artisan

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Before finding her way onto the screen, Tânia Maria has long made a living as an artisan handcrafting rugs.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Cocowalk, revamped in 2021, is an old-style village square in the marina-dominated neighborhood, bursting with independent boutiques, artisan vendors, family-owned restaurants, and lush gardens.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

Schur decided to drop her own line of cardigans, designed for the store by a local artisan and manufactured overseas, after tariffs doubled the price she would have had to charge to at least $160.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

"These sandals are made with the hard work of leather workers in Kolhapur. They should be named after Kolhapur. Don't take advantage of others' labour," Prabha Satpute, a Kolhapuri artisan, told BBC Marathi.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

He thought confusedly, finally captive in a trap of nostalgia, that perhaps if he had married her he would have been a man without war and without glory, a nameless artisan, a happy animal.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez