Mercury is so retrograde
[a website for the Editor and Narrator of the Circo del Herrero series]
Hercules wants you to take a break from you labors and read a book. These two are free right now.
The Automation | The Pre-programmingΒ
He recommends you download the first book in the Circo del Herrero series for free here to prepare for tomorrow’s sequel giveaway.Β
‘Itβs interesting because thereβs been a historic divergence in opinion between what is considered craft and what is considered art. Now, there seems to be a growing convergence between the two, where art is becoming synonymous with craft. Whatβs particularly interesting and complicated isΒ howΒ itβs coming back.
The figure of the craftsman wasnβt as well regarded as that of the artist, but the thing is when you were a craftsman, you created your masterwork. If you were a master clockmaker, you only got that title because you had created a masterpiece. Long ago, if you were a craftsman, you were considered to be on the same level as the priest or the king,. Itβs the same with artwork: If you were a painter, you had your master workβyour painting was this incredible result of years of study and practice at your craft. It was the same thing for a sculptor or for a horologist. If you were able to shape raw materials into things, you were considered someone capable ofΒ making miracles. It was seen as an incredibly noble vocation to be a craftsman and to devote your life to the pursuit of this applicable, tactile thingβand that was what really grabbed me. Iβm still absolutely smitten. Horology is my whole life, and itβs been my life since I was very young.’
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