Jewelries have been an all time favorite for women across all countries and cultures. A survey shows that, apart from gold or platinum metal, women are mostly enticed with black and white jewelry. Black & white jewelry is a mix of purity and mystery. This mix of color is so...
Pottery making is by far the most popular folk art form in Mexico today with deep roots in the history and culture of this Central American nation. Archaeologists have found coarse pottery shards in Central Mexico, dating from as far back as 2300 B.C. The current international craze for handicraft...
Native American pottery is an art form with at least a 7500-year history in the Americas.Pottery is fired ceramics with clay as a component. The usage of ceramics started for utilitarian cooking vessels, serving and storage vessels, and gradually the craft developed and extended its creation towards the making of funerary urns, vases,...
There are so many types of handicraft in our global village. Amongst all, wooden handcrafters have crafted all sorts of things and the most number of things so far. Name it and you get it. Starting from the daily utilitarian items to the most uncommon time consuming decorative ones, wooden...
There is something very interesting about Mexican pottery. As a big fan of Mexican pottery since my college days, I have admired and collected Mexican potteries because of its versatile colors, color schemes, shapes, paintings and murals. Though I have collected handmade vases and pots across the globe from various...
We all have love of handicrafts. The handicraft industry is big and wide and out of it each of us have special liking about certain handicrafts. Today, we will talk about a unique handicraft genre, the elephants. Whenever we talk of elephants, India is the country that comes to our mind....
Cushion covers refer to the slips that are used as protective and decorative coverings. These are one of the most common soft furnishings that can be found in every household. They are a significant constituent of exquisite home furnishings of the decor and are synonyms of comfort and elegance. The...
Black is beautiful. It is one such color that will never let you down. Black is charismatic, mystical and personified. An occasion dressed in black talks a thousand things about your fashion senses. So, what are the ways of dressing in black? While the most common answer could be: get yourself...
Who amongst us doesn’t love shopping? But still, to logically assure ourselves of this pleasure we need a reason for it. And now the reason you might just think aloud is- here comes summer! Whatever reasoning you have in your mind for now, anything is great in the collection we...
If you love pottery, you can never avoid Mexican pottery from your collection list! Mexican pottery is rich in art, craft and color and this vibrant combination art, craft and color date back thousands of years before Pre-Columbian period when ceramic arts and pottery crafts developed with the first advanced civilizations and cultures of Mesoamerica. [caption...
