Pete Howlett
Well-known member
I was talking to my friend and fellow artisan Rauni Higson. She is an internationally acclaimed craftswoman who is about to embark on a huge commission - a 20" diameter bowl. She said that she is quite nervous about it.... as is her fellow silversmith of 45 years experience who has a vitally important middle east commission. EVERYONE embarks on an unknown journey when they are making something and as woodworkers we have the distinct disadvantage against metalworkers of working with variable, organic materials. The upside is we use inherent beauty, metalworkers have to create it. Annnnnd, though the journey is sometimes fraught with frustrations and little dramas you will get there in the end. However, never lose sight of the fact that each instrument is essentially a new beginning upon which you correct the mistakes of the past.