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Artisan
Skilled craft worker who makes or creates things by hand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the type of worker. For the vocal harmony group, see Artisan (group). For the defunct media company, see Artisan Entertainment. For the publisher, see Artisan Books.
An artisan (from French: artisan, Italian: artigiano) is a skilled craft worker who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand. These objects may be functional or strictly decorative, for example furniture, decorative art, sculpture, clothing, food items, household items, and tools and mechanisms such as the handmade clockwork movement of a watchmaker. Artisans practice a craft and may through experience and aptitude reach the expressive levels of an artist.
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