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Rudee Tancharoen presents three works that trouble the stories we tell ourselves.
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For Whom the Tale's Told: Tripping over reality in Udon Thani | Garland Magazine
Rudee Tancharoen presents three works that trouble the stories we tell ourselves.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Being curlew across Yorkshire
Matt Lewis talks with Matt Trevelyan, the man who walked 53 miles dressed as a curlew.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Out 2,000th story 🌸
Wafa Ghnaim, a Palestinian dress historian, reflects on the role tatreez embroidery played in her upbringing and hopes diaspora heirlooms will eventually return to Palestine.
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August 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The Rest of Us: Soft publishing as an act of radical care

In a homage to bookbinding, the pages of this book are individually knitted as blankets to be read and used by readers across the world.
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July 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Mobile ancestral hall

Tammy Wong Hulbert journeys from her home on Wurundjeri country to the land of her ancestors in Siew Chek Hum village, southern China.
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July 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The tale of Nneburube

Ngozi-Omeje incarnates the matriarchal Igbo story of the circle of connections that make a community.
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July 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Finding Vomit Girl: A pilgrimage to the source of mộc mạc

Mai Nguyễn-Long takes us on her journey to discover a lost connection to village culture in Vietnam.

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July 1, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Crochet therapy, with soundtrack
The Russian crochet artist Katika explains how she discovered a craft that helped unravel her emotions.
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July 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The art of Bahi Khata: India’s handwritten legacy of accounts and ancestry
Priyanka Kochar reflects on her ancestors' meticulous hand-bound account books.
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June 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Steph Wallace ✿ Holding the Void
Our June Laurel has made a vessel that reflects the volcanic and mining cavities that resonate through her second home in Ballarat.
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June 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Abantu: Threads That Bind Us
Khanya Mthethwa honours three ancestors of the Xhosa, BaPedi and Zulu peoples in embroidered portraits and personal adornment.
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June 3, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Three dresses rescued from Rafah: Palestinian culture hangs by a thread
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June 3, 2025 at 1:26 AM
US makers react to tariffs: Global craft exchange is a net good

US makers claim the new tariffs will damage a respectful and beneficial relationship with makers in other countries.
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US makers react to tariffs: Global craft exchange is a net good | Garland Magazine
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May 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Three body problems: New Iranian jewellery
Recent jewellery from Iran reflects alternative forms of embodiment.
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May 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Master Edson ✿ Creatures of the river and guardians of the forest

Master Edson Monteiro shares his life as a carpenter living on the Bijogó River whose mythical inhabitants inspire care for nature.
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Master Edson ✿ Creatures of the river and guardians of the forest | Garland Magazine
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April 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Wonder Reef: A fertile art installation for fish and occasional humans
Pamela See dives to find an underwater installation by Daniel Templeman designed for the enjoyment of all sea creatures.
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April 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
A cherished Chinese tooth tradition

Li Letitia Shen mourns the loss of heritage buildings in Shanghai with jewellery evoking the objects of a lost childhood.
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April 21, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Wanda Gillespie is inspired by the Māori carving of the Taniwha water spirit by Ngaroma Riley, Kereama Taepa and Steve Solomon.
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Carving the Taniwha: Shaping sacred water spirits through Whakairo
Wanda Gillespie is inspired by the Māori carving of the Taniwha water spirit by Ngaroma Riley, Kereama Taepa and Steve Solomon.
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March 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The nguzunguzu-dragon

Visiting a neighbour in the Marovo Lagoon, Rodolfo Maggio stumbles upon a powerful creature that combines two radically different cultures.
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The nguzunguzu-dragon
Visiting a neighbour in the Marovo Lagoon, Rodolfo Maggio stumbles upon a powerful creature that combines two radically different cultures.
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March 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Snake Talk: A yarn with story-makers across the globe
Tyson Yunkaporta reflects on the fluid connections made by serpent beings between peoples and nature.
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Snake Talk: A yarn with story-makers across the globe
Tyson Yunkaporta reflects on the fluid connections made by serpent beings between peoples and nature.
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March 9, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Vipoo Srivilasa, Rainbow Warriors, 2019
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In 2020, we featured Vipoo's ceramic figures that told the romantic tale of Sang Thong, celebrating a love that breaks through social barriers.

Why do handmade objects provide such a good home for stories that matter?
March 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
We need fewer better stories...
March 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“Knowledge is more readily transferred into long-term memory in the form of a story. All the experiences of your life are processed through story-making. This is what the aunties refer to as Lore.”

Tyson Yunkaporta. (2023). "Right Story, Wrong Story: Adventures in Indigenous Thinking".
March 4, 2025 at 10:17 AM
For the pluriverse:
Many words are walked in the world. Many worlds are made.
Many worlds make us. There are words and worlds that are lies and injustices. There are words and worlds that are truthful and true.
‘Fourth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle’
February 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
To celebrate Garland’s 10th year, we have selected the dandelion as our flower of 2025.

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The year of the dandelion
To celebrate Garland's 10th year, we have selected the dandelion, a symbol of endurance, as our flower of 2025.
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February 25, 2025 at 4:29 AM