Wooden tools from the deep human past tend to be about the same size. They’re made to fit comfortably in the hand, and archaeologists have found enough examples to recognize that pattern. A site in ...

Eggert reads widely for inspiration and, after extensive research and contemplation, she carefully selects a word or phrase ...

A comprehensive study of Mycenaean gold working opens the doors to the goldsmith’s workshop of 3500 years ago. Researchers analyzed 165 gold objects from tholos (beehive) tombs near the Bay of Volos ...

Almost 2,000 years ago, the ancient Roman city of Pompeii was buried by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Just over a ...

In the history of modern art, certain figures resist easy placement within the established categories of European art movements. Maltese sculptor Josef Kalleya (1898-1998) is one such figure: a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It's been said that tools are what separates humanity from the animals. Our ability to manipulate our environment and to create objects which ...

In this woodworking project video, I demonstrate how to carve a wooden spoon, detailing the wood selection and tools used.

The self-taught artist who transformed salvaged wood into towering abstract sculptures gained international recognition late in life. Thaddeus Mosley, a self-taught American sculptor renowned for ...

It is unclear at first what we are seeing in the black-and-white photo of textured planes shot through by three rough diagonals joined by staggered, irregular verticals. Then this bold composition ...