Risatti’s Theory of Craft
Howard Risatti’s A Theory of Craft: Good intentions, terrible thinking. I remember the buzz about Howrad Risatti’s book back in 2006, before it appeared. At last we were going to get a comprehensive theory of craft, written by an erudite scholar who was sympathetic to the craft project. I know the man, and I like him. We all had such high hopes. When A Theory of Craft came out in 2007, I was overwhelmed with writing Makers, and I didn’t read it at the time. I finally got arou