How a young boy on chemo marked the days until the end of his treatments. We were sitting at the picnic table just outside the chemo clinic. My mom and I had driven two hours, again. It was the final ...

Mark Sfirri's ''Family Tree'' consists of 14 abstract and cartoonlike portraits grouped according to their similarities. The work is part of the exhibit, ''La Famiglia,'' at the Museum for Art in Wood ...

They say the tradition of carving fruit and vegetables into ornate flowers originated in Thailand in the 14 th century as an effort to impress the king. But Lowell’s Ruben Arroco, who was born in the ...

In the depths of winter, when their barren fields yielded no blooms to adorn their altars, Japanese farmers traditionally fashioned flowers of wood to celebrate the New Year. To make their festive ...

When the Newport Woodcarvers get together, no block of wood is safe. “I think it’s fascinating,” said Don Stannard of Hudson, Wis., as he chipped a chunk of wood into a decorative elf. He looked up, ...