Craftsmanship Quarterly: Latest Stories
Winter 2021 - America’s Black Artisans and Innovators
A Home-Grown Social Entrepreneur
Since 2010, Kelly Carlisle has been breaking new ground—literally— for youngsters in East Oakland and beyond, using an urban farm to inspire them to engage with the world as curious citizens. “Part of my work,” she says, “is to make sure we expand their worldview.”
By WILL CALLAN
Featured Blog Posts
For Lifelong Artist Kimberly Camp, Art is Life
“There’s no retirement for an artist; it’s your way of living, so there’s no end to it.” ― Henry Moore…
Written by PHERALYN DOVE
Photography by VELVET McNEIL
Congressman John Lewis’ Artistic Side
This Sunday, Feb. 21st, is the late Congressman John Lewis’ first birthday since his death last year from cancer. He…
By MELANIE EVERSLEY
Can Japan’s Akiya Movement Rebuild Rural Communities?
While rural Japan may not be the first place one envisions as a production site for medieval and Renaissance-era instruments…
Story by KIMBERLY HUGHES
Photography by SOLVEIG BOERGEN
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Podcasts
The Architecture of Trust
With only a quick glance at today’s overheated political climate—the balkanized geography between red and blue states, the bombastic former…
Written by Michael Erard Narrated by Mitchell Greenberg
Women Who Embroider the Air
On a small island near Venice, the fine art of hand-sewn lace somehow remains alive. Our correspondent visits with the…
Written by Erla Zwingle Narrated by Nancy LeBrun
A Black Entrepreneur Finds Her ‘Vegan Soul’ — in Idaho
When Mae Gaines moved from Los Angeles, CA, to Idaho, she expected her life would be different. What she didn’t…
Written by Craftsmanship Editors Narrated by Terry Collins, Shakeema Smalls, Mae Gaines
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Videos
The Unique Rowing Methods of the Venetian Gondola
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A New Gondola is Welcomed into Venetian Waters
By Erla Zwingle
Josh Kornbluth: On the Short Intense Life of the Oboe Reed
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