Colonial Bindery

"You who long for my little books to be with you everywhere and want to have companions for a long journey, buy these ones which parchment confines within small pages: give your scroll-cases to the great authors - one hand can hold me. So that you are not ignorant of where I am on sale, and don't wander aimlessly through the whole city, I will be your guide and you will be certain: look for Secundus, the freedman of learned Lucensis, behind the threshold of the Temple of Peace and the Forum of Pallas."

-Martial, First Century AD
His testament in praise of the new Roman invention, the Book.

Ten Wonderful Things About Craftwork
1. Take seemingly unrelated raw materials and create order and beauty from chaos
2. Anyone can do it. Just need equal parts patience, curiosity, organization, vision
3. Craftspeople innovate, improvise, invent
4. Crafting fosters a lifetime of creativity
5. You learn to overcome obstacles and mistakes
6. Teach your craft and know the joy of inspiring others by passing it on to them
7. Return a finished project and know the joy of pleasing another
8. Always personally and spiritually fulfilling
9. Study your craft's history, be part of its present, and preserve its future
10. When you're finished you get to sit back, admire your work, smile, and say "I did a great job."