Craft Archives — Colossal

a mug and paper airplane sculpture that appear to made of lined paper atop white notepad

Paper or Porcelain? Saori Matsushita Folds Delicate Ceramic into Playful Objects

January 14, 2025

a trio of vibrant embroidered sculptural flowers on wood oval panels

Nosheen Iqbal Translates Pakistani Craft Traditions into Vivid Sculptural Embroideries

January 13, 2025

a realistic relief textile work of a dog lounging on a tiled floor, made via rug hooking

Lifelike Canines Lounge in Emily O’Leary Uncanny Hooked Rugs

January 13, 2025

a hand holds up a collection of small, vibrant collages, each shaped like a stamp. they depict scenes with a building, water, architecture, and patterned designs

Vibrant Morsels of Paper Come Together in Laura K. Sayers’ Stamp Collection

January 8, 2025

a wall installation made using blue-and-white fiber and blue-and-white glazed ceramic plates with the fiber connecting through holes in the plates and draping elegantly

Nicole McLaughlin’s Mixed-Media Sculptures Celebrate Craft, Heritage, and New Life

January 8, 2025

an embroidery hoop with numerous embroidered icons in different colors, each icon representing a day of the year

Sophie O’Neill’s Detailed Embroidery Journals Chronicle All 365 Days of the Year

January 8, 2025

a detail of a white porcelain vessel embroidered with blue cotton thread

Embroidered Ceramic Vessels by Caroline Harrius Merge Disparate Crafts

January 7, 2025

a gif from a short animated film of felted wool pieces in the shape of fireworks exploding

Ring in the New Year with Andrea Love’s Stop-Motion Felted Wool Pyrotechnics

December 31, 2024

an abstract wall hanging made from rice straw

Rice Straw Sculptures by ARKO Contemporize a Traditional Japanese Material

December 23, 2024

three ceramic vessels with shiny enamel coating that is intersected with curves of white neon lights

Döppel Studio’s ‘Néophore’ Vessels Illuminate Ancient Pottery Traditions with Neon

December 18, 2024

a tray of various shapes of ceramic pieces glazed with different colors

Thousands of Josiah Wedgwood’s Glazed Ceramic Samples Paved the Way for 18th-Century Ingenuity

December 18, 2024

paper cutout artworks of a macaw sitting on a branch, held by the artist's hand to show tiny detail

Tropical Birds Burst to Life in the Intricate Paper Cutouts of ‘The Parrot Project’

December 18, 2024

a screenshot from a video showing ten green, sculptural Christmas trees made from paper

Paper Christmas Trees by Maho Motoyama Take Holiday Boxes to a New Level

December 16, 2024

a paper mache sculpture of a medicine cabinet filled with over the counter medicines, prescriptions, and other bathroom goods

Bernie Kaminski Invokes Decades Past Through Papier-Mâché Objects

December 11, 2024

a group of seemingly glowing or fluorescing vase sculptures in different colors and pudgy shapes

Maxwell Mustardo’s Fluorescing Ceramics Merge Ancient Craft with Contemporary Style

December 11, 2024

three pink blob-like vases that hang over the edge of a table. each holds leafy green plants and each has a face.

Aman Khanna’s Cast of Clay Personalities Meet at the Corner of Form and Function

December 9, 2024