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Glassblowing is an ancient craft that can be used to create a variety of wondrous objects, from the functional to the purely aesthetic.
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Seated in front of a searing furnace, Ghulam Sakhi Saifi teases forth sinews of molten blue glass — the guardian of an Afghan glassblowing...
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Keeping old traditions going and appreciating the art and craft is important and this holds true with metal smithing, as Digital Journal'sTim Sandl discovered.
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From a cobblestoned street in downtown Belgrade, the Sava perfumery has seen more than half a century sweep past without ceasing in its mission...
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In Syria’s capital, Mohammed Hallak blows through a long metal tube into billowing red-hot glass, trying to keep his waning craft alive despite a...
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A Tunisian man has pieced together bits of a local secret linked to ancient emperors: how to make a prized purple dye using the...
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Threading beads onto a fishing line to make a sparkling ornament, Lamia Rahim is one of dozens of Iraqi women displaced by violence who...
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With the deftness of decades of experience, Abu Mohammad wove thick green thread with a wooden loom in northwest Syria, creating a vibrant geometric...