Category Archives: Pottery & Sculpture

Kumihimo (組み紐) is a traditional Japanese artform of making braids and cords. Literally meaning “gathered threads”, kumihimo are made by interlacing reels of yarn, commonly silk, with the use of traditional, specialised looms – either a marudai (丸台, lit. ’round stand’) or a takadai (高台) (also known as a kōdai). There are a number of different […]

A piñata (/pɪnˈjɑːtə/, Spanish pronunciation: [piˈɲata] (is a container, often made of papier-mâché, pottery, or cloth, that is decorated, filled with candy, and then broken as part of a celebration. Piñatas are commonly associated with Mexico. The idea of breaking a container filled with treats came to Europe in the 14th century, where the name, from the Italianpignatta, was introduced. The Spanish brought the European […]