Crafts - The magazine for contemporary craft is a bi-monthly magazine focussing on providing a mix of news, reviews and writings published by the Crafts Council. Crafts desires to be a place where people can make, see, collect and learn about contemporary craft with the belief that it plays a vital role in the society, economy and culture of the UK.
While flicking through the magazine I came across an article called Labour of Love by Stephen Knott that discusses the importance of amateur craft within society against capitalism. He uses an anecdote from the novel Life: A User's Manual by Georges Perec to explain how amateur craft is often criticised and compared to professional craft. This is something I believe happens very frequently, especially being in an art college where peoples disciplines are often compared against each other. What drew me to the article though was the accompanying Illustrations by Sophia Martineck, I really liked the style of her work - I can see similarities in style to Grayson Perry's The Vanity of Small Differences. If you would like to know more about the magazine click here for the website and if you would like to see more of Sophia Martineck's work click here.
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