The meaning of Lothal (a combination of Loth and (s) thal) in Gujarati is “the mound of the dead” The port city is believed to have been built in 2,200 BC. Lothal was a thriving trade centre in ancient times, with its trade of beads, gems and ornaments reaching West Asia and Af...
Born in 1970 in a West Bengal village, Paramesh is a self-taught artist who was seeped in a rich tradition of pottery and craft from an early age. His artistic journey began with creating clay sculptures of deities. Today, his works draw heavily from traditional Hindu iconography, featuring ...
Jomon and Yayoi ceramics of Japan. Kohyama has played a significant part in reviving the use of the traditional Japaneseanagamawood-firing kiln. He was the first potter in the area to build such a kiln since the Middle Ages. Using the distinctive Shigaraki clay and a wood-firing kiln, he...
Bronze holds a special meaning in Chinese culture. The Bronze Age, starting around 1,700 BC, has had profound impact on the development of the Chinese civilization. Even today, artistic bronzeware still impresses many people, and one particular craft
Growing up, my dad—a wood sculptor—would let me try and explore the craft under his careful guidance. In school, carving was part of our Grade 4 curriculum in Paete (the Carving Capital of the Philippines!) I decided to continue the legacy of my dad by getting into wood carving as ...
Dancers are at risk of sprains, strains, and other injuries due to the intense physical demands of their craft. Visual artists may experience eye strain or back pain from spending long hours hunched over their work. Another hazard that is often overlooked is mental health issues. The pressure ...
Messages such as ‘Staphylus was here’, 'Phileros is a eunuch!' and 'I screwed the barmaid' were written on walls in the Italian city of Pompeii and preserved when it was buried by volcanic ash. The word 'grafitti' comes from the Italian 'graffiato', meaning scratched. Classic Humor ...
Grethe Wittrock installation at the Fuller Craft Museum. Photo by Tom Grotta Mia Olsson’ssisal panels create still one more. Mia Olsson installation at the Diagnostic Center, University Hospital of Skåne (in Malmö) 2003-04. Photo by the artist. ...
We serve drinks and cook up a bit of our meat to give people a taste of our big BBQ event Wednesday. We talk to new Burners about the meaningp orft ygiftDinagre v sto b baert Rerairne2g,: 1ra...
the bright colours of the natural setting that surrounds the village. Through everyday activities, lessons in craft, folk stories and songs, the women weave a patchwork of Kam culture and reveal its hidden treasures in fibres, textiles, papermaking as well as ethnography, anthropology, and ...