123457891112I think it’s pretty safe to say that without the enormous effort of the awesome folk behind Lost Trades Australia (Lisa + Glen Rundell + their supporters) there would be a lot more at risk of being lost than just trades. We’d also lose touch with a valuable means of human connection, our survival skills, admiration for our village elders, the satisfaction that comes from hard work, knowledge that comes with time, patience, how it feels to create using all 5 senses, and the soul-feeding joy of taking part in the inter-generational handing down of skills + experience.

“We like to say Lost Trades – because ‘lost’ essentially means that these skills have been unable to find their way or their path is not as clear in modern times as it once was in days gone by.

We hope that we can showcase and promote these trades and develop a new path for the incredibly skilled and passionate artists that still practice these trades, we hope to share their skills and talents with everyone.  The Lost Trades Fair provides a platform for all rare, unusual and traditional trades and builds a connection between the people that practice them with those that would love to learn or have found it hard to find these skills here in Australia” – Glen + Lisa Rundell.

When you look through the photos in today’s feature story you’ll notice a lot of very focused faces, hands hard at work and hat-bearing heads dipped in concentration and creation. These folk are the amazing artisans donating their time and energy to help us all reconnect to what matters most.

If you missed out on the inaugural Lost Trades Fair in Kyneton earlier this year and can’t wait for it to come around again next March 2015, then scoot on down to Fed Square where you’ll get a sneak peek at 12 tradespeople + artisans taking part in the Craft Cubed at Fed Square Sunday 3 August 2014.

Enjoy! {d} xo

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15Lost Trades at Fed Square
Craft Cubed

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