Japanese craft used and not just to be displayed and thus, the border between craft and art was not always very clear. Crafts were needed by all strata of society and became increasingly sophisticated in their design and execution. Craft had close ties to folk art, but developed into fine art as well as the concept of "wabi-sabi" aesthetics. Craftsmen and women therefore became artisans with increasing sophistication. However wares were not just produced for domestic consumption, but at some point items such as ceramics made by studio craft were produced for export and became an important pillar of the economy. Family
Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain are American television screenwriters and producers, mostly working together as partners. They have also written two young adult fiction novels together. Craft graduated from Columbia College in 1993. Craft is married to producer Adam Fierro and is the sister of writer Gretchen Rubin. Craft and Fain joined Mutant Enemy Productions in 2002, during the fourth season of Joss Whedon's "Angel". They penned 8 episodes of seasons 4 and 5 and served as the show's executive story editors during its fifth season. After "Angel" went off air in 2004, Craft and