BRENTWOOD – Shelly Tweedy’s string art classes literally start out with a bang! It is loud when a group of 15 women pound finishing nails into stained wood with hammers simultaneously in a small room.

MOORHEAD - With a bit of string, a few nails and some pieces of wood, Casey Steichen is creating works of art. The 28-year-old Casselton, N.D., woman makes string art under the business name Nifty Nik ...

String art is one of those deceptively simple things: Crisscross string back and forth between tiny nails hammered into a board until they form a recognizable image. At the simplest levels, it’s ...