Chess, the Game of Kings..and everyone else
byThe longest chess game ever recorded was back in 1989 at the Belgrade Marathon in Belgrade, Serbia. Opponents Ivan Nicolic and Goran Arsovic battled…
Bollywood Jewelry: Exotic and Beautiful
byBollywood has made a profound impact on cultures all over the world, mesmerizing viewers with dramatic love stories, extravagant musical performances, not to mention…
Zandra Sajbín, the mischievous girl who works to visit Disney World
bySan Lucas Toliman is a small village whose main street ends at the shore of Lake Atitlan. This was the street where Zandra Sajbin…
Decorating for an Elegant Home
byHome décor is a reflection of your style and quite often your personality. How you portray that style to friends and family is the…
Thai Woodcarver, Amporn: Keeping an Ancient Art Alive!
byNestled in the heart of “Lanna” (translated as “Land of a million rice fields’”) lies a small village with an incredible display of nature,…
Inside the 2018 Lombok Earthquakes
byIt was a regular Sunday evening on August 5th, 2018, when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook Lombok, the holiday island of Indonesia. Everybody ran…
From The Andes To The World: Alfredo Falcon’s Journey with Alpaca Fleece
byMeet Alfredo Falcon, a man from Peru who fashioned his success with alpaca fleece. “At some time in my life, I made the difficult…
Wedding Gifts to Impress
byChoosing the correct gift for someone can be a bit of a challenge at times and even more so for special occasions. In reality,…
“Reflections of a soul that adopts life,” A portrait of mirror artisan, Marcos Luzalde
by“I still remember the nights I spent beneath a sky illuminated by starlight. It wasn’t exactly a privileged view. They were very hard nights….
Art and tradition in silver: An Interview with artisan, Nancy Quispe
byFiligree work has had an enormous impact in Nancy’s life. It saved her from a depression and she has never left it. She likes…
The Chief of Carvers – A Unique Experience with Novica
byThe ancient town of Ahwiaa in Ghana is a community of people who have worked with clay and wood for ages. The ‘Chief Carver’…
The Conejo Brothers Find Inspiration For Their Woodcrafts in the Costa Rica Soccer Team
byAlthough they know it will be difficult to repeat the triumphs Costa Rica achieved in the 2014 World Cup, Rigoberto and Carlos Conejo won’t…
Alebrije Sculpture: An Awesome Artform!
byIt’s summertime! Dark skies, cold winds, and bare trees are behind us! Assuming that you love all things handmade, (It’s a correct assumption, right?…
Walter Acosta: Story of a handmade soccer aficionado (and an artisan!)
by“How could I not love you, how could I not love you, if you are my beloved Peru, my blessed country where I was…
First Person Accounts of the Guatemala Volcano from Novica Artisans
by“We were at home when we began to hear the sound of rain on our roof. But when we ventured outdoors and held out…
