Daniel D. Jones, Cary, NC
My wife and I started working in leather crafts in the town of Tullahoma, TN, in 1973. First, it was a hobby, and then grew into a business with the establishment of our first store, Highland Handicrafts. That was followed by Leather 'n' Things, which was recognized by the Tennessee Arts Commission.
Several shows in the Southeast awarded prizes for our designs of handbags and hats, a few shows more than once.
A sabbatical… of sorts
For the following 29 years, I worked at various jobs in the Information Technology arena, from computer operations to technology architecture. As with my craft, I threw myself into the effort, and my creative efforts were almost entirely consumed in getting the best from computers and technology teams. Retirement returned the time for me to devote to my more artistic efforts, and thus my third Craft company is now formed, as Daniel D. Jones Company of Cary, North Carolina, or on-line at http://DDJLeather.com and http://DDJLeather.Etsy.com.
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I ardently believe these things …
- Shortcuts are for footpaths, not for processes.
- The quality of a product reflects directly on the values of the producer.
- The quality of each human interaction reflects directly on the character of the actor.
- Items are valuable only if they perform as expected and they last.
- No business transaction is successful unless both the seller and the buyer are satisfied with the product exchanged, and the value received.
