Crafts – traditionally – were about using a handmade process to achieve an end result, usually something practical, like a rug or chair or clothing. Not to say that these items couldn’t also be decorative, but the main aim was function. Contemporary crafts are less about practicality and function, and generally something a crafter chooses to do because they enjoy the crafting process itself. It’s a leisure activity rather than a means to an end. Art, in both traditional and contemporary terms, is generally about aesthetics rather than function. That burning question – “…but is it art?” – usually relies on some deeper layer of meaning being embedded in the … Continue reading Su Mwamba