> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: Amanda Lohrey > Reference:: The Labyrinth > Date:: 2021 > Tags:: #warp/book > WeftLinks:: [[Psychological value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - It is reassuring to touch base with the material world]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > In her novel, Amanda Lohrey depicts a character who runs an asylum and firmly believes in the value of handicrafts. ### Highlights >A man who does not use his hands is a mind untethered, he would say: when you make something you become a rivet in the fabric of the real. On his way home from the wards he would drop by the asylum workshop to inspect the pottery, the water-colours, the basketwork and rug-making. Nothing gave him greater pleasure...