### Record Type:: [[Claims]] ValueofCraft:: [[Social value of craft]] ### Outline Making objects by hand with materials demands sensitivity and patience. Makers need to be especially alert to the variability of organic materials, such as the grain of wood,  the plasticity of clay and the breaking point of fibre. Such sensitivity carries over to how we deal with other people. It fosters the patience necessary to understand the other person’s perspective and feelings. Bunn (2014) also claims that social interactions between makers and materials contribute to the rich texture of people’s relationships, which include sensorial engagements with the world beyond the human.  For Japanese philosopher Yuriko Saito (2017), the bodily and sensory experiences embedded in social life, including in the making and using of objects, are a crucial way by which we express and cultivate care, considerateness, sensitivity, and respect to human and non-human others. This highlights how our relationships with materials and objects can mirror our relationships with the people around us and the world at large. ### References %% DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: start ```dataview list summary from [[Claim - Working with materials helps us appreciate the needs of other people]] where contains(file.path,"Warp") ``` %% - [[Warp/Craft involves working with resistance.md|Craft involves working with resistance]]: The patience with materials required by making makes one better at working with other people. - [[Warp/Making Measure in Making & Movement - Embodied mathematizing in creative practices.md|Making Measure in Making & Movement - Embodied mathematizing in creative practices]]: Craftwork is presented as a vital bridge that reunites intellectual "mindwork" with physical experience, offering a unique way to understand mathematics as a tangible, embodied, and emotionally intelligent practice that nurtures the whole person. - [[Warp/Richard Sennett on working with resistance.md|Richard Sennett on working with resistance]]: Understanding material resistance helps in working with people. - [[Warp/‘Advanced Manufacturing’ Should Be About People, Skills and the Environment, Not Fancy New Tech.md|‘Advanced Manufacturing’ Should Be About People, Skills and the Environment, Not Fancy New Tech]]: \- %% DATAVIEW_PUBLISHER: end %%