The technique — as we know it today — originated in the Welsh town of Pontypool during the 1660s. There, a man named Thomas Allgood was experimenting with metal plating to make it rustproof ...

At one point in history, your teapot was a work of art. So were your set of kitchen canisters, your watering can, your boxes and buckets. Even your wastebasket.

Retreat set for tole painting enthusiasts By Kris Winterton Jan 13, 2003 Tole painters from all over Michigan will converge on the Valley Plaza Resort in Midland this weekend for a three-day retreat.

The centuries-old art of tole painting has given Karen DalPezzo a new outlet for her creative energies. Always interested in various crafts, DalPezzo didn’t discover tole painting until she ...

Tole painting:Turn items into treasures. Martha Stewart. ... The technique — as we know it today — originated in the Welsh town of Pontypool during the 1660s. There, ...

Petrykivsyi Rozpys is a painting style that relies on four types of strokes: a crest, a stone, a nut (these three were named after their shape), and a transitional stroke, which combines two ...