The value of human connection cannot be lost, it can only be forgotten for a while. Too often do we choose convenience and price over the human touch.
After the Industrial Revolution there was a period of disillusionment with the modern machine and mass produced goods. People began to once again look upon the handcrafted traditions of the past with fondness. Guilds of craftsmen, who had been forgotten by industrial society, now began to spring up, and the Arts & Crafts movement was begun.
Today we face a similar mass production and marketing problem. Furnishings have to often been designed by committee. Or artists designs have been taken and homogenized, rounding over all the unique character to appeal to the mass market. But what we are left with are cold, impersonal and disposable goods.
Our family at Caris Creek believe that it is time for a renaissance of the Arts & Crafts traditions. We feel that the unique character imparted by the craftsman who makes an item with their own hands is of inherent value.
Every piece of work we create carries with it a connection to our art, time and love of the craft. And we invite you our fellow humans, to share this connection with us.
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