Crafts

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Token of Appreciation

A grateful Pomo Indian's gift to a friend exemplifies the brightest form of Native American artistry

"Olmec butterfly" rug by Isaac Vasquez of Oaxaca

Dream Weavers

In the Mexican village of Teotitlán, gifted artisans create a future from bright hand-loomed rugs

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Folk Art Jubilee

Self-taught artists and their fans mingle each fall at Alabama's up close and personal Kentuck Festival

"People often use the word tedious to describe my work," says Breitman, "but I find it meditative." Maple was based on family photographs.

Fabricating Art

Laura Breitman fashions photo-realist collages out of whole cloth

A Model Son

Chesapeake Bay's maritime history comes alive in miniature wood carvings by a Maryland craftsman

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Renaissance of the Longrifle

In masterpieces of metal and wood, modern craftsmen revive a straight-shooting icon of the old frontier

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Fired with Finesse

In North Carolina, artisans drawing on tradition and looking to the future are creating a hot market for pottery

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Masters of American Craft

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Hands-on Toys

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I Owe Them a Lot; They Taught Me the Love of Work

From boilermaking to fixing up an angel's wing, Les Compagnons hone marketable skills in a medieval brotherhood brought up to date

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