Storylines: Craftartists' Narratives Of Identity

Description: What do we mean when we refer to our identity, and how do we represent it in the stories we tell about our lives Is identity a sustained private core, or does it change as circumstances and relationships shift In this thoughtful and learned book, a recognized ma... more »ster of research interviewing explores these questions through analyses of in-depth interviews with five crafts artists, who reflect on their lives and their efforts to sustain their form of work as committed artists in a world of mass production and standardization. The artists describe their families of origin and the families they have created, and the conscious decisions, chance events, and life experiences that entered into the ways they achieved their adult artistic identities.