{"id":11513,"date":"2022-06-25T07:00:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/?p=11513"},"modified":"2023-07-07T07:00:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T13:00:10","slug":"using-anthropology-for-world-building-part-4-arts-crafts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/25\/using-anthropology-for-world-building-part-4-arts-crafts\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Anthropology for World Building \u2013 Part 4 (Arts &#038; Crafts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;text-align: center;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/dot.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"Tumblr\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Email\",\"Print\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"big\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"bxwretlind\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Using%20Anthropology%20for%20World%20Building%20%E2%80%93%20Part%204%20%28Arts%20%26%20Crafts%29\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article is all about arts &amp; crafts, or the way to get creative within your creative writing. So far in this eight-part series on using anthropology for world building, we\u2019ve touched on&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/04\/using-anthropology-for-world-building-part-1-language\/\">language<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/11\/using-anthropology-for-world-building-part-2-religion\/\">religion<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/18\/using-anthropology-for-world-building-part-3-social-groups\/\">social groups<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today is all about arts &amp; crafts, one of the elements of culture that separate one from another. The others are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/04\/using-anthropology-for-world-building-part-1-language\/\">Language<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/11\/using-anthropology-for-world-building-part-2-religion\/\">Religion<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/18\/using-anthropology-for-world-building-part-3-social-groups\/\">Social Groups<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arts &amp; Crafts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>History<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Government<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Economy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daily Life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I was at the <a href=\"https:\/\/pikespeakwritersconference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conference<\/a> where this information was shared with me, I started to check off the elements I knew had been embedded into my <em><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/the-transit-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transit<\/a><\/em> series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Language? Check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Religion? Check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Social Groups? Check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arts &amp; Crafts? Um&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m a creative person. When I have to throw out a long-winded biography somewhere, I say that I am a writer, an artist, and a woodshop tinkerer. In sum, that means I like to create things, be it a story, a painting, or a shelf made of cedar that holds shampoo bottles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I thought I had failed to include arts &amp; crafts in my <a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/22\/what-the-devil-is-anthropological-science-fiction\/\">anthropological science fiction<\/a> series. I mean, the genre isn&#8217;t well known, but I&#8217;d like to think if I was going to do it, I was going to do it right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After I looked down at my notepad during the conference, I could say for certain that I had checked off every one of those elements of anthropology&#8230;except one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was mortified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, not really. But I was a little put out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How could I embed arts &amp; crafts into my series such that I would have nailed all eight elements of world building?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I stewed for a day, and returned to the conference. As both a speaker at the conference and a writer, I had my morning already scheduled for me. It was while presenting my workshop on the second day that it hit me: I had woven arts &amp; crafts throughout all of the second and third novels without even realizing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re a writer, you&#8217;ve probably done the same thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are seven different forms of <strong>arts<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Painting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sculpture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Architecture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cinema<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Music<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Theater<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;and five basic types of <strong>crafts<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Textile Crafts: quilting, knitting, appliqu\u00e9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paper Crafts: calligraphy, papermaking, bookbinding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decorative Crafts: stained class, basketry, metalwork<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fashion Crafts: jewelry, leatherwork, garments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Functional Crafts: pottery, furniture, utensils<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did someone paint something in your novel? Did the lovers in your romance go to the theater on a date? What about the grandmother sitting in a rocking chair knitting a sweater?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The presenter at the conference,  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darbykarchut.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Darby Karchut<\/a>, author of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3D0Gnkk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Del Toro Moon<\/a><\/em>, added <strong>storytelling <\/strong>to the list of arts, as well. That made sense. Before the written word (literature), cultures told stories around campfires and the like. So&#8230;do any of your novels include someone spinning a yarn (telling a story)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weaving arts &amp; crafts into a written work to add an element of anthropology to your world building is not really that difficult. You may not even realize you&#8217;re doing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I didn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s an example from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/46G4RwI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sunshine and Shadow: Exodus, or The Second Transit<\/a><\/em> (coming July 12, 2022).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As he waited for the right moment, Micah shaved off a little of the point of the spear he used as both a weapon and a walking stick. It had changed since he first picked it up in the forest. The thick shaft\u2014of which his hand could barely reach around\u2014was nearly stripped of all bark, and where the redness underneath had been exposed, he had carved letters and shapes. Initially, the carvings were arbitrary\u2014a sun here, his name there\u2014but soon they had grown to tell the story of a journey from the edge of the Barren Sea, up Helen\u2019s Esker, through the trees to the mountains. Along the way, small indications of what might be animals stood out with bolts and lances stuck in the side of them.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here, Micah, one of the protagonists, has taught himself how to carve frescos in a walking stick. Later, he makes paper, binds them into books, and records the stories told by the elders. All of these things can be considered both arts &amp; crafts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you&#8217;re building your world, take a look at all of these elements. Write them down, then check off what you might be missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;ll probably find arts &amp; crafts embedded in your writing whether or not you intended it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/46G4RwI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SAS_ad.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20674 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SAS_ad.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SAS_ad-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SAS_ad-768x595.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To see how arts &amp; crafts can help define a culture in the world you build, can check out <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/46G4RwI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sunshine and Shadow: Exodus, or The Second Transit<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/anthropology_part_4_pin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/anthropology_part_4_pin-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Weaving arts &amp; crafts into a written work to add an element of anthropology to your world building is not really that difficult. 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