I sit in front of a machine doing the same thing all day long. I am simply part of the assembly line. Currently I stitch together a couple of the pieces for the shoes. A short time ago, they had me cut one of the pieces of leather for the shoes. It is very repetitive and boring.
In “The Inheritance of Tools” Scott Russell Sanders recounts his memories of his deceased father. Because most of his memories of his father center on carpentry, Sanders talks frequently about the carpentry tools that were passed from Sanders’s grandfather, to Sanders’s father, to Sanders himself (par. 2). Throughout the essay, Sanders uses the passing down of carpentry tools from generation to generation to symbolize the passing down of tools for life: passions, knowledge, life lessons, memories, and values. With the tools comes the knowledge of how to use them and the passion to do so.
“There is always too much to get done. I am not going to spend extra time rethreading my needle.” “So both of you conceived your sewing styles in an attempt to save time?” Timothy and Adeline looked at each other in agreement; they nodded their heads. “Yet neither one of you actually finished your project.”
I had the typical summer, nothing boring but nothing was really interesting. Feeling pity for me that I sat at my keyboard all day playing sad songs my aunt ventured out to find me something to do. Luckily for me all of the parents from my cousin's friend group were going out on their monthly dinner and one of the moms needed a babysitter. Her oldest son was away at camp and apparently I was easier than paying for some random person to watch her daughter. This took a while to register in my brain
By using occupation, they were able to improve personal skills and focus on the tasks at hand opposed to their disorders. In the Twentieth century, expansion in science and technology called for a contingency of proponents of the arts and crafts development. Hussey and O’Brien, (2012) state that the Arts and Crafts movement was founded on a belief that “using one’s hands to make items, connected people physically and mentally, and thus was healthier.” (p. 15)
In 1984, Congress passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act which raised the drinking age from eighteen to twenty-one. Since then, the total number of fatally injured drivers who were under the influence of alcohol has dropped by fifty-seven percent among people between the ages of sixteen and twenty. Despite this, many still believe that the national drinking age should be lowered to eighteen. However, not only does a drinking age of twenty-one save lives, but underage drinking is also linked to both sexual assault and drug use. In addition, scientists say that the human brain is not fully developed until the age of twenty-five and that underage drinkers are much more likely to develop an alcohol-related problem later in life.
I have blond hair and pale skin. On the color wheel, my father is a rich mocha, my sister is a warm copper, and my mother is a perfectly tanned caramel; I am somewhere between cream and eggshell on the opposite end of the spectrum. Being stereotypically white can be difficult when you’re African American. The beginning of high school was when I first began to feel that my fair complexion hid my true identity.
Tracing the residual effect of craft movements in our own childhood in the act of doll-making, we explore this concept of dynamic identity creation. There is a connection between two distinct areas of analysis; Keri MINIKA dolls as it relates to the contemporary craft DIY (do-it-yourself) movement and the identity of liveliness. Keri MINIKA serves as a description of development of having the potential to transform childhood identities and a medium for artistic creation.
One of these hobbies was keeping scrapbooks. This was more popular for the women and children of this time. Trade cards, die-cuts, and greeting cards were put into the scrapbooks and arranged in an artistic matter. Most were made with leather covers and brass locks, and engraved clasps. They were also known for a rainy day occupation.
When I was eight years old, I stumbled upon the Harry Potter series. My brother had read them a few years earlier, but I was too young and did not have the attention span to stick with the massive books. When I was reintroduced to them as a third-grader, I was instantly swept away. That feeling was only made stronger when I met Hermione Granger. From the first words she says, the audience knows that she is a smart girl who is not ashamed of it.
Even before that, I have a memory of this sketch of my family stuck on the fridge for years and years. Once in high school, I threw myself into the art program and experimented with sculpture, acrylic paint (the only medium I ever hated), oil paint, collage. Through these projects, I used the artistic process to better analyze myself: my motivations, my fears, my dreams. I built a portfolio based on the exploration of identity. I love being capable of translating life into a graphite reflection, drawing portraits and creatures and still-lifes.
When children are growing up they cannot wait to be adults so they no longer have to listen to their parents; however, with me this stereotype is not accurate. All I wanted growing up was the perfect daddy-daughter relationship seen on Full House and many other TV sitcoms. We might have lived under the same roof, but I was a comfortable around him as I was around my forty-year-old neighbor. All I can remember about him, from when I was younger, is him working. I always thought he arranged his work schedule so he would never have to see me or my siblings; he was home when we were at school, or asleep, and at work when we were at home.
What defines me the most? Is it my race, ethnicity, ideology, religion or my intellectual heritage? My ethnicity and race speak to where I come from, alongside the cultures of my parents and my ancestors. However, they say a little about the person I am, without defining me intellectually. In essence, my religion gives voice to my identity and a true sense of my personality.
As the sky faded from an orange glow to black. I would close my eyes and listen to hear the sounds of the night. My mother had asked me if I would like to come inside and watch television with my sister, but I said I wanted to wait outside a little longer to see if owls were close by. I was always considered to be an odd and unusual girl, and sometimes I was even given a second glance (not in a good way). Some odd and unusual facts about me, are that I grew up with two families, I like being shy, and art is a huge part of my life.
Arts and crafts are often thought of today as something that only children partake in. They can easily be done with your hands and are small hobbies. To people in the late 19th century, arts and crafts were about connecting to your surroundings rather than just filling the time. The arts and crafts movement began a revolution of people who sought to use their hands rather than big machinery to create something. Through meaningful interactions with their materials, people who partook in these activities gained meaningful insights.
