The first step in stone carving is choosing the right stone. In Africa, soapstone is used due to its softness, which makes it ...

Seal carving dates back to the Spring and Autumn period in China (770-476BC), when the tradition of signing documents with personalised engraved stone seals dipped in vermilion cinnabar paste began.

A stunning dancing horse sculpture emerges as skilled hands transform raw pink stone into a masterpiece. Every chisel stroke and refined detail brings this creation to life, capturing movement and ...

Amidst the ancient temples and tombs in Egypt Luxor skilled artisans continue to transform alabaster -- a luminous stone once cherished by pharaohs - ...

Third-generation seal engraver Yam Man-hong talks about preserving the craft at his tiny Hong Kong stall, and keeping up with the times Man Wa Lane is an alley in one of Hong Kong's oldest ...

At a cathedral in York, England, expert stonemasons are combining cutting-edge technology with ancient technique to bring ...

Colour collides with sculpture, tradition meets tech, young artists share space with legends—here is a guide to works you ...

In every stone he carves, Palestinian artist Ramadan Ahmed tells the story of Gaza’s loss, its people’s survival, and their ...

A tiny head carved from mammoth ivory looks back at us from the Stone Age. This sculpture, discovered at the archaeological ...

Recently, Naomi Sarna has been working on a grapefruit-size sculpture of a Siamese fighting ... attended weeklong jewelry-making and gem-carving courses, slowly developing ideas she wanted to ...

"We've come up with something universal here that kind of applies to all trees in art and in nature," said Newberry, senior author of the study. "It's at the core of a lot of different depictions of ...