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Not a day goes by lately where I’m not thinking about reinventing myself and the work I do. I find myself working more with my hands, which lead me to reach out to Gary Rogowski and invite him back on the show for another conversation about craft, failure, practice, process, and constant improvement. Gary is a furniture maker, writer, and teacher. In this conversation, he shares how he reinvented his work over the past year, along with his curiosity for geometry, storytelling, and bird watching. He also has a lot to say about problem-solving, the secret to focusing, finding success with the small things, and how teaching truly impacts a craftsperson.
Show Links
- The Northwest Woodworking Studio
- “The Handmade Journey” with Gary Rogowski (GWTW350)
- Poetics by Aristotle
- The Craftsman by Richard Sennett
- Brian Boggs Chairmakers
- The Craftsmanship Initiative
- Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- Now I Sit Me Down: From Klismos to Plastic Chair: A Natural History by Witold Rybczynski
- Alan Garner’s Book of British Fairy Tales by Alan Garner and Illustrated by Derek Collard
- Photo by Bailey Alexander on Unsplash
