In the final days of the year, the village of Chuon Ngo echoes with the chiseling and sawing sounds of traditional mother-of-pearl inlay workshops. Artisan Pham Van Bac, who started learning the craft ...

Dear James: I have seen inlaid wood floors in older buildings and would like one in my own home. Can I add decorative inlays to my existing hardwood floors? — Trish K. Dear Trish: Decorative inlays in ...

Ceramics artist Reinhardt debuts with a helpful primer on ceramic surface design techniques. These include additive and subtractive relief (adding clay shapes to or carving out clay from the surface ...