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As part of this year’s Wymondham Words festival, we are delighted to announce that multi-award winning broadcaster, James Fox, will be joining us for an evening to talk about his wonderful new book Craftland.
This is spellbinding, page-turning and endlessly fascinating. James is a fantastic storyteller. – Em, Kett’s Books
THE BOOK
Britain has always been a craft land. For generations what we made with our
hands defined our identities, built our communities and shaped our regions.
Craftland chronicles the vanishing skills and traditions that once governed every
aspect of life on these shores.
Travelling the length of Britain, from the Scilly Isles to the Scottish Highlands,
James Fox seeks out the country’s last remaining master craftspeople.
Stepping inside the workshops of blacksmiths and wheelwrights, cutlers and
coopers, bell-founders and watchmakers, we glimpse not only our past but
another way of life — one that is not yet lost and whose wisdom could shape
our future.
For as long as there are humans, there will be craft. It is all around us, hiding in
plain sight, enriching even the most modest things. And in this increasingly
digital age, it is perhaps more valuable than ever. Craftland is a celebration of
that deeply necessary connection between our creative instincts and the
material world we inhabit, revealing a richer and more connected way of living.
THE AUTHOR
James Fox is an academic and multi-award-winning, BAFTA-nominated
broadcaster, known for his many acclaimed BBC documentaries. He is Director
of Studies in History of Art at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and Creative
Director of the Hugo Burge Foundation, a charity dedicated to supporting the
arts and crafts across Britain. He is also the author of the celebrated The World
According to Colour: A Cultural History.
Craft Land shows us that working with our hands is about more than skill – it’s a way to connect with traditions and communities. I hope all our customers get to read this book! – Tracy, Kett’s Books
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Friday 28th November, from 7pm
Becket’s Chapel, 4 Church St, Wymondham, NR18 0PH
£10 (ticket only*) / £25 (ticket + book)
* cost of ticket deductible against purchase of the book on the night
