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My name is Gabriel Craig. Hello have you accepted craft as your way to salvation? Craft? My
name is Gabriel Craig. My generation is looking for meaning in their work, and from the beginning
of my career, the craft object seemed like an incomplete thought. My name is Gabriel
Craig. For me, craft is a set of values, an opportunity for engagement in the community,
an invitation to use my hands. My name is Gabriel Craig. Craft is a pretext to address
socio-cultural issues, like labor, consumption, and tradition, gold—issues that cut to the
heart of our society. For me, 40 under 40 presents an opportunity to place these issues
and to place craft in the political context of Washington DC. This fall, I will be the
crafter of K Street. I will be the metalsmith of the mall. I am Gabriel Smith and I’m
a metalsmith, writer, and craft activist.