The Japanese have a term for what we as human beings search for in life and it’s called Ikigai, or…
Apprentice Valerie Edwards (left) has been learning to make Yamani Maidu burden basketry from master artist Shewaya Peck (right). Burden…
Connecting with like-minded makers both online and off The work of a craftsman is precise, detailed and focused. It can…
To say that Fiber Farmer Tammy White is a busy woman would be an understatement. And to only address her…
Sometime in the 1800s, long after the Persians had beaten back the Crusaders, the technique for making the mighty swords that won those battles was mysteriously lost. In the centuries that followed, Europe’s best metallurgists repeatedly tried to revive this craft, with no luck. Then, in the 1980s, a lone horseshoer in Florida named Al Pendray started tinkering with steel recipes. A Craftsmanship Mini-Documentary
For 15 years, the world’s folk art makers and enthusiasts have gathered, en masse, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to celebrate the possible when it comes to indigenous craftsmanship. This summer, in just three days, some 21,000 people spent $3.3 million to show that traditional artisans still matter. A Craftsmanship PHOTO ESSAY.
Amidst political discussion about expanding apprenticeships in the U.S., two contradictory realities persist. One is a changing landscape, in both school and work, that increasingly needs a sound apprenticeship system; the other is the refusal by many parents to understand why a formal apprenticeship might make more sense for their children—and their finances—than four years of college.
A country blacksmith rediscovers an ancient sword making technique that has eluded the world’s greatest metal scientists for centuries.
In our mini-doc, “India’s New Carpet Weavers,” visit some villages where hand-knotted carpets are made.
Turning a breakup into a joke isn’t easy. After a LOT of trial and error, Yannis Pappas ended up with…
Michelle Buteau goes transcontinental, with a hilarious take on how the Dutch use a blackface performer to celebrate Christmas. video…
