rmack: bookmaker, the backstory

Art is personal. And no matter the type of art, work isn’t created in a vacuum. Each day craftspeople of all kinds come into contact with hundreds of process-affecting, idea-shaping things. What we do with those things matters. Use what inspires. Discard what distracts. Trust that the system works.
So, let's go back about ten years. To the day I read five quickly-written pages to a critique group. If I remember correctly, the pages got mixed reviews, but after reading aloud, I knew these not-a...