他的祖父曾是个手艺人。

His grandfather had been a craftsman.

他父亲是个技艺高超的手艺人。

His father is a highly skilled craftspeople.

制陶是个手艺活，但制陶的手艺人却逐年减少。

Pottery is a craft alive, but the pottery artisans are decreasing.

西雅图还是俄勒冈葡萄的故乡——它同小檗的亲缘关系比它同真正的葡萄的关系更近些——还有英国常春藤。这是一种入侵藤本，西雅图一带的手艺人用来编织篮子。

Seattle is also home to the Oregon grape — more closely related to the barberry than an actual grape — and English ivy, an invasive vine that Seattle-area crafting groups weave into baskets.