Mark Barsocchini sees knots everywhere he goes. In the scarf draped around somebody’s neck, or the shoelaces we tie every day. He’s entranced by something most of us take for granted. “There’s a lot ...

Do you know what a sheepshank is? How about a sheet bend, a carrick bend, a clove hitch or an Eskimo bowline? Not familiar with Western culture? Then perhaps you know the Pan Chang, Chinese button or ...

Philadelphia — Artists are finishing construction of an unusual exhibit they hope resonates with Pope Francis during his trip to Philadelphia and with anyone experiencing trouble in their daily life.

Every Boy Scout and sailor learns them: clove hitches, sheet bends, half hitches and bowlines — knots to tie ropes together or to something. Wesley E. Sullivan III learned them as a Scout in East ...

Artist Windy Chien is up for a challenge. So much so, she learned how to make a knot every day for a year and shared the results on Instagram and wrote the book, The Year of Knots. Windy shares how ...

Children at the “It’s Knot Art-Bottle Holder” H2O Art Challenge at Sterling Public Library make bottle holders using string tied into knots. Next week’s Art Challenge will be “Bas Relief With Clay.” ...

PHILADELPHIA >> Artists are finishing construction of an unusual exhibit they hope resonates with Pope Francis during his trip to Philadelphia and with anyone experiencing trouble in their daily life.

PHILADELPHIA – Artists are finishing construction of an unusual exhibit they hope resonates with Pope Francis during his trip to Philadelphia and with people experiencing trouble in their daily lives.