spoons, kinesthesia, proprioception and sense of self...

Richard Bazeley, shop teacher extraordinaire from down under sent the video from BBC and a couple examples of his own spoons as he's introduced a spoon carving project in his school.

In another he sent this quote:

".....the unconscious kinaesthesia by which the chisel in your hands works the object..." The Lost Carving - David Esterly

Kinaesthesia is related to proprioception but is perhaps a more poetic term as it calls to mind synesthesia in which sounds and colors are entwined in the perceptions of those who have that gift. Part of what happens when one crafts something from wood is the creation, through the exercise of muscular structure and neural network, a sense of self.

I will arrive at Marc Adams School this afternoon to prepare for my box making class that will start tomorrow.

Make, fix and create...