Relations between art and craft have very different histories in the arts of East and West. Jin Morigami's bamboo basket, part of a large collection given to the Asian Art Museum by businessman Lloyd ...

Researchers in southern Spain recently discovered and examined the oldest evidence of basketry and sandals in Europe, revealing previously unknown details about hunter-gatherers and farming societies ...

Outsiders may see baskets as quickly produced souvenirs, but to the weavers, baskets are useful tools, family treasures and an expression of tribal love for the land and all it provides. Native ...

Ancient legend says the Tunica-Biloxi people emerged from a hole in the ground, guarded by two alligators. One alligator was red and brought the summer. The other was blue and brought the winter. The ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Beyond weaving baskets, the artists who visited Clark College on Sunday also know how to weave the old with the new. Joe Feddersen of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation showed art ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Jennifer Neptune (left, member of the Wabanaki tribe) and Gretchen Faulkner ...

The humble basket has come a long way in recent years. Twenty-first century artists have elevated the modest utilitarian implement to an art form of expressive resiliency. The Hunterdon Art Museum ...

Birds do it. Bees do it. We do it. Construct containers to hold stuff, that is. It seems instinctual. Witness Hold Everything, Storables and The Container Store. They like our obsession, big time.

Mary Giles' interest in basketry blossomed when she was a schoolteacher, explaining the basics of the craft to high schoolers in the 1970s. Over the past four decades, Giles helped move the boundaries ...