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The article features the Polish method of paper cutting called wycinanki. It claims that the Polish sheep-herders employed cuttings of bark and leather as decorations for their walls and furniture. The introduction of special papers in Poland after World War I, however, resulted in the creation of more delicate and elaborate designs, replacing bark and leather. It also presents a step-by-step method of making paper cuttings.

The article looks on how the ancient French art of paper maché has been revived by Jeanne Valentine Schlee and Guy Schlee in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. The Schlees create several paper maché art works that are exported in the U.S. to be sold at I. Magnin, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Neiman Marcus. The paper art works are designed by either Jeanne Valentine Schlee or her son, Nicolas Schlee. The Schlees' paper maché are either formed over handcrafted molds or wood.

The article discusses the state of the U.S. crafts industry as of April 1972. The crafts are contemporary arts that are made of such materials as clay, fiber, glass and metal. Examples of such crafts include Russian enamels, Roman glass and Chinese porcelain. It claims that after the Second World War, European craftsman, specifically from Germany, came into the U.S. to teach about crafts. It cites production potter Karen Karnes as an example of an artist who worked on various mediums.

The article presents U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers involved in arts and crafts work in the developing nations of Latin America, Asia, and Africa. The volunteers' role is to share their skills to help other people utilize their artistic talents and to enrich their individual lives and their regional economies. They develop individuals' marketable skills and are involved in a variety of handicraft projects. The Peace Corps artists and craftsmen help developing nations to preserve regional art while modern art develops.