He’s Alex Matisse, a potter-turned-businessman whose East Fork Pottery is a proud hybrid of art and American manufacturing ... members was not trading on the famous last name of their ancestor.

Chinese people first developed folk art between 4,000 and 5,000 years ago. Famous folk art such as paper tearing, shadow play, embroidery and carving were loved by royalty and common people alike.

With wire cutters and laser focus, John Grade strategically cut the cables that have held aloft one of Seattle’s most famous ...