Lorraine Ferrier
Author
Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.
LATEST
How Thomas Jefferson and European Architecture Shaped America
Ancient architecture inspired America’s first architects to build the new republic.
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Behold the Beauty: A Goldsmith’s Often Diplomatic, Geological Masterpieces
Johann Christian Neuber crafted fascinating and collectible Saxon hardstone treasures.
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Saddles, Bits, and Spurs: Cowboy Craft at Its Finest
Traditional Cowboy Arts Association members exhibit their masterworks in the Craft in America Center.
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Behold the Beauty: Martha Washington’s Penn Treaty Quilt
Our original first lady’s patriotic fancy quilt still intrigues us today.
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Lord of the Rings Meets the Master of Pastel Painting
Spanish pastel painter Rubén Belloso Adorna’s extraordinary new series brings J.R.R. Tolkien’s legends to life.
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No, These Aren’t Oil Paintings
Often mistaken for oil paintings, luminous pastel paintings deserve the limelight.
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The Spanish Art of Faith
Spanish Golden Age painter Francisco de Zurbarán’s art delights, instructs, and spiritually moves viewers at London’s National Gallery.
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The ‘Sister’ of Famous Scottish Highland Stag at Sotheby’s
The little-known highland stag from Queen Victoria’s favorite artist hits the art market.
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How an Ancient Greek Romance Created Clay Portraiture
A Corinthian maiden’s sweet sorrow started a Western art tradition.
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Behold the Beauty: A Wife’s Fidelity and a Rare American Needlework
This sole surviving ‘needle-woven tapestry’ depicts the virtues of Homer’s Queen Penelope at her loom.
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