special crafts issue: A Tale of Tapestry

Issue 194 • May/June 1999

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CRAFT OF LIVING

Crafts enhance creativity, beauty and the imagination.

OBJECTS OF ENCHANTMENT

We know ourselves from the things we have made.

HAND-WORK AT THE END OF THE CENTURY

Handmade objects have a human warmth which industry will never reproduce.

A TALE OF TAPESTRIES

At the Wissa Wassef Art School in Egypt vibrant rhythms are woven into a dance of life.

PLAY IN CLAY

The pottery of Ann Stokes is infused with a sense of lightness and play.

THE RETURN OF APPRENTICESHIP

A conversation with Sophie Poklewski Koziell

LISTENING TO WOOD

Interview by Satish Kumar

WHAT MY GARDEN MEANS TO ME

I've never painted, never written, never taken photos: the garden was something I created.

HONOURING GARDEN STONES

In Japan the placement of stones is considered to be the central act of gardening.

BREAD BEAUTIFUL

Breadmaking is an art.

Frontline

RIGHT TO ROAM

We must fight to keep our public footpaths.

CREATIVE CONSERVATION

In Liverpool, Land Life Trust is bringing wilderness close to people.

WORKING HOLIDAYS

It's better to unwind doing something active.

A VISUAL LANGUAGE

To understand the art of Peter Baldwin we need to engage the active eye.

Science

THE VALUES OF SCIENCE

Science can never be value-free.

Economy

NEW COLONIALISM

Free markets and first-class travel are the instruments of a new oppression.

COCA-COLA BREAK

Don't let Coke take over the world.

SUBVERTISING

Adbusters magazine is challenging the advertising culture.

Regulars

The Occasional Didymus

Poetry

Letter from America

Business Diary

Good News For Gaia

Letters to the Editors

In Case You Missed It

Reviews

CULTIVATING A GARDEN

OLD HISTORY, NEW TIME

Review of The Wealth and Poverty of Nations and The Information Age, Economy, Society and Culture Vol. III

SOUND OF THE EAST

Review of Raga Mala: the autobiography of Ravi Shankar

REVERENCE FOR NATURE

Review of Gaia's Body

ORIGINS OF LIFE

Review of The Modern Antiquarian

LEARNING THROUGH ART

Review of Art: The Basis of Education

POWER OF CHOICE

Review of Manual 2000 - Life Choices for the Future You Want

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