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We circle back now to the second example of an artist's craftsmanship at work, this from Dear and Glorious Physician by Taylor Caldwell. We briefly addressed this superb writing in a recent post. But this time let's drill deeper. 

Our author is describing an incident in the flow of her story here. But we cannot miss the underlying evil that she's addr...

Let's continue with examples of an artist's craftsmanship at work.

Last time we meandered from the artist using the discipline of craftsmanship to some applications to our own labors, either domestic or in the workplace. (And, by the way, the artist and craftsman share in similar domestic challenges that require persistent, diligent attention.) But returning to the arti...

As Mary's Month of May winds down on this Trinity Sunday, the 1st Sunday after Pentecost, the Octave Day of Pentecost, here's something I came across that urges us to allow our relationship to Our Blessed Mother to mature. Father E.J Cuskelly M.S.C suggests that just as our relationship with our earthly mothers matures over time, so should our relationship with the mother...

From last time's examples of an artist's craftsmanship at work, let's see if we can draw out some lessons to apply to our own work, whether or not our work is that of artist or craftsman.

From the get-go, we can draw the lesson of careful, detailed attention to whatever task that lies before us on this particular day of work. The emphasis here in not simply on careful d...

Let's look at a coupld of examples of an artist's craftsmanship at work. 

As we've noted, an artist typical incorporates some form of craftsmanship in his or her work. We might consider the craftsmanship the process of instantiating the creative inspiration that starts the ball rolling in a work of art. Perhaps a bit of a simplification or over-generalization, but ...