Tag Archives: diy

What’s the role of skill in the D.I.Y. community?

The roll of skill within the D.I.Y. craft community is varied from self-taught to well-trained makers. My personal belief is that the foundation of D.I.Y. is that there are no rules. Based on this opinion, there is no imposed system of ranking in regards to where you went to school or who you studied under. [...]

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Studio craft should learn from the DIY movement

emiko oye is another blogger who has been deeply engaged with the conversations that emerged at the American Craft conference. Here she provides JMC readers with her thoughts about the relation between DIY and studio craft:
 
While the New Wave DIY/Alt Craft scene (as brought to light by Faythe Levine’s Handmade Nation movie) has been [...]

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Creating a new craft culture

As expected, the recent American Craft Council conference Creating a new Craft Culture, generated much lively debate. This event seemed to provide a stage for the confrontation between two very different craft cultures: the older studio model of individual craftsperson contributing unique works to the field of craft, versus the new renegade model of craft [...]

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