Some years previous (in 1835) a native gentleman, knowing that the cochineal was cultivated profitably in Honduras, thought it might be equally so in Teneriffe He therefore introduced the cactus ...

The insects used to make carmine are called cochineal, and are native to Latin America where they live on cacti. Now farmed mainly in Peru, millions of the tiny insects are harvested every year to ...

KAWARAMACHI Japan - Time seems to stop here Women sit in a small circle quietly painstakingly stitching patterns on balls the ...

dams and sluice gates and filled with water stained a deep pink with cochineal dye. It looked like the sort of thing a mad genius might produce if asked to design a water clock. What it could have to ...

Temari, making handheld balls from embroidery, was historically practised all over Japan.Do you have questions about the ...

If you follow a vegan diet, there are plenty of things to watch out for - including what's in your wine. Here's what you ...

I knew the color would draw attention. I wanted them to remember who had entered the room: a Latina with talent. But was I ...

Computational craft artist Sarah Rosalena is set to make a significant impact in the upcoming Getty PST ART: Art & Science ...

Thirty other patients had negative patch test results. Carmine is a widely used pigment derived from gravid cochineal insects. Carminic acid is the source of its color. Only two previous ...

Each ball, or “temari,” is a work of art, with colorful geometric patterns carrying poetic names like “firefly flowers” and ...

On first glance, one might be forgiven for wondering how the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's new exhibition, "We Live in ...