Are you a handicraft admirer and an eager collector as well? Then your house must be featuring them right from the shoe rack to the bedroom closet. While it is very common to have a handmade or hand stitched cushion cover or a wall hanging, it is sometime very difficult...
Nicaraguan pottery is a product of a profound cultural heritage. Scholars consider these ornately decorated potteries to have been the most valuable commodity during the pre-Columbian times. Most of the beautiful pieces of Nicaraguan pottery are hand-crafted by artisans from the San Juan de Oriente, Nicaragua, a village with a long...
So, what’s on your festive shopping list? Jewelries are the must there, if I am not wrong, what should you gift your friends and peers? What should you gift your mom and your daughter? Jewelry is often the best answer to all these confusions. The love for jewelry in woman...
India is the land of handicraft and India is also the land of elephants! Wondering what is the connection between these two? Well, here is the answer. Indian handicraft industry produces most diversified and unique crafts. And unique animal sculptures are also a rare theme in the handicraft industry. This...
Elephants have always carried some symbolical meaning along with it. That is why artisans across the world have depicted elephant in their works. Elephants have been the subject of various cultural depictions in mythology, symbolism and popular culture. They are both revered in religion and respected for their prowess in war. [caption id="attachment_12465"...
China is a much diversified country. At the age of technology while it is excelling in the glossy looking glitzy machine made products, on the other side their artisans and craftsmen are busy crafting handmade products too! China is a hub of handicraft product and they are using many different...
Fed up with the machine made things across the globe? Yes! If you are an art devotee then hand crafted goods are often a beautiful relief. A handicraft lover knows that handicraft has encompassed every little piece in our lives. The things that we use daily or the things that...
Traditional handicrafts have always enthralled people across the globe. And truly, the handicrafts products of each country reflect its rich culture and tradition. Today, traditional handicrafts have reached every nook and corner of the world. Gifting handicraft items give joy to both the giver as well as the receiver. Without...
Carving was the first and foremost art that human civilization had adapted and developed on from time to time. There are certain interesting facts about carving. Sculptures of human figurines and carvings of motifs have been common worldwide among artisans of several nations. But animal sculptures are very less carved...
Ages before, framing of art in various forms had been the greatest wall engagement device. Today, when the world is obsessed with minimalistic neat walls, there is only place for the best framed art work, especially from the handicraft industry. Walls have always been the open canvas of display art....
