. I used his statement, “Tools are a mediating mechanism between aim, both literally and conceptually, a material and an action” as systems [...]
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carol koffel commented on the blog post Journal of Modern Craft 3.3 1 year, 2 months ago
I found Edward Allington’s prolific descriptions of hammers eloquent and deeply informative. I was captivated by his analysis of how hammers harness physics at the intersection of the hands, the mind and materials. I used his statement, “Tools are a mediating mechanism between aim, both literally and conceptually, a material and an action” as systems [...]
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carol koffel commented on the blog post When sculptors craft 1 year, 2 months ago
I am currently enrolled in Craft Lab, a course taught by Donald Donald Fortescue, at California College of Art in San Francisco. We are making tools and Donald asked us to post comments on articles in the Journal of Modern Craft. I choice The Statement of Practice – Maxwell’s Silver Hammer by Edward Allington. I [...]
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carol koffel uploaded a new picture: Paper Making Tool &… 1 year, 2 months ago
I am currently enrolled in Craft Lab, a course taught by Donald Donald Fortescue, at California College of Art in San Francisco. We are making tools and Donald asked us to post comments on articles in the Journal of Modern Craft. I choice The Statement of Practice – Maxwell’s Silver Hammer by Edward Allington.I found Edward Allington’s…[Read more]
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carol koffel posted an update: 1 year, 2 months ago

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carol koffel became a registered member 1 year, 2 months ago
Thanks for your comment Carol. It’s great that Allington’s article prompted these thoughts. Your description of felting was most interesting. What happened to the image? It would be great to see what you are writing about. Can you try to upload it again?