Changefulness and Variety
Abstract
An exploration of contingency, repetition and creativity in craft work. How the wayward and surprising emerge from a disciplined attentiveness to technique, materials and form that is nurtured through cycles of recursivity (see Yuk Hui). An extended discussion of rule following, of what Tim Ingold calls the ‘task scape’ and Alva Noe ‘entanglement’ and of the nature of expertise and skill. The textile workshop of Märta Måås-Fjetterström is used as a case to think through these arguments.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Crafts
Textile
and Design
Artistic and Creative Research
Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 51–121
- Publication date
- 27 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter