Halloween or Day of the Dead? Costumes from the past.
When I was a kid, 50 years ago now, Halloween was a fun but strange time. I grew up in Brazil where All Saints Day…
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The Heart as a Symbol of Love
I was thinking about the heart shape, wondering how it became the symbol for love. Clearly, the physical heart must have inspired poetry, ballads, and… -
Artizan Kids: Handmade Gifts for Children
Surrounding a child with handmade products from an early age helps them make sense of the world, especially if they also learn how to stitch,… -
Harvest: handmade metal, ceramics, glass, textiles and gourds
Featured image: Lucuma Gallery Gourd Art It’s September, harvest time in the United States. I’ve been thinking of small family farms, big corporate farming, my…
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Goldin Fellowship, Creative Cities and Artizan Made
The Goldin Institute has two projects, both aimed at training community organizers at effectively creating change by amplifying assets that are already found there. The…
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Embroidery as Storytelling
We're featuring our Market Categories here on our blog to give them some context, some history... Embroidery is one of those vast categories as there… -
Interview with Embroidery Artist, Irina Novakovskaya, of Ukraine
Olena Vikarunova of FeltUA - Lviv, Ukraine white shawl By Olena Vinokurova Artizan Made member since February 2023 This is the first interview done by… -
Artizan ReMade – Focus on Fast Fashion
Featured image: Guerra de la Paz. Follow the Leader, 2009. Found patterned garments, wood, footwear and hardware, approx. 75 feet long by 7 feet tall. Courtesy of… -
Come to the Table – The Handmade Touch
Rituals The photo at the top is of my sister, Helen Faber (Biel), sitting at her birthday table in Brazil. I believe this was her… -
A Prayer for Peace – St. Francis of Assisi
St. Francis has long been one of my favorite figures represented in folk art. The little carving above came from Guatemala, given to me by… -
Wood as a Material: Sustainability and Solutions
Harvey Biel in new overalls. When I was in High School, I was the only girl to take the woodshop class. We had several family…