To Craft or Not to Craft…

New research explores the effects that different types of handwork have on the brain of the artist:

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/25/health/brain-crafting-benefits/?utm_source=Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+Winter+Yarn+Sale&utm_campaign=CNN+article&utm_medium=email

You won’t get any argument from anyone here about the benefits of making things!

 


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  1. Beth Avatar
    Beth

    Do you object to the way this article used the word “craft” instead of “art”? Where do you feel on that continuum knitting falls? And where does making a tailored suit or an evening gown? Or a hand-carved toy?

    Have you experienced this “flow”? What did it feel like to you? How do you get to that point? What do you call it?

    I find this is a point in the project when all the distractions I feel stop teasing me away and I can work smoothly.

    Beth
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