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Today I received a note and some fantastic new images from Glenn Oakely who is one of my favorite photographers.
Here's what Glenn had to say:

"In an era of outsourced, mass-produced, disposable products, there are those who still make things of enduring quality and beauty by hand. My latest (ongoing) project is a celebration of those individuals and their work"
http://www.oakleyphoto.com/#/Handmade/Artisans%20of%20the%20West/1

What's so meaningful to me about Glenn's work and his subject matter is that it reminded me why I was drawn to design those many years ago. It was (and still is) about those finest of of details, the raw beauty, the poetry of the message or the image. It's about what we make with our own hands and minds.
It's about what moves us as humans. In our need to meet the bottom line, to increase our clients market share, to produce with ever increasing speed, it seems important to remember and tap back into the sheer wonder and purity of that creative energy. It's in each of us and it's enduring.

Thanks for reminding me Glenn.