Handmade objects contain an anima, a spirit that connects us to our humanity, our community, and ourselves.
Wednesday, November 20 at 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern. Click here to register.
Handmade items are a rarity, a luxury, and an often-overlooked aspect of our culture, humanity, and technology. More than this, in our high-tech, low-touch modern world, handmade items — foods, sweaters, textiles, tools, and more — are a necessity, elements that can and do connect us to our humanity, our community, and ourselves.
Making and having handmade items had fallen into decline for some time as the glow of gizmos and automation courted old and young alike. However, an overabundance of technology, sameness, and using our hands only to press buttons has made many realize that “something’s missing”. Few realize that the “something” is the uniqueness, the feel, the anima (spirit) that handmade items convey. The spirit of each maker infuses the objects she makes, which in turn animate the lives of those who possess and use objects so lovingly, skillfully, patiently, and carefully made by hand.
Learn more about the importance of the handmade in this online presentation with Kelly Manjula Koza, the founder of Sardinian Arts. Sharing photos, stories, and videos, Kelly will talk of the spirit of the handmade, the makers, and how hand-making and the handmade revive individuals as well as traditions. These arts — such as weaving — are again being taught, sought, and valued, as are the makers and the items they craft.
Join us on Wednesday, November 20 at 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern. There’s no charge to attend, yet you must register in advance. Click here to register.
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Thanks to Rajita Antonia and Consult Feng Shui for co-sponsoring this event!
I look forward to seeing you!
Kelly Manjula Koza
