Art & Craft News explores miniature scale art through a deceptively simple question: how large can a miniature become before it stops being a miniature? We usually imagine miniature art […]
Vintage Textile Aesthetic in Contemporary Handmade Art
Art & Craft News explores vintage textile aesthetic as a visual language in contemporary handmade, where the attraction of an object often comes from the feeling that it already carries […]
Sashiko Embroidery: The Japanese Art of the Simple Stitch
Art & Craft News explores sashiko embroidery as a Japanese textile tradition in which apparent simplicity carries centuries of practical knowledge, cultural meaning, and visual refinement. At first glance, sashiko […]
Ideas from Nature: Natural Materials in Miniatures and Creative Inspiration
Art & Craft News explores natural materials in miniatures through a creative approach in which inspiration begins not at the worktable but through direct observation of nature. A walk through […]
Natural Materials in Handmade: When Nature Becomes a Creative Partner
Art & Craft News explores natural materials in handmade as a creative approach in which the maker does not simply impose a predetermined form on wood, wool, clay, moss, or […]
Quiet Evening Lace Shawl Knitting Pattern by Venera Sharipova
Art & Craft News explores the lace shawl knitting pattern Quiet Evening by designer Venera Sharipova, known as @Veneraknitdesign, and the particular sense of calm that can emerge through knitting. […]
TOP 100 Handmade Crafts 2025: Creativity, Skill and Inspiration
Art & Craft News explores handmade crafts 2025 through its annual TOP 100 CRAFTS selection, a curated celebration of makers, ideas, craftsmanship, experimentation, and the continuing evolution of applied art. […]
Love You to the Moon and Back Cross Stitch Pattern by Daria Rakova
Art & Craft News explores the cross stitch pattern Love You to the Moon and Back by Daria Rakova, a compact embroidery project designed around a familiar phrase associated with […]
Nature Inspired Sculpture: When Wind, Rain and Time Become Co-Authors
Art & Craft News explores nature inspired sculpture through an idea that challenges the familiar notion of an artwork as something complete and fixed at the moment the artist puts […]
Traditional Crafts and Handmade Trends for 2026
Art & Craft News explores why traditional crafts are becoming a major handmade trend for 2026, shaped by nostalgia, authenticity, and renewed interest in meaningful objects. The article connects this […]