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A lion head for Chinese New Year.

CRAFT IN AMERICA: Celebration

A lion head for Chinese New Year.
A lion head for Chinese New Year.  (Courtesy of Mark Markley)
Travis Lum repairs a lion head for Chinese New Year celebrations.
Travis Lum repairs a lion head for Chinese New Year celebrations.  (Courtesy of Mark Markley)
Jamie Hickey sponges and cleans up the slip cast Snowdrop Vase (Pewabic).
Jamie Hickey sponges and cleans up the slip cast Snowdrop Vase (Pewabic).  (Courtesy of Mark Markley)
Table setting with Pewabic’s Snowdrop Vases and work made by Pewabic artisans.
Table setting with Pewabic’s Snowdrop Vases and work made by Pewabic artisans.  (Courtesy of Mark Markley)
A Kwanzaa table.
A Kwanzaa table.  (Courtesy of Mark Markley)
Seneferu and his wife, Karen, address an elder during the Kwanzaa ceremony.
Seneferu and his wife, Karen, address an elder during the Kwanzaa ceremony.  (Courtesy of Mark Markley)
Yoshiko Yamamoto at the printing press.
Yoshiko Yamamoto at the printing press.  (Courtesy of Mark Markley)
Yumei Hou carves a sheep out of styrofoam for a Chinese New Year float.
Yumei Hou carves a sheep out of styrofoam for a Chinese New Year float.  (Courtesy of Mark Markley)
"Winter Cardinals," printed card by Yoshiko Yamamoto.
"Winter Cardinals," printed card by Yoshiko Yamamoto.  (Courtesy of Mark Markley)
"Snowman," printed card by Yoshiko Yamamoto.
"Snowman," printed card by Yoshiko Yamamoto.  (Courtesy of Mark Markley)
Babatunde Graves, who makes kinaras, the candleholders for Kwanzaa celebrations.
Babatunde Graves, who makes kinaras, the candleholders for Kwanzaa celebrations.  (Courtesy of Mark Markley)
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