Craft 261177 224750825 2008-07-10T07:19:24Z Luvrhmso 7452072 {{otheruses|Craft (disambiguation)}} {{redirect|Crafts}} [[Image:India StreetCraft.jpg|thumb|right|Street craft]] A '''craft''' is a [[skill]], especially involving practical [[The Arts|arts]]. It may refer to a [[trade]] or particular art. The terms is often used as part of a longer word (and also in the plural). For example, a '''craft-brother''' is a fellow worker in a particular trade and a '''craft-guild''' is, historically, a [[guild]] of workers in the same trade. See some further examples below. The term is often used to describe the family of artistic practices within the '''[[decorative art]]s''' that traditionally are defined by their relationship to functional or utilitarian products (such as [[sculptural]] forms in the vessel tradition) or by their use of such natural media as [[wood]], [[clay]], [[glass]], [[textiles]], and [[metal]]. Crafts practiced by independent artists working alone or in small groups are often referred to as '''[[studio craft]]'''. Studio craft includes [[studio pottery]], [[metal work]], [[weaving]], [[wood turning]] and other forms of [[wood working]], [[glass blowing]], and [[glass art]]. A '''craft fair''' is an organized event to display crafts by a number of exhibitors. [[Folk art]] follows craft traditions, in contrast to [[fine art]] or "high art". Both [[Freemasonry]] and [[Wicca]] are known as 'The Craft' by their adherents. == See also == *[[List of basic craft topics]] *[[Arts and crafts]] *[[Artisan]] (craftsman) *[[Decorative art]] *[[Handicraft]] *[[Studio Craft]] *[[American craft]] *[[Master craftsman]] *[[Musicians]] <!-- * [[Papercrafts]] --> <!-- * [[Priestcraft]] --> *[[Stagecraft]] *[[Studio pottery]] *[[Wagae-nuri]] Japanese lacquerware *[[Witchcraft]] *[[List of acronyms used in arts and crafts]] ==External links== *[http://www.craftcouncil.org/ American Craft Council] *[http://www.canadiancraftsfederation.ca/ Canadian Crafts Federation] *[http://www.madmuseum.org/ Museum of Arts and Design] *[http://www.craftform.com/ Craftform] [[Category:Crafts| Craft]] [[Category:Decorative arts]] [[Category:Skills]] [[Category:Visual arts]] [[bs:Zanat]] [[cs:Řemeslo]] [[el:Τεχνική]] [[id:Kriya]] [[he:אומנות]] [[ru:Промысел]] [[sq:Firma zejtare]] [[simple:Craft]] [[sk:Remeslo]] [[sv:Hantverk]] [[zh:工藝]]