Many people who coop themselves up to stay safe as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on might consider it a loss being unable to freely savor the season and go out to let the scented spring breeze caress ...

Whether tigers or tortoises, field mice or feathered peacocks, artisanal creatures are a celebration of life itself. By Ligaya Mishan WITH EACH STAB of the needle, the fibers catch, twist and snarl.