The POWER of DECISIONS Based on Senses or Analysis?

Today's post on ASK Harriete discusses "Sensory Craft."

Session One at Craft Forward included presentations by
David Howes and Frank Wilson.

Both lectures were filled with factual and interesting information, I recommend that you take a few moments for a quick review of these lectures on ASK Harriete. (The posts on Crafthaus are always the abridged version.)

Frank Wilson lecture focused primarily on the question, Did humans become intelligent because of the bio-mechanics of the hand, or.... did the human hand make people intelligent? His web site is fascinating and worth looking at when you have time.

The lecture about the senses from David Howes was titled, "Craft, Sensory Power, and Delight."

The first astounding sentence stated that there are not just 5 senses but at least 6 senses and there may be as many as 33 senses.

He continued explaining a western cultural bias for how we perceive art and craft.

Western society focuses on vision ignoring the other senses. Thus paintings is perceived as more important or significant in the art/craft hierarchy.

Craft in compariosn engages all the senes.

ASK Harriete offers a number of examples from the lecture.

On Crafthaus let's discuss how we can take this information into the studio to inform our work.

So often in the studio I pause or question my intuition. I sometimes want to think that a formula, facts or concept can assure success.

Yet, over and over, my instincts lead to a resolution that I only understand much later. After all these years, I am still surprised by the power of decisions based on senses and intuition rather than conscious analysis and assessment.

Is there a way that you use all your senses in our work?

How is the intelligence of our senses in the extension of the hand?

I know these are challenging questions.

Are you a risk taker? Or do you expect a fact to justify your decision?

Brainstorm, leave a response....

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