
{"id":416,"date":"2007-06-14T07:23:33","date_gmt":"2007-06-14T15:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/2007\/06\/14\/artisan-featured-in-film\/"},"modified":"2007-06-14T11:06:46","modified_gmt":"2007-06-14T19:06:46","slug":"artisan-featured-in-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2007\/06\/14\/artisan-featured-in-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Artisan featured in film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Taylor Sisk<br \/>\nStaff Writer<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I really think that as a culture, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re ready for a major overhaul,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d says Carrboro\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Tim Peck.<\/p>\n<p>Peck is the subject of a new short video produced by Linda DiLorenzo of DiLorenzo Studios, titled \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Peck and Artisans.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The video focuses on Peck\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s work as a general contractor and the philosophy of that work. The need for overhaul he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s referring to above is in the nature of the latter \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the philosophy of work, and what<\/p>\n<p>Peck sees as an ongoing cultural trend away from regard for true craft.<\/p>\n<p>Peck\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s concern is that the default approach to work these days is \u00e2\u20ac\u0153hurry up, hurry up \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hard for people to put care into their work.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153A lot of people feel trapped in a situation where they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re just knockin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 it out,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he says, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not that much fun.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Peck puts it this way: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153People don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get the kinds of rewards that they need internally that I think people used to get \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 [when] you made something and you felt good about what you made.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153People feeling pride in their work is so important,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Peck says. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153And the way things are set up, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re just destroying that every day. We tell people that they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not going fast enough, it costs too much &#8230; How do we be craftsmen, how do we feel good about ourselves in this day and time, when we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re just pulled on in so many ways?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>A central theme of the video is the collaborative creative process Peck assumes with his clients. Among those featured in the show are Moshi Moshi hair studio, Lantern Restaurant, 3 Cups, SandwHich, the Greenbridge project and a private residence in Carrboro. Several among these clients-cum-collaborators talk about the difficulty of a process in which appropriate attention is given to every consideration of every material, to exactingly precise craftsmanship and, bottom line, to no-compromising quality. Moreover, and apparently of equal importance to Peck, these same folks point out that, through it all, their friendship with the craftsman endured.<\/p>\n<p>As subtext to the video is the unfolding of a similarly collaborative process between Peck and the filmmaker DiLorenzo. Providing voiceover, DiLorenzo says that in producing this piece she sought to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153honor the craftsmanship, the knowledge of space, appreciation of beauty and attention to detail\u00e2\u20ac\u009d found in work of the caliber of Peck\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, adding, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153these are the tools of my craft as well.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<!--more--><br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We were a perfect match,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d says DiLorenzo, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153because my work is about making people visible, and his work is often invisible\u00e2\u20ac\u009d &#8211; meaning that the work that goes into the work may not be manifest.<\/p>\n<p>Peck and DiLorenzo first talked about doing a one-to-three-minute video describing his work to place on his website.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Things evolved from there,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d DiLorenzo says. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153He was so open and explorative\u00e2\u20ac\u009d about the nature of his work as a small-business owner and in his reflections on the importance of investing his work with integrity. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I began thinking, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThis is something that will interest other business owners.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Peck began as a plumbing contractor, and some of the most beautiful of his work displayed in the video is found within the privy walls \u00e2\u20ac\u201d including the bathroom at SandwHich, which owner Hich Elbetri says one customer is so enamored of he wants to eat in there.<\/p>\n<p>Also of note is the work he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s done in his own home, where he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s created what he calls \u00e2\u20ac\u0153ego room.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (Definition: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s more [there] than just what you needed; it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s more open. I just think people feel better in rooms that are tall.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d)<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Design really is in almost every motion you make,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Peck says. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a philosophy he works hard to incorporate into his craft.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s an integrity that goes into work\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 [T]he actual work and materials could be very, very similar to what someone else is doing. But this guy didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t feel good about his work, and this guy did \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s huge.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>There will be a free, open-to-the-public screening of the video on June 21st at 7 p.m. at the Century Center. Peck and DiLorenzo will be on hand to discuss their work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I really think that as a culture, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re ready for a major overhaul,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d says Carrboro\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Tim Peck. 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