Monday, December 14, 2009

Crafts & Arts




 Crafts & Arts

  Crafts and Arts are one type of Toys & Games .Crafts are invented from composition of hand skill , patience , imagination ,and speed. Crafts and arts include all types of hobbies and activities that are made by hand skill .Basic crafts and arts are instructed in school for short time period .
  Crafts and Arts can be separate in many groups as belowed 
  1. Crafts are related to metal ,For example metal working.etc.
    2. Crafts are related to wood ,For example chip craving , marquetry, sculpture, wood working, etc.
    3. Crafts are related to clay, For example pottery,etc.
    4. Crafts are related to plants , For example corn dolly,floral design , weaving , straw marquetry , pressed flower crafts , etc.
    5. Crafts are related to paper , For example bookbinding , celligraphy , collage , paper craft or paper model , origami or paper folding , parchment , scrapbooking , etc.
    6, Crafts are related to textiles , For example cross-stitch , banner-making , crochet ,knitting , sewing , needlepoint , etc.
    7. Other craft. For example doll working , beadwork , etc.
       Due to crafts and arts are popular for a long time so there are museums for crafts and arts in country all over the world . They are cultural heritages of each country ,too. In U.S. there are many museums of art and craft , such as Kentucky museum of art and craft ( http://www.kentuckyarts.org ), Philadelphia museum of art craft show( http://pmaeraftshow.org)
       At the same time there are many education institute for arts and crafts in every country ,too. In U.S. ,such as California college of the arts ( http://www.cca.edu ) ,Oregon college of art and craft (http://www.ocac.edu )

    Reference
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_and_crafts

1 comment:

  1. Using toys as tools is a good idea for the childs as they can grow his/her creativity and imagination power.

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