The Power to Make: Understanding the Community of Artisans in Haliburton County
Title
The Power to Make: Understanding the Community of Artisans in Haliburton County
Author
Van Wart, Jamie
Supervising Faculty
Wadland, John; Whillans, Tom
Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies
Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies
Reference Number
TPB-575
Date
1996
Location of Document
U-Links Office and online
Area
Haliburton County
Subject
Artisans in Haliburton
Abstract
In this paper, the author observes eight people working in Haliburton who have chosen to be fulltime, self-employed artisans in an age of mass production and industrialization. It is maintained that, by choosing this path, they have discovered the wealth of their surrounding bioregion by: coming to an understanding of the value of place in relationship to their work and lives, by exploiting local materials harvested by themselves or friends, and by maintaining an interdependent relationship with the local community.
The work of the artisans is explored against the historical backdrop of the craft industry in Haliburton, the Haliburton School of Fine Arts, and the relationship of craft and the local economy.
The work of the artisans is explored against the historical backdrop of the craft industry in Haliburton, the Haliburton School of Fine Arts, and the relationship of craft and the local economy.
Publisher
Trent University
Files
Reference
Van Wart, Jamie, The Power to Make: Understanding the Community of Artisans in Haliburton County, Trent University, 1996