where's the THRILL in craft?

I've been asking myself the question "what is thrill". But, the only
way to work that out is to ask "what do people find thrilling?"; an
anecdotal rather than scientific approach. So here I am, asking the
same question in the crafts scene.

After a little searching, I came up with the following interesting
quotes from articles in the group:

"I'm in this because of the enjoyment of creating art, and every time
someone buys one of my pieces as such, I get a thrill second only to
sex"

"The thrill was in producing something by your own ingenuity"

"What a thrill to see your quilts hanging and having people look at
them"

"many designs of mine that have been published, it's still an absolute
thrill when I see another one come out!"

"since Back Stitch is always done last, the thrill of discovery is
gone. We already know what it looks like, so we want to get on to the
next creative thrill"

"For me, the thrill is losing myself in the process."


All very interesting, but what is it about craft that thrills YOU?
The challenge, publicly displaying new work, being the best,
socialising? You tell me!

I'm a researcher in England and I'd really like to know about your
craft related thrills. I'm currently conducting interviews with people
about their personal experiences on the web-site www.chromo11.com

If you've got something to say on the subject, please visit the site
and take an interview. You'll find a set of short, but carefully
crafted questions that you can download and answer at your leisure;
you'll also be able to read more about the project.

Thanks

Brendan
email: thrill@chromo11[dot]com
web: www.chromo11.com