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""After all, what does it mean to create something-be it a human or a sweater?"" How do we define creativity? Is creativity about what we make? Is it our approach to life? Or is it about where we go to find the necessary spark within ourselves to build something new in the world? In this intimate account of one woman's search to understand the art of making, Sarah Austin Casson embarks on a journey around the world to explore how creativity shapes the way we live and how we connect with one another. From sashiko stitching workshops in snowy Kyoto and sea foraging with the ama in coastal Japan to evening knitting circles in Denmark and seaweed harvesting and sewing workshops in California, Sarah's adventures through the world's many creative practices take on new depth when her body begins making something of its own: a baby. Through her firsthand experiences of the power of community, womanhood, and motherhood, Sarah reveals the joys and frustrations to be found in creativity everywhere. Making a Life: Things That Matter and How We Create Them is a triumphant celebration of the human need to make and how essential that making is along every life path.

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Sarah Austin Casson is an environmental anthropologist, a job that has brought her all over the world. She has worked with farmers, wilderness rangers, policymakers, scientists, and a bunch more people to look at some of our gnarliest problems: climate change, collapsed prehistoric societies, wilderness conservation, and others. She's interested in how we interact with one another and the natural environment, how we conceptualize our worlds, and what it means to exist in the nuances our world demands. Numerous grants and awards have funded Sarah's work. These include the Yale Law School's Global Justice Fellowship, Tropical Resources Institute Endowment Fellowship, Council on Southeast Asia Studies Research Grant, Carpenter-Sperry Research Fund, Charles Kao Research Fund, and many others. Her writing has been published in many trade and academic locations. Sarah is an associate member of the Society of Environmental Journalists and a Fellow of the International League of Conservation Writers. She studied at Grinnell College (BA Anthropology) and Yale University School of the Environment (MESc).Her other books include How to Start Running (and Enjoy It), How to Do Breathwork (And Enjoy It), and Good Nonsense: A Body in Motion and A Mind at Play.She's climbed volcanoes, summited mountains, dived deep into the oceans, and traversed jungles. You'll find her eating delicious food in dense cities and goofing around in remote wildernesses. She can be found online at: SarahAustinCasson.com

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