Guangdong embroidery has a history of more than 1,000 years, and—together with its counterparts in Jiangsu, Hunan, and Sichuan—is one of the four major schools of embroidery in China. But the ...

Rufina Bazlova is not afraid to surrender her art to activism. Born in Belarus, a former Soviet republic ruled by the authoritarian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko for 29 years now, Bazlova knows all too ...

When you meet artist Denise Allen or come to know her through her work, you will not leave empty-handed. You’ll come away with a story of your own to tell. You may even have a fuller heart. This ...

BROCKTON — In Ukraine, making folk art is an act of resistance. Suppressed or subverted during the Soviet era (1922-91), traditional practices such as egg-dyeing, ceramics, and embroidery are under ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Longtime Traditional Spanish Market artist Julia Gomez has become an international ambassador for New Mexico’s ...

Shanxi’s folk embroidery is known for its unique art, simple patterns, colors, compositions, and diverse, delicate needlework. The embroidery is mainly done by rural women and is most represented by ...

One mark of a good designer is the ability to find inspiration anywhere. In an epic Project Runway-esque challenge, the American Folk Art Museum tested the imaginations of 13 fashion designers, asking ...

The art of the traditional blouse with embroidery on the shoulder (called altiță) is an essential part of Romanian and Moldovan folk dress for men and women. The white blouse is handmade by women ...

A limestone sculpture called "Martha and Mary," based on the biblical story, was completed in the 1930s by noted self-taught sculptor William Edmonson. How it arrived at the American Folk Art Museum ...