John Larkum leans over a slab of slate, striking a metal chisel with a brass-capped mallet. Tinny pings ring out as he sinks his tool into the soft, inky stone. Larkum is painstakingly creating ...

ERIKA: HERE IN LOWELL, THIS FORMER TEXTILE MILL IS HOME TO DOZENS OF ARTIST STUDIOS. IT'S WHERE JOHN WELCH WORKS ALOAN IN AN AIRY WORKSHOP. JOHN FRANCIS DESIGNS ISIS H CREATION AND HIS PASSION. >> ...

For you and me, an apple is just an apple, and a tomato… you get the logic. But for Japanese artist Tomoko Sato, they’re blank canvases ready to be filled with delicate art. You see, Tomoko visited ...

Perhaps because it neighbours the ancient civilisation of Gandhara, traditional wood-carving is still popular in Rawalpindi, where craftsmen prefer hand-carved wooden products. However many machines ...

Growing up in the bush had a lifelong effect on Allan Lane who has had an affinity with wood since childhood. Deloraine's Allan Lane started his wood-carving career in 1943 after starting a carpentry ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Artist Ra Paulette has spent decades hand-carving intricate caves, shrines, and caverns in the sandstone hills near Ojo Caliente, New Mexico. A ...

The smell of freshly carved wood is in the air at the New Village Recreation Center in Centereach. At a long table, men and women are working with short, sharp knives. Their art varies from a decoy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover upmarket jewelry, timepieces & ethical, sustainable jewelry. Angela Kroeger’s family background helped her find her way as ...