In such an economic state, it should come as no surprise that people are turning from their pocketbooks and looking to their hands for inspiration and raw craftsmanship. A recent
article in the LA Times highlights Italy's vanishing "
arrotini" (knife sharpeners) and the utter disappearance of craftsmen the world over. As dire as it seems, I found hope in
Sergion Zoppo discussing his father first opening their shop
duing World War II. "The country was restarting and people were trying to find their place again." Anyone seeing a relation to our current state of affairs?
While there's a certain romanticism of past artisans hidden
amisdt European cobblestone streets and gas lamps, I find hope and excitement in what's taking place here at home - specifically in
Brooklyn. And there just may be something hidden in your own backyard, whether its a master
potter or
knife maker.
