Vision of Artefact Publishing

The following is Jamie's vision for Artefact Publishing.

My vision of Artefact Publishing is the gathering of passionate friends to create and publish works that interest, move or inspire us. It is both a conversation and a productive activity, and as such values production as highly as product, values the people who create as highly as that which they create.

Each element of this vision is important:

• Friends are the important people in my life. When I wish to do something with other people, I think first of my friends. I do not believe there is value in treating any aspect of my life as wholly separate from what is core to my life. Therefore, the people that I work with should be those who come from, or become a part of, my community. This is not an exclusionary principle, but a statement of Artefact's grounding in something broader than the specific activity of publishing.
• The essence of gathering is coming together, to purposely be with others. This sharing of an arising experience relies on communication (verbal or otherwise), whether it is done in person or from afar.
• Artefact is the antithesis of work. It derives from the passion of all those involved. It is engaged in for its own sake. It is chosen willingly and knowingly, in its entirety.
• Implicit in the idea of creation is an intimate relationship between creator and created, in which each influences the other. The creator's mark is a fundamental part of a creation and it is to be celebrated.
• Artefact is not specifically a book publisher or an electronic publisher or a music publisher. It is those involved in Artefact who determine the medium and nature of a work.