As part of a new series, "Your Next New Skill," Sun-Times reporter Erica Thompson took a beginner's kintsugi class and ...

Katsuo-ji offers visitors two different types of Darumas: the Kachi-Daruma, the classic doll known as “the winning Daruma” ...

Raden, a decorative lacquerware technique, uses the glimmering inner layer of shells. The inlay appears to float ...