Letters
The Hand Press in a Kansas Barn
On a farm outside Lawrence, Kansas, a 200-year-old iron hand press still prints books. The man who runs it says the press has taught him patience he did not ask for.
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craft
Profiles
The Bread That Feeds the Monastery
Brother Anselm has baked bread for the same Benedictine community in upstate New York for thirty-five years. He uses the same starter his predecessor handed him in 1991.
Crafts
The Papermaker of Ogawamachi
In a snow-fed village in Saitama, Akiko Tateishi grows her own kozo, beats the pulp with river stones, and sheets washi paper that will outlast the houses it is glued into.