The Shape of Craft

The journey begins when material meets the eye.

An opening towards the boundless unknown.

How far can it go?

There is a spark of excitement. Options are limitless.

Diving into techniques such as welding, grinding, slab making, glass slumping... methods that are used to shape materials, playing with their boundaries to enhance and display the beauty. It is an instinctive process, where the hands are guiding the maker.

We have evolved to find pleasure in beauty, craftspeople distill the beauty of the world around them into something physical. During the process, a unique relationship is born between the maker and the material. With sensual interactions an intimate dialogue begins.

Techniques leave their fingerprint on the material, what originally went wrong within the process, could finally develop into a quality.