It is other artisans that really can appreciate the hard work that goes into handmade items! As a jewelry maker who sells at a lot of craft fairs, I always buy pieces from other artisans/craftsmen because it not only supports small business people as well as gives me unique items for my home that I don't have the talents to make myself. It's truly sad that non-makers don't/can't appreciate the heart, soul, love and long hours of work that goes into making these items for little to no financial reward. This was a great documentary to watch and get exposure to makers all over the globe.
@@missi7196 yes that what i am thinking would it be viable to sell these product in western europe for exemple and give theese people a fair share of the money, but taxes + shipement can be expensive for low quantities in lost places but i still think people would be happy to pay more for this kind of product but how much ? Or maybe internet is the solution a website for all those craft all over the world but this a complex to people does not have internet don't know how to use computers ect ect shipement .
We can only admire and support these wonderful men and women who stick to their arts by giving us the pleasure of their work that has come down probably hundreds of generations. God bless them all and let us keep supporting them by buying them whenever possible. These crafts should never be allowed to die out!
I love how they don't make a secret out of their craftsmanship, because they exactly know how hard it is to master. Nowadays companies use generic CNC machines and processes and still claim they have a secret for the quality of their products that they're not able to share. I also love the fact that this applies to all countries in this documentary, as if they share a common spirit or codex in craftsmanship. They're open and happy to have reporters as a guest, and that really warms my heart. Even though they don't make much money, they love their culture and work and give that a higher value than people in the western world.
Thats the issue with a lot of western industry they want the easy way instead of being able to percect their craft once they do something that can make money they have to hide it so noone can do what they do and there for profit, its lame because it shows they do the bare minimum to get what they want then live off of that. Now i dont mean like people taking peoples complete ideas but there is a line between inspiration and providing a good product from just ripping someone off.
That really is a sign of a master craftsman. They know skill comes with dedication and that alone is a barrier to most with bad intentions. Whereas those who take up the skill will want to add to the community somehow and even in competition be beneficial to each other.
the creation of the machine, the ratios, there are many things that are actual secrets nowadays, but yeah... Before it used to be our labour the secret.
I loved each and every minute of this documentary. I weep for the traditions and cultures when they are so close to "dying out". I pray that these Craftsmen and Craftswomen children's children continue the cultural bloodline of crafting! I have already looked into many of these products and plan on purchasing them to not just help but to enjoy the heritage they work so hard to preserve!
YES, please share your findings - I hope this is possible and permitted. They deserve our patronage! I would so enjoy them in my home and with my Loved Ones! Best to them all! Marirose
I do not know why,but I have loved bells all my life. At one time all the churches in town would ring their bells around lunch time during the week. It became just a natural thing to hear them. I live in the Deep South and at a time , way, way before my time, large bells were everywhere on large farms and my grandparents still had theirs when I was growing up. I won’t go in to details as to why and what these bells were. Anyway, I have a sorted collection of all kinds of bells everywhere in and outside my house and barn. What a wonderful thing that these true Italian artisans are keeping the tradition alive.
Bless all these craftspeople and others not captured here. Its truly a delight to learn of you. Bless the ancient peoples who figured out these skills and passed them down.
I love that these traditions still exists. I want them to continue as healthily as possible. I would love some of the hand made paper. Just a tablets worth. That would be amazing.
Crafting is so important. It teaches discipline, fosters creativity and critical thinking. Even if the craft doesn't become a full time career the skill is always there as a possible side hustle or just for pleasure. Being able to make something by hand is important for us to keep our cultures alive.
Though living in the US, & not in an area that had working / used Bells, when I have gone to weddings at Catholic Churches w/ Bell towers, it just brings a joy to the soul. It is hard to explain, but really wish that Bells would make a come back. Even a single Bell (though 3 different notes of bells is the best). It is strange since I don’t have any childhood attachment, but hearing them feels like home (& I’ve heard this from many others) Besides visiting w/ my Spanish exchange daughter, my 2nd greatest excitement when I finally get to Europe is hearing all the bells 😎
I like this content. Knowing that there are centuries of arts and crafts that are still standing today and give locals life and pride though they are facing circumstances they choose to continue because they love what they do, also to preserve the culture. So inspiring.
I was particularly interested in the creation of the Onggi pots. I learned to craft pottery and clay sculptures in the mid years of my life and pursued teaching clay art to youngsters. It is an incredibly satisfying endeavor and I admire the artisans who have become its history keepers. Creating clay pieces is such an old and wonderful craft that needs to be preserved no matter where it is. Thank you for showing this lovely artisan and his craft.
Amazing workmanship in the village I live in North Yorkshire UK 🇬🇧 The church had 6 bells 🔔 made in memory of the 6 men that died in world war 1 that lived in the village and who came home in a box. It's a wonderful memory of those 6 men that gave their lives in the war at the time. And each year their names are read out 11th Nov and a 3 min silence is held then at the end the 6 bells are rung in the memory.
Such a beautiful tradition! I wish we in the US had the tradition of the UK's minutes of silence commemorating those who gave their lives in the World Wars. Our youth need to learn that particular humility and gratitude, too!
You should be proud. India is a fantastic country. So unbelievably rich in arts, crafts, and culture. Thousands of years, going back more than any of us can possibly imagine.
Wonderful to see these crafts survive! It is such a shame that these skilled artisans often just barely make a living. Inhat way the internet is a blessing for them
For the glass foundry. With the amount of heat they make in the foundry. They could pipe it out to the neighbourhood to provide hot water or heating 24 hours a day and collect a fee. Especially good for communal buildings. The local municipalities, business should be contacted. The heat from the furnace can also be diverted into electricity storage sand batteries. They could be producing electricity and selling it as carbon friendly because they’re gaining another use for the heat and they’re offsetting the heat when it’s not used.
They didn’t fail at all. These people are not interested in big money and never will be. These traditional ways can never be industrialized. They require human hands, natural ingredients and a lot of time. That’s why they have their incomparable beauty . These crafts have survived for centuries in spite of the aggressive industrialization of our times …! WE have failed to support them and by causing a lot of them to disappear.
When I was a child, I learned to crochet, from my father, who learned from his mother, who learned from her mother. And I smile, when I realize, unlike knitting, machines can't crochet. :)
For each and every step shown for traditional papermaking, I can show you that exact same step on a modern machine that churns out paper in a sheet 20 feet wide at a speed measured in feet per second, and runs 24X7 except for a 2-week period when it is shut down for maintenance. In fact, a virtually IDENTICAL process is used in the lab to test the pulp fed to the machine.
@@kevincrosby1760 there is an inexplicable feeling of deep connection emanating from objects that are crafted, one by one, by human hands and if a few instances such as you describe are possible, they are far and few between and it will always been the case. And all that mechanical efficiency comes with the cost of people loosing their jobs …and being replaced by machines.
@@noellealyagout1669 I don't contest that at all. In fact, I totally agree. Much of my furniture, shelves, etc. came off the bench on my back porch rather than from a show floor downtown, although I will admit to using power hand tools where possible. I was instead pointing out that, even when using modern equipment, many of the processes and procedures are the same. Always remember that the overall education and literacy levels will generally rise to suit the level of technology in use in a given area as workers are required who can understand, manufacture, and use the technology. I really see nothing glorious in somebody educated to the level required to stomp on animal hides while up to his waste in animal pee when he could instead be educated to the level required to read the canister label and measure out the appropriate amount of Urea before starting the machine which he is educated and trained to understand, repair, and operate, as most of the world has been doing since 1828. That knife with the chest brace that he is using to scrape hides has indeed been replaced with a machine. He said himself that it was backbreaking and painful. Unsaid in the video is that the skill isn't in scraping the hide, it is knowing exactly when to STOP scraping the hide...the reason that the modern machine still has a person handling each and every hide. The machine simply removes the painful and damaging labor from the process, not the craftsman.
I stay in the same neighborhood whenever I go back to see my family , and baba like we call him is a fcking legend. He is absolutely hilarious, so generous while being poor himself , humble, and he always has a kind word and words of encouragement for everyone who passes by . He showed us what he used to make when he was younger, it left me speechless. Gigantic pieces who are so symmetrical it would’ve freak out a 3D printer , so intricate, so delicate . He speaks with so much love about his art that, it gave me the urge to tryout. I’m a woman who gave up on working out lol, but even my cousins who are giants couldn’t carve the stone without cutting themselves or making blemishes on it. This man is a National treasure that will disappear like so many others, because our new dictator doesn’t give a sht about his people
@@Those.who.stay.silent.consentthat's sad, I hope something changes for the better... Seems all our "leaders" are that way now, the rich and powerful out for themselves. I have a beautiful small alabaster cat I found at a garage sale, it is inscribed with hieroglyphics. Now I wonder if he could have carved it.
These are TRUE Artists... Tradition Should be respected. Thank you for this Documentary. I hope these traditions stay alive by buying these peoples goods.
@@zaibsoomro Philippines here. And thank you so much for the kind words. I truly believe in culture being preserved. Its so sad that modern mass production at cheaper prices could even begin to repulicate the ART. To me? Its sad. :(
While I watched this video I paused the video and bought a wool blanket from Etsy in Ukraine. I was greatly impressed by Yaroslav and Natalya Kishchuk, wonderful hardworking people! It's fantastic that you are teaching your daughter as well so that the tradition continues. In my mind, anything that helps the people of Ukraine is money well spent. I will buy more blankets after the first blanket arrives. My hope is that all Ukrainian territories are wrested back from the Russian invaders and Ukraine is once again fully able to self rule their lands and people. My heart also goes out to the Russians that have been jailed for protesting against the war. God bless the good people on this Earth.
Can you give me an Etsy link? I want one too! I’m from Germany and I condemn this unjust and illegal war! I hope the moral of the Ukrainian people surpasses the money and „workforce“ adventages of the russia Putin created. It’s a dark, miserable for everyone who isn’t favored by the oligarchs.. Anybody besides the upper 10% of Russians live a substandard life of hardship. All those people have to stand up again and force the government to back down like it happened in the Russian revolution! Unfortunately they where lead by the false leaders back then and did not choose democracy. They where promised that communism is all about the worker and the worker will be rich so I don’t blame them for believing this after the regime of the czar. But now, 100 years later it’s necessary that the people overthrow their oppressors again! If peacefully or violently like back then is not up for me to decide. The people should get the justice the way they feel they deserve it!
Crafts always take some effort. Some of this remind me of when my mom would help her mom make fig or blackberry jelly along with canning fruits and vegetables. Or sewing dresses and shirts. My dad restored a couple of Model A's from rust buckets to running machines. It took a while.
I'm so greatful to this channel and hope to see it still standing giving us unique insights into global cultures and traditions for decades to come. I don't use patron but I would be open to if you are ever needed this support 🙏🏽 I'd just advise that you consider giving direct info to these artists/craftsmen vendors . Their work and talent deserve much praise & support
I thoroughly enjoyed watching and learning about these cultures and their crafts. These people worked so hard and enjoyed their lives. I am saving this to watch with my two small grandkids!
So much respect for all these wonderful and talented people. So much sacrifice to preserve their craft. Congratulations to all the artisans and thank you for bringing us this enlightened art forms. From Vancouver Canada with gratitude.
I'm from Madeira Island, Portugal. I saw a lot of handmade different arts slowly disappearing or becoming just something to show the tourists: carpets, embroidery, baskets, bread, whine, .... Some things remain only as something inside the family but doomed to die with the last person who is willing to put the work. In my own family the homemade bread will hopefully continue, even a grandson has learned how to make it. Whenever some of us get together, we make the bread. Sons and daughters learned how my aunt did it and we love continuing to make it. But one of our childhood dishes, only one of my sisters-in-law has the patience to do the hard work.
This was fascinating! I'm so grateful to be able to see and learn just at surface level how these crafts are historically made. More please! I wish I could support each and everyone of these artisans.
The old ways are the best ways relative to crafting and building. I come from midwest America, where architecture is incomparable relative to early 20th century design, e.g. the raw, natural materials from Mother Earth, the design details of carvings. It can not and will not be duplicated--to that level--ever again. I took an architectural history class and tour of a Midwest city, and I was amazed. I have a tremendous appreciation for natural, historical crafts and design.
I am non religious. There is a Seminary over the way and they have bells. I LOVE them! They do9am 12pm, 6pm ringings each day, a toll. But on Sundays at 12 it is a full peel, a full ringing and it is glorious! I enjoy the clarity, the joy of the song, the sound ringing out over my neighbourhood. Long live great bells.
The indigionist works of art and craft around the world speaks of the heart and soul of their creators. So varied and skilled, Labour intensive, often unknown and unappreciated. Thank you for your video. Please do more.
You can and I've been doing that for years. You'd have to buy direct from websites located in their countries though like the Ajraks in Pakistan but in English and payment is easy as usual.
the only thing I learned by watching this is that we humans have a diverse cultural history which is beautiful and more valuable than any money. At root levels, people were always the same, used the same resources, and ate the same food. make love, not war.
When I visit Italy, I would like to visit where these bells are being built for Catholic Churches. Italian artisans are some of the greatest in the world. The Romans before them, the medieval artisans, Renaissance artists, Baroque artists, modern day artisans keeping their traditions alive.
Viewing this documentary opened my eyes to the different crafts that to this day are being kept traditionally alive by their heirs who give so much love and respect to their ancestors by keeping their craft. Kudos to all of them. I specially appreciate the bell crafters. I wonder if the church bell in our Parish that I used to hear every hour to tell the time and every 6pm to call us in prayer of the Angelus and the Holy Rosary ( I am 68 years old now) were the product of those craftsmen in Italy. The sound of the bell was so loud we can hear it in our village which is 5kms away from the church.
Aldi, the tanner, knows full well the dangers of his job and even his own father’s concerns doesn’t deter him from pursuing his passion for traction. I do wish there was a link to these craftsmen so we can support them
Much respect to all these makers of Fine Craft. It's very impressive. IN regards to the Beautiful fabrics...what I noticed is that everyone looks like they have self respect for the work they do and so they should. I would feel proud to be doing work like this. It's beautiful. To be available to make a living doing something like this to this quality... the substances used are safe as well...wonderful. I know i';s very hard work.
I love hand made paper. I used to make my own when I was a teeager. I did a book out of home made paper. I'd love to buy some of the products in this too. The shawl was stunning, so was the blanket. Being in the US, $50 for a hand made shawl that will last versus a factory one would be worth it!
@@zaibsoomro i just want to say that your work is fascinating. and that you are abled to double or even triple the daily earnings of your workers just by selling directly to the end user just shows the quality of you products. they look great and that you can be so succesful with traditional technics is awesome.
Such a beautiful documentary! It makes my heart swell and my soul shine to see these ancient crafts stay alive through these amazing craftsman and women. I pray they find a way to stay afloat in these trying times, and that it sparks an inspirational fire in the souls of the younger generations to carry on these traditions. Thank you for sharing these with us. I hope to find links for these artists as I would love to support them
This is the BEST 2 hours of time of watching something that I have done in a long time. It looks like most if not all of these artisans should have websites and/or anyway of posting and selling that doesn't cut into their profits so people from around the world can find them and buy from them!!! The one that shocked me the most I think was how much the mud wrestlers could make. Something I think is amazing for the young men and their families. I guess I wasn't expecting as much because "mud wrestling" in the US is usually done with wet mud and is done more to entertain for charities or in bars etc, because it is so funny to watch the wrestlers slip and slide and grab ahold of each other but can't because of the slippery, and their mud wrestling is more like competition wrestling and done in dry clay!!! Much more physical demand, much more serious and could garner the same types of fans competition wrestling and entertainment sports wrestling has in the US. Also little ole me living practically middle of US from all directions have not had the opportunity to travel much, in the US alone much less actually never outside of the country, all of these traditions for the most part were new to me . I might have heard something but never saw it, or kind of had an idea about but not so extensively in such detail as shown here. Take weaving for instance ... I know how to weave, and have done it on a very small level, but unless using the KISS method I WOULD DEFINITELY NEED TO LEARN A LOT before attempting to do anything besides weave something in all one color, I couldn't do it!!!.
Yeah I thought it was great viewing also. I too have hardly traveled. I live in Australia and only just the weekend that has passed went to another state. First time ever in this state. It was way too cold. I was tired and felt lost. Scary driving a hire car. Did not like my apartment nor the flight and the whole thing cost me a fortune. I say thank God for video's such as this. I know to be there might be a great experience but I think I will stick with traveling the world through Utube or alike. (I might just be getting too old. HaHa.(
Ahhh my heart goes out to the Ukranian weavers! If I were in the area I would gladly lend a hand and learn something new about weaving! I miss weaving!
Bells where such a beautiful process and meaning to it & loved how the glass blower dude was honest and said you haven’t known meaning of life if you don’t share anything and teach That is how traditional things disappear. Hope they all stay in business
I learned how to make paper when I studied art. It's a wonderful thing to do, although I never had to turn raw products into pulp. The woman who taught me did. It uses lye, which wrecked her lungs after a while, even though she worked outside. So she changed to washing soda, which is caustic, but not as bad as lye. Many of these ancient crafts used tools and substances that damaged their bodies in various ways. It's like being a chef and comparing burns and cuts-craftspeople are also scarred. It's part of the job, and many of them derive pride from their scars. I certainly do. I have a paper shredder. I've heard that one can make paper from these shreds, although I've never tried. I think adding some cotton rags torn into shreds helps bind the paper.
Murano is amazing. I watched an elder glass maker, make a similar horse right in front of us and in minutes. I'm proud to have a beautiful bowl from the island. It broke but I salvaged it and adorns our family shelf.
