The Hands of a Maker James Penney lived through the lean years of the Depression, a time that seemed to shape how he looked at the things others cast aside. He had a way of seeing value in discarded objects, finding a second life for them through his hands. This instinct for recycling was not a performance; it was simply how he worked. He moved through the world with a quiet, unshakeable conviction, focusing on the craft of drawing and…