Notes from the commons

On constraints, makers, private practice, and putting finished work in a room.

Unlike the sale of a commodity, the giving of a gift tends to establish a relationship between the parties involved.

Lewis Hyde, The Gift (1983)

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The talk nobody came to, and the workshop everybody did

The talk nobody came to, and the workshop everybody did

Constraints, The showing

I once planned a talk with stories, data and a call to action. Few people came. The next time I ran a creative workshop on the same ideas, and peop...

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The night a dance workshop did what years of discussion could not

The night a dance workshop did what years of discussion could not

Makers, The showing

For years my community met to talk about racism, with data, stories and speeches, and the same few people came. Then a dance workshop came through ...

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The plays and posters at our family parties

The plays and posters at our family parties

Makers, The showing

At every birthday and family gathering, my daughters make something: a poster for the door, a play with the younger kids, a song. It is always the ...

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