The word ‘heirloom' is a compound word with its roots in both heredity and looming, suggesting that history is woven into the things we make. Indeed, this is why handmaking and singing our stories into the things we make is a way of keeping belonging alive.
Very much like your ode to the Maker. Thirty-five years a maker, (wood, ancient tools and techniques) it is part of my daily life, and the work is instilled with a spirit of the object. It also makes its way into my writing: https://open.substack.com/pub/daviddrayer/p/works-farm-store?r=28bk2b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web So thanks for that.
Mmmmm this one!!! I am working on a piece about ai, slow art, and eros.... you are inspiring me more!!