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Crafts

The first house float in the Krewe of Red Beans' Hire a Mardi Artist program is "The Night Tripper."

With No Parade This Year, New Orleans Is Festooned With Mardi Gras 'House Floats'

They’re uplifting spirits and local artists alike.

Victoria Stapley-Brown January 27, 2021

Peek Inside NYC’s Iconic Rubber Stamp Shop

<em>Karakuri</em> dolls have been an ornate element of Japanese craftsmanship since the Edo period.

What It’s Like to Build a Traditional Japanese Automaton From Scratch

All you need is a good imagination. And a whole lot of patience.

Isaac Schultz June 4, 2020

The four-way staircase.

Musee du Compagnonnage

This museum preserves over-the-top masterpieces that once qualified artisans for membership into a medieval guild.

Video • Wonder From Home

Show & Tell: The Tenacious Tendrils of Ithaca’s Gourdlandia

Twelve-year-old Ryker from Camden, South Carolina, traded stones for clay, paper, and foam.

Stay Home and Build Miniature Monuments, From Stonehenge to Giza

Who needs stones when you have marshmallows or foam?

Jessica Leigh Hester April 21, 2020

If you're at home, sit down for a cup of tea with Joyce Chen.

Hobbies to Hone While Hunkering Down, With Help From Public TV

Learn to draw, craft up a storm, or boogie like it's 1979.

Jessica Leigh Hester April 16, 2020

The gigantic rolled carpet.

Baku, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum

A unique museum dedicated to culture and artistry of carpet weaving.

Many people don't know that classical statues were once painted with bright colors. The Acropolis Museum designed a game to help children imagine what they looked like.

10 Cultural Craft Projects to Calm Your Cooped-Up Kids

Museums around the world have created new ways to play from home.

Claire Voon April 1, 2020

Each embroidered work is three inches square.

An Artist Immortalizes Hong Kong's Neon Signs, One Stitch at a Time

Percy Lam uses embroidery to preserve an art form that's hanging by a thread.

Claire Voon March 13, 2020

The bizarre ceramic jar from 1888 is on view in the Met's newly renovated British Galleries.

objects of intrigue

This British Bird Is Watchful, Whimsical, and Very Victorian

The 19th-century ceramic work by London's quirky Martin Brothers is now smirking at museum-goers in NYC.

Catherine Zuckerman March 9, 2020

Eegeesiak Shoo holds up his carving of a walrus in Makigiarvik jail.

The Incarcerated Inuit Artists Who Carve to Support Their Families

In the frigid city of Iqaluit, Canada, a men's jail has become an unlikely part of the art market.

Jennifer Bain March 3, 2020

Owaraji (Giant Straw Sandals)

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

The mango button lock opens only when you turn the key after pressing a hidden button.

The Devilishly Difficult Locks of Dindigul

These unique handcrafted mechanisms are designed to protect homes, confound cashiers, and outthink thieves.

Kamala Thiagarajan February 21, 2020

Guillermo del Toro after winning an Academy Award for 'The Shape of Water'

Reynosa, Mexico

Piñatería Ramírez

Traditional craftwork and modern pop culture merge in this piñata workshop.

Jean Strazzeri, one of the last traditional glovemakers in France, pictured in his Grenoble workshop.

The Delicate Art of Glove-Making Lives On in the French Alps

“I could have retired long ago, but I don’t want this profession to die with me."

Sukhada Tatke January 21, 2020

At this Gullah Geechee home on Daufuskie Island, South Carolina, painted doors and shutters keep out evil spirits called "haints."

What the Color 'Haint Blue' Means to the Descendants of Enslaved Africans

In the Lowcountry, the unique shade is both protective talisman and source of unspeakable suffering.

Shoshi Parks January 14, 2020

The workshop.

San Agustín Etla, Mexico

Taller Arte Papel (Paper Art Workshop)

This art center located in a former hydroelectric plant uses native plants to create paper for kites, bags, jewelry, and more.