Resources for Toy and Puppet Theatres
...also: Miniature paper theaters of Martin Englebrecht Colored Toy Theatre Print The Waterman, PDF downloadable files “Dramas to Cut, Color, and Produce,” by Silviane Gold (The New York Times, Nov....
The History of Gold Leaf
...an adhesive. Late 14th-century Italian goldbeaters could obtain 145 leaves, similar in size to modern leaf, from a Venetian ducat (about 3.5 grams). The thickness of such a leaf can...
Having trouble finding quality noir film titles? Curious to learn more? We’ve got you covered
...classic movie DVD, you can try any of the five sites below, which offer great restored films of high quality. All of them offer Manufactured-on-Demand old film noir titles online for purchase. ...
Food Shift
...crops…It’s not just about the crops, but a whole systems approach.” A Note on Sources and Further Reading Gary Nabhan offers more information about his farm and training opportunities on...
The Value of Time
...to make. The work is fussy, and it takes some training. But not an inordinate amount, because virtually every quartz watch is produced on an assembly line these days. “Even...
The Perfect Pen
...writing style. Photo courtesy of Classic Fountain Pens (nibs.com) To most fountain pen experts, nothing compares to a vintage pen like this old Montblanc. For proof, try testing a vintage...
The Re-Bundled Worker
...own wits, unassisted by the crutches of government or big industry. Now that our institutions are cutting back their systems of training, employee support, and basic compensation, we may just...
The Initiative
...(which operates as a non-profit) is our multimedia digital magazine, Craftsmanship, which offers most features free of charge, and free of ads. The magazine includes podcasts, films, photo galleries, and...
The Vegetable Detective
...use for irrigation. So they have allowed the practice for decades. Just recently, however, community members have begun asking about chemicals and other elusive toxins that the agency has never...
Portugal’s Azulejo Detectives
...practice it. He spends his days poring through photographs, primary sources such as receipts and letters, illustrations, and various books to find any evidence of tiles that look similar to...
The West’s Rural Visionary
...dredge-mining—a far more efficient but destructive practice. By 1939, five large dredges were operating in Grant County, more than in any other region in the state. In a single day,...
Resources on Independent Perfume & Perfumery
...books and upcoming workshop announcements. Yosh Han offers her signature scents online, plus information about her scent-related ceremonies and intuitive readings. Bruno Fazzolari’s perfumes are sold on his website. Likewise,...
Carving in Stone: Where to Go for Sculpting Classes
...CA For nearly a hundred years, this private art academy has been offering classes and full degrees in fine arts and crafts, including sculpture. Courses are offered in-person and online...
Can Pátzcuaro and Surrounding Colonial Crafts Towns Survive Modern Mexico?
...up. While most Michoacan artisans don’t use, or have access to, the Internet, Lopez does. His wicker animals and furniture are available through his website, tzumindi.com. Sanabria: embroidery eófila Servin...
The Intelligent Hand
...about six minutes, which you can see below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnkJscZ8t_8 Somewhat like us, as the stewards of The Craftsmanship Initiative, Marchand sees grave danger in how quickly modern technology has made...
Marble’s Mountain Workshop
...achieve when I look at it.” https://www.youtube.com/shorts/repmMwRnpIg At the symposium, Suzuki focuses on a sweeping curve as I watch him run an electric sanding wheel over his piece of stone....
Paula Wolfert and the Clay Pot Mystique
...Barbara Wilde’s online store. Although located in France, Wilde offers international shipments of Beltrando’s daubières, poêlons, mortars, and other clay pots. One of Wolfert’s favorite sources for flameware is Clay...
The Vegetable Detective, Take Two
...which range from new online sites to old, mainstream publications. As is frequently the case, the media got hungry for a contrary storyline. The first to find one was Vox...
Venice and the High Art of the Mask
...has slowly broadened its scope—by selling online, for example, or furnishing masks for films and shows. Other artisans are following similar paths. This Zanni mask, which Belloni made in papier-mâché,...
Soul Food Gets the Vegan Treatment
...by the Vegetarian Resource Group, and a 2020 Gallup poll, showed similar trends. Veganism among Black Americans is also experiencing a growing presence online thanks to social media influencers like...
Of Dahlias, Devoted Growers, and their High-Stakes Competitions
...is not part of the genus’ genetic makeup. But dahlias come in almost every other color and form, with 200 or so new varieties coming online every year. Swan Island...
The wide, rich, argumentative world of Internet shaving forums—and the experts and vendors who feed them
...on women shavers. Straight Razor Place – knowledgeable forum leaders, with discussions about much more than straight razors. Sharpologist.com– an on-line magazine/review of shaving and grooming topics published by Mark...
Melanie Eversley
...number of places ranging from Selma, Alabama to the U.S. Capitol. Eversley also covered Washington for the Detroit Free Press. She has written for BET.com, NBC News online, and The...
The Art of Making Norwegian Yarn
...one side that catches your eye immediately when you enter, all salvaged from the shoddy mill she owned for several decades in Kristiansand. There are wooden tools and stocking forms...
Vaquero Horse Training Resources
...these three titles: The Legendary California Hackamore & Stock Horse, by Bobby Ingersoll The Art of Hackamore Training: A Time-Honored Step in the Bridle Horse Tradition, by Al Dunning and...
Berea College Students Craft a Bright Future, Tuition-Free
As U.S. student debt balloons to $1.75 trillion nationally, calls for loan forgiveness and low-cost or free college tuition programs are getting louder. Sound impossible? Kentucky’s Berea College has been...
An Inside Peek into Small Farm Life
...in their fiber, and so I work very hard to make sure their lives are as stress-free as possible. Weak fibers will make weak textiles — the reputation of the...
Compost and Nitrogen: Heroic Partners or Sneaky Collaborators in Pollution?
...to those that are chemically fertilized? Arduous internet search turned up only two such studies, both from Europe, unsurprisingly, since that is where biological agriculture garners more respect. In the...
Crafting a Snow-Covered Castle: The Modern Snow Globe Maker
...you started and how did you learn the craft? It all started with a search for an idea: What I could do to be happy? In 2013, I wasn’t able...
The New Sign Painters
...like a rocket; the logo became famous when the restaurant offered free tacos for life to anyone who had the logo tattooed larger than four inches on his or her...
Summer Workshops for the Aspiring Artisan
...campus accommodations also available. By car, 15 minutes from Aspen, 4 hours from Denver. By air, free shuttle from Aspen airport, van service from Denver airport. . Website: Anderson Ranch...
Portugal’s Path to Breaking Drug Addiction
...for the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. graphic courtesy of The Drug Policy Alliance (www.drugpolicy.org/portugal). “Suddenly almost a million soldiers and settlers came back to the mainland,...
Mail order gelato?
...comes to his gelato journey (six open-heart surgeries) but his inspiration has led him to produce four high protein flavors using rBST-free skim milk and cream, rBST-free milk proteins, organic...
Tomorrow’s Lobsterman
...lines can entangle whales). Another requires lobster traps to include ropes with so-called weak points, so an entangled whale could break free. To a lobsterman, all of this means fewer...
Keepers of Indigenous Tradition
...the region, Hewett began to provide free studio space for artists within the Palace of the Governors, and to display their work. He then went back to the legislature and...
The Value of Handmade Gold Leaf
...Still, there is at least one tangible way to measure authenticity: How much does the practice adhere to old traditions? Byzantine goldbeaters would certainly recognize Menegazzo’s methods; only a few...
San Francisco’s “Last Black Calligrapher” Invites You to Go Deeper
...muscle memory from years of practice allows Saxony to work in the “flow” of a contemplative state. “My practice has taken root in the understanding and conveying of emotion,” he...
What do you do with a meteorite? Make a knife…
...Northwest in search of animal furs and other goods). Yet meteorites have often fallen in various areas of the west, most prolifically in an area of Argentina called Campo del...
Partners
...through its flagship Music Residency program. The Crucible, an arts education organization based in Oakland, Calif., encourages the collaboration of arts, industry, and community. Through training people in both fine...
Water & Climate Change: Suggested Resources
...Home base for research and tools related to holistic land practices as well as the international network of training hubs. One current project is a “Consumer Revolution” that enables people...
One Night at the Fixit Clinic with Peter Mui
...materials, processes, and services.” Before Covid struck, Mui hosted the FixIt Clinics in public libraries. “When they closed, we migrated online,” he said. “The hypothesis was, ‘Can we actually affect...
How Does a Truly Communal Coffee Shop Survive?
...coffee shops,” Areli says, the couple immediately saw a problem. So they reached out to networks representing people of color. “We said, ‘No experience is necessary; we’ll teach you everything...
Film’s New Generation of Experimentalists
...of its infancy. “Film was immediately sucked up into existing media and pressed into the service of other arts and industries,” Schaller says. “But with its collapse as a commercial...
Barry Yeoman
...world, from a coastline in India where industrialization threatens traditional fishing families to a training ground in North Carolina for private soldiers on secret missions. His work has appeared in...
On Cuba: Resources below the radar
Horns to Havana supports musicians in Cuba by providing instruments for students, training in instrument repair and musical exchanges among musicians and instrument repair professionals. PlazaCuba has been organizing cultural...
Sustainable Fashion, Hands-On Education: a Fibershed Gala
...through the practice of mending. Designer Ashley Eva Brock guided attendees through the process of creative mending in her workshop, “Visible Mending: Layering Local Fibers onto Loved Clothes.” The art...
The Evolution of the Paracho Guitar
...12th fret was off by 3 millimeters,” says Fernandez. Guitar making is never a free-form art; every maker follows precise measurements. In northern Europe, they use plans, and in Spain...
A Crucible for Tomorrow’s Trades
...Crucible, training tomorrow’s handymen, and handywomen. To that end, Susan Mernit, The Crucible’s executive director, says her team focuses on three priorities: first, developing accredited trades people for all those...
Mending: An Ancient Craft for Modern Times
...crisis, every aspect of the fast-fashion machine from labor practice to clothing donation is increasingly under scrutiny. Could this be mending’s big moment? “In a society where we throw away...
Douglas Cruickshank
...photographer for more than four decades, a columnist and editor for Salon.com, and has edited numerous books. He was also the co-founder and editor of The Fessenden Review, the noisiest...
