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Enjoy our latest issue ✿ Water Spirits ✿ Stories that bind the world together

Wonder Reef: A fertile art installation for fish and occasional humans

Pamela See dives to find an underwater installation by Daniel Templeman designed for the enjoyment of all sea creatures.

Master Edson ✿ Creatures of the river and guardians of the forest

Master Edson Monteiro shares his life as a carpenter living on the Bijogó River whose mythical inhabitants inspire care for nature.

As the Sindh river flows: Water spirits in Indian culture

An iPhone memory prompts a conversation between Rajni Yadav and Kriti Sharma about the rich diversity of water spirits in Indian culture.

The flow of spirits: Tales and crafts of Shandur Lake

For Adil Iqbal, Chitrali Shu weaving preserves the wonderful and tragic stories set in a lake in the Hindu Kush

 

Featured Articles

From Issue 38 ✿ Water Spirits

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A cherished Chinese tooth tradition

Li Letitia Shen mourns the loss of heritage buildings in Shanghai with jewellery evoking the objects of a lost childhood.

by Li Letitia Shen

Elysha Rei ✿ A fish out of water

In the lead-up to the Lunar New Year of the Snake, Elysha Rei speaks with writer Pamela See about her exhibition of papercuts: Yohaku no bi (the beauty of empty space).

by Pamela See

Snake Talk: A yarn with story-makers across the globe

Tyson Yunkaporta reflects on the fluid connections made by serpent beings between peoples and nature.

by Tyson Yunkaporta

May Day! The Giant, the Well, and the Dorset Otter-Dragon 

Author of Water Beings, Veronica Strang, celebrates the appearance of Sasha Constable's Otter Dragon at the Dorset May Day festival. 

by Veronica Strang and Sasha Constable

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What is the value of craft?

The inaugural report on the Value of Craft argues that craft plays a critical role in addressing the challenges of our time.

The year of the dandelion

To celebrate Garland's 10th year, we have selected the dandelion, a symbol of endurance, as our flower of 2025.

Zhu Bingren ✿ Building a bronze mansion

Shuai Shao writes about a Chinese master of copper art who combines innovation, dedication and skill.

Sheikha Altaf ✿ The meaning of beauty and function in Sadu weaving

Sheikha Altaf Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah shares her journey towards establishing Sadu House in Kuwait as a home for bedouin weaving.

Master artisans of Yucatán: Hands, faces and spaces

Photographer Sergio Autrey pays tribute to the artisans of the Yucatán Peninsula.

Khneng embroidery: Weaving the past forward

Nisaphi Lyndem returns to her roots in Meghalaya to celebrate a beautiful craft tradition of the Khasi hills.

Days we celebrate on the Garland platform:

Current Exhibitions

Highlights from our calendar

Full Listing
Back to the Levant
Umm El-Fahem Gallery (Umm El-Fahem)
16 November - 30 May 2025
The Last Supper
Umm El-Fahem Gallery (Umm El-Fahem)
16 November - 30 May 2025
Fernando do Campo | Siblings
Ararat Gallery TAMA (Ararat)
1 March - 22 June 2025
Old School
Craft Victoria (Melbourne)
15 March - 3 May 2025
Everything is holy
Castlemaine Art Museum (Castlemaine)
22 March - 22 June 2025
Pōhatu Roa: Stories in Stone
The Dowse Art Museum (Wellington)
29 March - 20 August 2025
Crafting Life: Stories from the Japanese Studio
Japan Foundation (Sydney)
11 April - 27 September 2025

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