Stone Soup informs us of the place of Craft in our lives.
Craft is the bridge between all the other aspects. There is a layer of Craft involved in Art, in Food, and in Life itself. Craft grows out of human need, but unlike a rudderless Techné, it does not chase after efficiencies at any cost. It provides a series of disciplines and practices that anchor our endeavors.
In relation to Stone Soup, there is Craft in the the Beggars improvisatory interactions with the villagers. Of course there is Craft in preparing the soup, and there is Craft in the growing and storing of the food itself. The tools and implements, the cobblestones, the village fountain, the houses; are all crafted.
[...] has meaning. In this way it connects with Art. Food intersects with Craft at every step. And Food connects with Life. Beyond the literal, food is our most vital point of [...]
[...] Craft, and Food. These are the ways into a readjustment of our expectations. There is a tremendous disillusionment we must get through in this process. We tend to shy away from such a prospect! What I’ve been discovering over at Horizons of Significance over the last year and a half or so has been the connection between disillusionment and the prospects of Joy. There is a direct connection between the pain and suffering of our growing sense of futility and the frightening level of our current delusions as they appear in what passes for common-sense, or as the basis for any general consensus coming out of our exceptionalist expectations. [...]
[...] commonly used to denote a certain handiness, or the Do-it-yourself spirit! What I find these meditations on Craft to be pointing towards is a conception of Craft to counterbalance the apparent transparency of our [...]