A how-to book of native crafts offers instruction in reproduction of authentic, traditional pieces, accompanied by a pattern and historical background for each

New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history of how artisans created America, from the nation's origins to the p

American Baskets is the first book to offer a comprehensive overview of an art form that is ten thousand years old. Basketmaking is the most basic of all crafts

Included in the examples are works from the Charleston and Old Slave Mart museums and the ironwork of Philip Simmons.

Arts as intimate as a piece of needlework or a home altar. Arts as visible as decorative iron, murals, and low riders. Through such arts, members of Tucson's Me