I hate to break it to you, but wages have become less and less fair. The person who created these plates may have been able to support a family on a single income.
They are increasingly expensive because the people at the top are demanding a higher and higher proportion of the income.
I’m well aware. And it’s also because it takes a lot to live now. A friend of mine is a farmer and does ceramics. Her stuff is expensive, and beautifully made. Real craft takes time and time is labor.
Why on earth did this make me shed a nostalgic tear?
Because it’s the kind of joyful artisanship that may never be part of our society again.
It actually is. Very much so. But it’s increasingly expensive as people demand things like a fair wage for their work.
I hate to break it to you, but wages have become less and less fair. The person who created these plates may have been able to support a family on a single income.
They are increasingly expensive because the people at the top are demanding a higher and higher proportion of the income.
I’m well aware. And it’s also because it takes a lot to live now. A friend of mine is a farmer and does ceramics. Her stuff is expensive, and beautifully made. Real craft takes time and time is labor.