Slow Living

In the bustle of modern city living, I find that the meaning of the word "pastime", as in something leisurely done to pass away time, without any direct goal of production, is fading away. That a craft set might be designed to be done in multiple sittings (or for multiple people to do together) instead of one-sitting quick wins is becoming a strange concept to people growing up believing that everything must be measurable in terms of output. A scarf might await in the end, a painting might hang on the wall eventually, but the items themselves are not the point. For many people, this is mind-boggling. They may even take it the wrong way, thinking that a particular craft set is too difficult or they are not talented because they spend hours on it. Is this normal? Am I too slow? You like to make cards? How many cards do you finish in a session? You draw? How many sketchbooks do you fill this month? Tell them you can let a book sit, add embellishments as the year grows, and declare you're…

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