According to the Tohoku region’s Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, kokeshi (koh-keh-shee) originated in the late Edo ...

The traditional wood screens made in ornately geometric patterns for Islamic palaces and mosques are given the modern art treatment. Anila Quayyum Agha's "Charred Gold," is a mashrabiya made of ...

The artist’s tapestries, which incorporate distorted self-portraits and screenshots from the internet, feel both ephemeral and nostalgic. The artist Qualeasha Wood, photographed in her Philadelphia ...

At 12,500 years old, the Shigir Idol is the world's oldest wooden art—and should make us reconsider assumptions about prehistoric society. Head of the Shigir Idol, the world's oldest wood sculpture, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To many, the idea of going to the woods, cutting down a tree, crafting a simple longbow, and taking a deer with it is nuts—very ...

Making art, whether it be pottery, poetry or dance, doesn't often rank highly on most people's daily list of to-dos. Carving out time for creativity can feel frivolous in an already busy day — but ...

Have you ever had a tree fall in your yard and wondered what to do with the leftovers? In Southwest Florida, some artists see that wood as the start of something special. The Southwest Florida Wood ...

Mark Sfirri's ''Family Tree'' consists of 14 abstract and cartoonlike portraits grouped according to their similarities. The work is part of the exhibit, ''La Famiglia,'' at the Museum for Art in Wood ...