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Crafts
Jim McDowell, known to many simply as “the Black Potter,” is a ceramicist who specializes in stoneware face jugs.
The villages of the Erzgebirge were first and foremost mining villages, until the mines went dry.
An interview with Armenian lacemaker Armine Poghosyan
Historically, craft education through schools or apprenticeships has sought to pass along techniques and skills to new learners.
Weavers around the world have cultivated the indigo plant, extracting the brilliant blue dye from its leaves.
What will safe and adaptive spaces and events look like in the craft economy moving forward?
Like protesters, makers also discuss and narrate how to re-envision an anti-racist society.
Folklife Magazine explores how culture shapes our lives. We publish stories about music, food, craft, language, celebrations, activism, and the individuals and communities who sustain these traditions.