To be chosen for a National Heritage Fellowship is to be recognized as a kind of national treasure. The award is given by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and celebrates traditional and folk ...

Sydney fibre artist Catriona Pollard in the bush surrounding her studio. She says weaving is “about letting the material speak”. Credit: Janie Barrett Iam sitting in a church hall with 15 women and ...

On Christmas many years ago, Mia Gerber’s father-in-law gave her a unique gift. He taught her how to weave baskets. A noted folk artist in Florida and Tennessee, the late Fred Gerber passed along his ...

"On the other hand," she said, picking up another basket, "in a double-weave basket, the splints are at angles. You start from the inside and weave them up, then you go back down the outside and the ...

For Catriona Pollard, the ancient art of basket weaving is more than just a hobby, it's a chance to slow down and calm her mind. The fibre artist says the "slow" arts and crafts are a great escape ...

Not many people know that Obollo-Afor, the headquarters of Udenu Local Government Area in Enugu State, is not just known for banana, avocado pears, cashew nuts and original honey, but so many other ...