This craft literally translates to “chewed paper” — a name that sounds much better in the original French. Papier-mâché (a rhyme pronounced “pap-yay ma-shay”) is an ancient art form that, according to ...

Q-When did they make papier-mache furniture? What is the history behind this type of furniture? A-Papier-mache was first patented in 1772 by Henry Clay, an Englishman. He invented a process for making ...

Busy parents can't always whip up a handmade costume. But they don't always want a store-bought one, either. That's where no-sew outfits for Halloween come in. Plenty of successful costumes don't have ...

Oversized decorative bowls are the perfect pieces to turn to when it comes to accessorizing any tabletop in your home. They're everywhere these days, but instead of buying one, Steven Sabados showed ...

OCEAN SHORES – Don’t be afraid when you enter the Rochon Sculpture Gallery. Unlike wide sandy beaches, pounding surf and cries of gulls, nature’s gifts to calm the psyche, ex-Whidbey Islander Louie ...

The art further flourished during Zand and Qajar eras. In the beginning, it was related to the craft of making “Ghalamdaan” or pen holder cases, but it was gradually incorporated in applicable objects ...

Hopie Stockman, cofounder of Block Shop Textiles, riffed on the totems of Ettore Sottsass and turned-wood furniture legs for these papier-mâché candlesticks. Photo: Courtesy Hopie Stockman Hopie ...