Artisans   They’re all around us — artisans. They’re weavers, shoemakers, binders of books, alone in their workshops, disregarding the give   and take of commerce, honoring their own vision of what to do and their own rules for doing it right. They make things. They hone   their skills on the stone of practice. Their true north is loving what they do. They believe in beauty and the mastery of tools.                                              — for Jim Brisson     © Michael Fleming Dummerston, Vermont July 2026