Today, even as so many of us spend hours before displays and in the virtual globe, there’s a developing movement that recognizes the energy in the personal, the imperfect, the handmade. Eric Gorges, a metal shaper, taps into that food cravings to make contact with what’s ‘real’ through trips using the fellow artisans he has profiled for his popular public television plan. In this reserve, he tells their stories and stocks the collective knowledge of calligraphers, potters, stone carvers, glassblowers, in regards to a Craftsman’s Legacy: Why Working with Our Hands Gives Us Indicating engravers, wood employees, and even more while celebrating the culture they’ve created.

Filled with insights about the physical, psychological, and spiritual aspects of craftsmanship, A Craftsman’s Legacy identifies the craftsman’s shared values: taking time for you to slow down and luxuriate in the process, embracing failure, knowing when to stop so when to force through, and acknowledging that perfection can be an illusion. Gorges extols the advantages of getting out of one’s safe place and the importance of learning the customs of the past to be able to carry those values in to the future. On the way, Gorges tells his personal story about leaving the corporate globe to spotlight what he loves. This is a reserve for seekers of most kinds, an exciting look into the core of modern-day makers-and how they are able to inspire people.