Frances Priest creates ceramic vessels, tiles, and sculptural forms that explore the possibilities of pattern.

Cameron Stewart, the tile layer, installed them with the help of a pattern printout. Even this job became creative. “He made it look nicer than we expected,” O’Connell says.

AMMAN — In a bid to prevent traditional Palestinian embroidery patterns from dying out, Najat El-Khairy uses porcelain as a sustainable and long-lasting painting medium.As fabrics and dresses wither ...