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Doug Stowe

Wisdom of the Hands: Eureka Springs

We had a great time on Thursday at the Eureka Springs School of the Arts as members of the staff and I made boxes. Shared experience in a...

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Wisdom of the Hands: Serial Position Effect

Serial Position Effect refers to an important principle in psychology having to do with how and if we remember things, and attention to...

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Wisdom of Hands: Box-Making with Friends

Yesterday morning we finished my box-making with friends class at the Clear Spring School, and my students left with boxes they had made....

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Wisdom of the Hands: On the Subject of Sloyd

I've sent pdf copies of my articles about Sloyd written for Woodwork Magazine a few years back to Quercus Magazine in the UK. My idea is...

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Wisdom of the Hands: The illusions of class

When it comes to poverty and what's called the upper and lower class, class is quite real and we've been contending with that throughout...

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Wisdom of the Hands: Future School

Yesterday at the Clear Spring School we had the pleasure of guests from the Future School in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Allison Montiel is the...

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Wisdom of the Hands: The value of woodwork...

Saturday, April 24, 2021 The value of woodwork... Pete Moorhouse has been engaged in researching the value of woodworking in early...

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Wisdom of the Hands: Making our own mark on things

Sunday, April 25, 2021 Making our own mark on things Yesterday I finished a new bathroom vanity for our home to replace a mass produced...

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Wisdom of the Hands: Long Board

Wednesday, April 07, 2021 Long Board The photo shows Lucky with his long-board, a project we started before the Covid pandemic and...