Crafts made with items found in or harvested from natural sources.
Recommended Resources
Hikaru dorodango are balls of mud, molded by hand into perfect spheres, dried, and polished to an unbelievable luster. The process is simple, but the result makes it seem like alchemy. Includes instructions and a photo gallery.
http://dorodango.com/
Instructions, examples, and resources for eggshell sculpture and carving. There are safety tips (egg dust may be hazardous to health); lists of suppliers of tools and of ostrich, emu, duck, and other eggs used by "eggers"; and a link to a list of Yahoo! egg art groups.
http://lujs.tripod.com/EggLessons-INDEX.HTML
The Fish Carver website is dedicated to the fish carving as practices by Ed Walicki. The website also has classes on DVD that make it easier to learn about fish carving. The website also has information on fish carving equipment and supplies. There are also how to videos here.
http://www.fishcarver.com
NativeTech: Native American Technology and Art
Comprehensive resource of traditional Native uses of beads, clay, pottery, birchbark, cattails, cornhusks, plants, feathers, porcupine quills, leather, metalwork, stone, and other natural materials with illustrated instructions. Covers games and toys, food and recipes, poems and stories, and articles on contemporary art. Also has categorized links to discussion lists and related resources.
http://www.nativetech.org/
This organization promotes interest in all activities relating to gourds, including cultivation, historical uses, gourd show competition, craftwork, and artistic decoration. Includes seasonal growing tips, a FAQ, a bulletin board, and slide shows as well as an annotated list of resources and related sites.
http://www.americangourdsociety.org/
