craftsperson

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And at least one experienced craftsperson concentrated on the primary task: grinding red, purple, and gray chunks of ochre into a vibrant powder that could have been used as paint.

From Science Magazine

If Naka described bonsai in the utopian language of 1960s California, then Kimura, who often gave workshops in Europe, espoused a vision for bonsai that was as vivid, muscular and ego-driven as Modernist painting, recasting the master not as a craftsperson but as an auteur.

From New York Times

“I see him still as a mentor and a benchmark for what it is to be successful as a craftsperson making great paintings, trying to grow them better,” said Odita.

From New York Times

I’m sure you can hire some Old World craftsperson to conjure a pediment out of wood, but these days what everybody does is put up a lightweight polyurethane called Fypon.

From Washington Post

Said “Ma Rainey” director George C. Wolfe: “Glynn has a natural, effortless elegance to himself just as a human being. He’s such a brilliant craftsperson as an actor that you fall into his work. But it’s deep, powerful, complex and commanding. There’s an instant sense of trust that he has, which is extraordinary. He’s probably always had it as a young actor, but it’s become magnified with age.”

From Los Angeles Times