Craftsmanship Quarterly: Latest Stories

In an era of chronic drought, could desert crops become the new sustainable dinner?

By CHRISTOPHER D. COOK

Unlike most Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, many Native American tribes located in the Southwest have retained their ancestral homelands…

BY ROSEMARY DIAZ and DANIEL GIBSON

New England’s fabled (and much valued) lobstering industry is struggling with all kinds of challenges: an aging workforce, lobster catches…

By BEN SPEGGEN

Pandemic, political strife, poverty, war. In times of extreme upheaval—global or personal—can the act of art-making ease suffering and strengthen…

Written by MELINDA MISURACA Narrated by LINDSAY SCHERBARTH

Meet Jack Mauch, the newest member of our growing family of “Craftsmanship’s Young Turks.” At age 32, Mauch is already…

Written by Natalie Jones Narrated by Natalie Jones

Throughout history vintners used clay vessels to age their wine, until the French discovered the marvels of the oak barrel.…

Written by TIMOTHY TEICHGRAEBER Narrated by CHRIS EGUSA

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Pandemic, political strife, poverty, war. In times of extreme upheaval—global or personal—can the act of art-making ease suffering and strengthen…

Written by MELINDA MISURACA

“A rising tide doesn’t raise people who don’t have a boat. We have to build the boat for them. We…

Written by RUTH ALDEN WICKER

In Appalachian Ohio, craftsmanship is a vital piece of the growing support system for recovery—philosophically, economically, and on a very…

Written by JACK SHULER
Photography by ANDREW FEIGHT

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