Wood Art Crafts by Mediterranean Interiors

A handicraft is a traditional main sector of craft making and applies to a wide range of creative and design activities that are related to making things with one's hands and skill, including work with textiles, moldable and rigid materials, paper, plant fibers, clay, etc. One of the oldest handicraft is Dhokra; this is a sort of metal casting that has been used in India for over 5,000 years and is still used. In Iranian Baluchistan, women still make redware hand-made pottery with dotted ornaments, much similar to the 4,000-year-old pottery tradition of Kalpouregan, an archaeological site near the village. Usually, the term is applied to traditional techniques of creating items (whether for personal use or as products) that are both practical and aesthetic. Handicraft industries are those that produce things with hands to meet the needs of the people in their locality without using machines. Collective terms for handicrafts include artisanry, crafting, and handcrafting. The term arts and crafts is also applied, especially in the United States and mostly to hobbyists' and children's output rather than items crafted for daily use, but this distinction is not formal, and the term is easily confused with the Arts and Crafts design movement, which is in fact as practical as it is aesthetic. Handicraft has its roots in the rural crafts—the material-goods necessities—of ancient civilizations, and many specific crafts have been practiced for centuries, while others are modern inventions or popularizations of crafts which were originally practiced in a limited geographic area. Many handcrafters use natural, even entirely indigenous, materials while others may prefer modern, non-traditional materials, and even upcycle industrial materials. The individual artisanship of a handcrafted item is the paramount criterion; those made by mass production or machines are not handicraft goods. Seen as developing the skills and creative interests of students, generally and sometimes towards a particular craft or trade, handicrafts are often integrated into educational systems, both informally and formally. Most crafts require the development of skill and the application of patience but can be learned by virtually anyone. Like folk art, handicraft output often has cultural and/or religious significance, and increasingly may have a political message as well, as in craftivism. Many crafts become very popular for brief periods of time (a few months, or a few years), spreading rapidly among the crafting population as everyone emulates the first examples, then their popularity wanes until a later resurgence.

Article title : Handicraft
"Handicraft has its roots in the rural crafts—the material-goods necessities—of ancient civilizations, and many specific crafts have been practiced for centuries..."
Article title : Arts and Crafts movement
"& Crafts Shopmarks. Fletcher, NC: Knock On Wood Publications. ISBN 978-1-4507-9024-6. Kaplan, Wendy (1987). The Art that Is Life: The Arts & Crafts Movement..."
Article title : Outline of crafts
"following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to crafts: A craft or trade is a pastime or an occupation that requires particular skills..."
Article title : Government College of Art & Craft
"The Government College of Art & Craft (GCAC) in Kolkata is one of the oldest Art colleges in India. It was founded on 16 August 1854 at Garanhata, Chitpur..."
Article title : Paper craft
"Papermaking by hand is also a paper craft. Paper crafts are known in most societies that use paper, with certain kinds of crafts being particularly associated..."
Article title : American craft
"similar to visual art objects. The American studio craft movement is a successor to earlier European craft movements. Modern studio crafts developed as a..."
Article title : Craft
" and glass art. A craft fair is an organized event to display and sell crafts. Along with miscallaneous craft fairs, there are also craft stores where..."
Article title : Alebrije
"it is illegal to sell crafts made in Mexico without acknowledging the community and region they are from, or to alter the crafts in a way that could be..."
Article title : American Association of Woodturners
"the United States supporting the art and craft of woodturning. It is sometimes stylized as American Association of Wood Turners (AAW). Established in 1986..."
Article title : Japanese craft
"Traditional crafts (工芸, kōgei; lit. 'engineered art') in Japan have a long tradition and history. Included in the category of traditional crafts are handicrafts..."