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Interviews with educators and crafters

Liora Shapira

Liora creates sock puppets

"GROWING UP IN AN ARTISTIC OR CRAFTY ENVIRONMENT IS HIGHLY CONSTRUCTIVE."

A smiling woman showing two sock puppets designed as a blue giraffe and a princess with yellow hair

Stav Shabat

Stav makes wooden toys

"IT'S LIKE CATCHING A GLIMPSE OF WORLDS YOU FEEL FORTUNATE TO WITNESS."

A women with protective earphones on her head kneeling on the floor and hitting a chisel with an hammer

David Grushko

David is a basket weaver

"I HAVE A CONSTANT NEED TO INNOVATE AND CREATE NEW THINGS."

A smiling man sitting with date branches and weaved baskets in the background

Yoav Perlman

Yoav is a bird conservator

"WE ARE NOW IN A VERY, VERY SERIOUS SITUATION."

A man looking forward with binoculars hanging on his neck

Orli Tesler

Orli crafts wood textiles

"TURNING ABSTRACT IDEAS INTO REALITY IS A MIRACLE."

A man and a woman standing in front of a wood textile art work looking to the right

Pink Luk

Pink is a tea ceremony educator

"SERVING A TEA CEREMONY IS LIKE A MENTAL EXERCISE."

A woman pouring tea in a traditional tea ceremony

Mosh Harel

Mosh is a shoemaker

"EVERYTHING IS DONE BY HAND, WITH AS LITTLE MODERNIZATION AS POSSIBLE."

A man making a shoe inside his workshop

Geaya Blory, Maria Feigin

Geaya and Maria make rugs

"IT LEADS US TO EXPLORE NEW IDEAS AND WORLDS WE WOULDN'T NORMALLY THINK OF."

Two woman with white shirts and dark pants. one sitting on a chair and the other standing and resting her hand on her shoulder. Next to them is a rug shaped like the shadow of of the chair.

Francis McCaffrey

Francis makes Shillelaghs

"THERE'S BEEN ABOUT FIVE GENERATIONS OF US MAKING SHILLELAGHS"

A man holding a Shillelagh with Shillelaghs in the background

Amnon Lipkin

Amnon creates sewn sketches

"THIS DEVELOPMENT OF THE SKETCHING PROCESS RESEMBLES STORYTELLING."

A man looking at the camera while putting his thumb on a sewing machine

Peter Wiking

Peter is a flintknapper

"THEY GAVE US AN HOUR AND A HALF FLINT COURSE AND AFTER THAT I WAS SOLD ON IT!"

A man sitting in a hut with flint around him while he creates tools from flint

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