Photo: Gill Isaac Kaufman, owner of Happy Green Merchant, aspires to a green lifestyle “working with the earth as a potter.” Gail Fisher/Vox Orbis Clay in hand, ceramic artist...

Photo: At The Valley Project, one of the local wine tasting rooms in the Funk Zone, a mural of the local viticultural areas in Santa Barbara by Elkpen serves as a road map as Robbie Stewart pours...

Photo: Author Maria Sperandei’s Siberian Lynx cat is a rare pet in Italy. Maria Sperandei Maria Sperandei German Shepherd, Siberian Husky, Bulldog, Turkish Angora, Persian, and...

Photo: Calcium carbonate from Santa Barbara's water left after distilling all night. Credit: Benjamin Kinzer/Pete Johnson Synopsis by Cultural Anthropologist, Chloé...

Photo: Sharing stories over chicha morada (glass pitcher) and chicha de jora (ceramic pitcher). Ana Pearson. Language: Spanish (Español) Synopsis by Cultural...

Photo: Fireworks light up the sky over Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Inti/Flickr Language(s): Spanish (Español) Maria Gabriela Hernandez Cunto There is something mystical about...

Photo: Ben walks his beloved pet, Amanda the lamb. Eva NagelEva NagelThis story is about Amanda. Amanda is a lamb. She was born in New Zealand, or Aotearoa in Maori, “land of the long white...

Photo: Traditional Jutti feature intricate embroidery and bold colors. Richa Yadav/FlickrHarmeet SandhuPunjabi Jutti is a famous type of footwear for Punjabi Community, especially in Northern...