Handmade, The Handmade Project

02/23/2020

HANDMADE: hands from the present illuminating hands from the past...

A Fred Blystone Pic taken at Colonial Williamsburg Please understand that I am in no way claiming to be any sort of an expert in th...

02/07/2020

HANDMADE: or is it heartmade? 'The most important thing in life is to work hard but follow your heart. Don’t bring negative energy to yourself, so that you can live however you want.' HANDMADE with the HEART...

The 76-year-old Japanese quilt artist Yoshiko Jinzenji bought a 4,300-square-feet plot of land up Mount Hiei in Kyoto 8 years ago to build a house for herself. “The whole house is an integrated kitchen with a small bathroom. I want… Continue Reading Yoshiko Jinzenji: 76-Year-Old Japanese Quilt A...

10/21/2019

HANDMADE: Bead by bead, stitch by stitch, color upon color -- the sound suits of artist/dance Nick Cave address what we see without judgment.

'I don’t ever see the sound suits as fun. They are really coming from a very dark place. The sound suits hide gender, race, class. They force you to look at the work without judgement.'

Art21 is a celebrated global leader in presenting thought-provoking and sophisticated content about contemporary art, and the go-to place to learn first-hand from the artists of our time. A nonprofit organization, Art21’s mission is to inspire a more creative world through the works and words of c...

10/14/2019

HANDMADE: Hand-painted and formed by the women of Matobo in South Zimbabwe. Small. Ecological. Deeply personal. Exquisitely beautiful. What are you doing to live simpler and beautifully with your own hands and ways?

Huts designed by the women of Matobo in the Matabeleland South province of Zimbabwe

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08/14/2019

HANDMADE: traditions passed from hand to hand...

07/18/2019

HANDMADE: One good thing leads to another hand by hand...

How I found this gem is a story of how one good thing leads to another. In a recent blog post, I spoke with Afshan Khan about her and her sister, Drakshan’s heartwarming work with women in the Multan region of Pakistan. They do gorgeous embroidery under the brand name Purple Impression, based in ....

06/29/2019

HANDMADE: every little piece made by the hand...

On the outskirts of Chartres in the mid-1900s, self-taught artist Raymond Isidore covered nearly every surface of his small home with glittering mosaics.

06/18/2019

HANDMADE: the traditions of Lesage tweeds -- individualized weavings for each piece...

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06/18/2019

HANDMADE: complex weaving techniques from Bhutan...

Words by Emily Lush, Photos by TripToes , Videos by Red Lantern Journeys & Global Vision Movie Bhutan is renowned for its silk-on-silk textiles that carry sophisticated, embroidery-like patterns. Working on backstrap looms, weavers use a pick-up technique to create designs which are worn b

06/18/2019

HANDMADE: traditional tassels...

Behind the curtain at Les Passementeries de L’île de France