I interact with people around my work and artisinal work in general, I notice in them an anti-machine bias. For instance, I might receive a gracious compliment about my furniture followed by the statement: “It’s so nice to see people hand making furniture.”  Likewise, a presentation by noted artists in our area always seems to begin with how Western civilization ran

This describes the experience I have with people who want custom furniture. It’s like learning a new language. They come with a picture in their minds, and it takes me awhile and a bit of conversation to begin understanding its facets.