Connie Harkness

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Eaton’s book does indeed provide a valuable window into the life of the camps and the struggle and ingenuity that went into remaking them. Supplies of everything were short, so tools had to be made from worn-down saw blades and automobile springs. Patterned rugs were woven from the unraveled strands of onion sacks. People hunted for driftwood and stones that suggested animal forms, then tactically carved and polished them to enhance the resemblance. Flowers, so symbolically important in Japanese culture, were initially absent where the camps had been situated, so artificial ones were made ...more
Craft: An American History
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