H4C21

~ THE 2021 EXHIBITOR QUESTIONNAIRE ~
got a bit deep and meaningful this year
Lockdown made me realise just how vital making by hand is to me. It is what I do, who I am and at
the very core of my existence. It’s my support system and so much more than a way of making a
living - an instinct - a habit - a default setting. I was interested to know what it meant to my fellow
Handmade exhibitors…. So one of the questions I asked was this….
What does MAKING BY HAND mean to you?
“Everything”
“Total escape”
“What I make is me”
“Living in tune with myself”
“I can’t imagine life without making”
“It nourishes my heart, mind and soul”
“A day without making something feels like a wasted day”
“It settles me, and when it’s going well, raises my heart rate”
“It’s like a secondary language - I speak through what I create”
“at the root of all I do - an integral part of who and what I am”
“The sheer joy of making a 3D version of an image in my head will never grow old”
“When it brings happiness and joy to someone it is beyond amazing”
“What I get from it feeds me more deeply than the money I earn.”
“If I didn’t make to sell, I’d make cakes and be too fat to move ;)”
“It shows a part of us that we don’t always see ourselves”
“Using clay, I feel spiritually connected to the earth.”
“Survival - without it I would be nothing”
“It’s the strongest part of who I am”
“Making by hand is my life”
“It makes my heart sing”
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Whoah!! That’s a bit heavy!
BUT every single one of those words is true for me too (especially the cake bit).
I suspect each of us can relate to everyone else’s version in some way.
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