You know that smell, when you put your nose up to a pine tree? I told her I did perfectly. No matter how long it has been, you always will. Like you are storing a part of that tree in your own body. ... Everything stays true. You are yourself, no matter how much you have to change.

~ Ramona Ausubel

Ramona Ausubel Change Finding Self Losing Self Self

This is the essence of Rembrandt's advice to Van Hoogstraten: the authentic craft develops naturally from one's own experience.So, it seems reasonable to suggest that the search should not be for the lost secrets, but for one's own practice. This is in fact easy, you start making things. At first they might not be perfect, but the information here should provide you with a running start. And, if you are cut out for this the learning curve will not be daunting, because you will realize that you are finally headed in the right direction: towards the living craft.

~ Tad Spurgeon

Tad Spurgeon Art Craft Experience Finding Self