Janet Chandler (left) and Sunne McCarty create flower and feather fairies among other fanciful creatures that include polymer clay mythical dragons and Griffins. The girls sold out of many of their creations at Saturdays festival. MICHAEL MITSEFF/Lake City Reporter Oct 26, 2008
The folk art of Janet Moses specializes in transformation. She starts with the mundane: discarded windows and chunks of well-worn sheets of tin stripped from the hulking carcasses of dead buildings. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Upscale macabre Oct 24, 2008
Ornately tooled leather box by Hidecore with raven motif ($2,100) and vintage folk art skeleton puppet ($5,500) at Blackman Cruz in Los Angeles, (310) 657-9228. Most read. (AZCentral -- Home)
Artist became painter by chance Oct 22, 2008
Recently, Loose published a book about North Carolina folk artist Clyde Jones. In addition, he currently is working on a book about Georgia folk artist Annie Geraldine Wellborn ... "I received a phone call from Jim Ferrell, the film's set designer that he was looking for folk art from a list based on the book 'Light of the Spirit' by photographer Karekin Goekjian," Loose said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Where are the Folk in Folk Art? Oct 22, 2008
Where are the Folk in Folk Art ... Where are the Folk in Folk Art ... As collectors, they are keenly aware that folk art is not wildly popular among blacks, but they can't explain why. (Slate)
‘Dia de los Muertos’ art work Oct 18, 2008
Eighteen, folk art,' scratchboard images, created by art students, pictured from left, Erica Eaton, Thomas Kerr, Lindsey LaRoque, Adrian Puertas, Edlin Roman, Brittni Vickrey and Sharrie Robinson, will be featured in the Holly Center's annual Day of the Dead: Celabracion,' through Nov. 30. According to art professor Barry Phillips, the elder, the D.O.D.' ritual honoring the deceased has been practiced at least 3,000 years by the indigenous peoples of Mexico. (Odessa American, TX)
Barnes to open in Phila. in 2011 Oct 16, 2008
Lead architect will be the New York firm of Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, which designed the American Folk Art Museum in New York City; the Neurosciences Institute in LaJolla, Calif. the Cranbrook Academy of Art s Williams Natatorium in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
WESTERN MONTANA LIVES - Warmth, knowledge defined Ken Hedrick Oct 14, 2008
Woodworking was a passion, and he and Kelli created primitive folk art and sold it under the name Montana Blessings. My dad and mom are incredible folk artists, said daughter Samantha. (Missoulian, MT)
A Family Affair Oct 13, 2008
In addition to an abundant selection of Egyptian and Babylonian antiquities, the show includes a sublimely becalmed "The Virgin With the Sleeping Child" by the 15th century Italian master Andrea Mantegna; a pair of Andrea della Robbia terra cottas; paintings by Courbet, Renoir and Caspar David Friedrich; Japanese woodblock prints; and European folk art in various media. The exhibition documents the catholic tastes, connoisseurship and largesse of James Simon, a self-taught German collector and... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Astrology and Modern Art Oct 13, 2008
Her folk art subjects and industriousness also reflected humble Virgo tendencies. Libran Suzanne Valadon (September 23, 1865) used her sign s flair for matters of beauty and attraction to go from muse to painter, with many love affairs along the way. (Suite101.com)
Casper briefs Oct 11, 2008
NIC exhibits focus on folk art. The Nicolaysen Art Museum & Discovery Center will open four new contemporary folk art exhibits, including one featuring a Casper artist ... Also opening Oct. 17 will be three solo exhibitions by artists who hail from across the country: Tom Nussbaum from Montclair, N.J., Lucy Fradkin from Brooklyn, N.Y., and James Holmes from Santa Fe, N.M. All three of these contemporary artists are influenced by the unique stylized forms of folk artists or outsider artists, who... (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Schweinfest celebrates art, culture Oct 6, 2008
The event also featured face painting, pumpkin decorating and American folk art ... It is a true American folk art. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Art festivals a chance to 'live' Oct 6, 2008
Crafts include folk art, pottery, handmade jewelry, paintings, soaps, clothing and body products. At another booth, crafters known as "fountaineers" sold "air plants," tiny plants on a slate base with figurines that grow in air, without roots or soil. (Florida Today)
Book review: 'The Hemingses of Monticello' Oct 4, 2008
(Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, Williamsburg, Virginia). Book review: 'The Hemingses of Monticello. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Cnet Founder Minor's Spat With Sotheby's is Lesson on Auction Disclosure Oct 3, 2008
7 million for 's biblically inspired ``The Peaceable Kingdom'' at in New York, a record price for American folk art and for Hicks, a Quaker minister who died in 1849. The painting's consignor was jeweler Ralph O. Esmerian, who had promised to donate it to the , but later pledged it to Sotheby's as collateral for a loan. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Popular folk artist in Valley Oct 3, 2008
She also will sign copies of her new book, Bethany Lowe's Folk Art Halloween, which gives instructions for hand-making heirlooms of your own. "You have to almost wonder if hers are family pieces that have been passed down," says Michael Hansen, owner of the French Bee. (AZCentral -- Home)
Sward in the stone Sep 25, 2008
Cannon also likes to have fun, however, and many of his other pieces reflect his interest in folk art -- art that is personal rather than fashionable. From his first Japanese-inspired design, he realized the exquisite effect of incorporating plants into his sculptures. (NJ.com -- Times)
A Trip Down Peoria Road Sep 25, 2008
Donna also hosts fabulous seasonal sales of folk art and home dcor. One of my favorite places to stop for the past 12 years is Gindhart s Nursery. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Original Milk Farm Sign Offered For Sale Sep 24, 2008
Bidding is expected to go over $200,000 for this gigantic one-of-kind piece of American folk art. To see photos or place a bid on this remarkable piece of California history, please go to and look for the Milk Farm Sign. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Guangling paper-cutting in Shanxi Province Sep 21, 2008
Guangling County, located in Datong City, one of the province's major coal production bases, has found worldwide fame as a cradle of paper-cutting, a popular folk art in China ... Guangling County, located in Datong City, one of the province's major coal production bases, has found worldwide fame as a cradle of paper-cutting, a popular folk art in China. (Xinhuanet, China)
TEMPO: Art in the park Sep 19, 2008
Displays include original artwork, furniture, jewelry, clothing, sculptures, seasonal items, pottery, ceramics, leather goods, stained glass, textiles, folk art, baskets and much more. As the Huachuca Art Association s primary fundraiser, money is used for the association s gallery and to support local artists. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Rendezvous Royale Schedule Sep 19, 2008
Meet Sally Holberg with her decorative folk art and Margie Swift with her fine art paintings. Free. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Panama City: A cultural cornerstone Sep 18, 2008
There are also new art galleries like the tiny Karavan Gallery (Calle Tercera; 507-228-5161), which carries an impressive selection of Panamanian folk art and intricate wood sculptures and jewelry displayed in a bright space more suited for a modern art exhibit. But it's not until dark that Casco really comes alive. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Treasure trove Sep 14, 2008
Ute Stebich, author of "Haitian Art," helped interpret the artwork and is now helping build the center's Mexican folk art collection. "One of the reasons the Reulings donated their collection was to build a bridge between the art center and the African American community, and it has done that over the years through symposiums, seminars and exhibits. Ute has been a friend and mentor in every sense," Scully said. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Genius meets genuineness in Missoula Sep 13, 2008
Maxine Stahl whimsically paints furniture and walls in an American Folk Art style, and Larry Pirnie dazzles us with color on the walls of downtown s Depot Restaurant. I d collected a treasure trove of Missoula history through the eyes of those who portray her best and I can t wait to see the finished violins. (Missoulian, MT)
Helen, home of Oktoberfest Sep 12, 2008
Alpine village known for Oktoberfest, folk art and bratwurst. By WILLIAM SCHEMMEL. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
ODDBALL ITEMS: Joba impersonator & more of the bizarre Sep 11, 2008
If this revered jiggle depot closes, young, wealthy athletes will have no recourse in New York at night except to sit in their rooms and play old maid or gather at the American Folk Art Museum and ogle the quilts, decorative pottery and weathervanes. HOTTEST SEATS IN TOWN. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Unwind at a bed-and-breakfast Sep 11, 2008
Each themed room (five in all, with three casitas for families) contains exquisite folk art and one-of-a-kind treasures. Lush gardens engulf the private patios and fill the courtyard. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Artisan initiative kicks off Sep 9, 2008
Artwork such as: folk art and crafts, pottery, ceramics, sculpture, glasswork, jewelry, paper craft, candles, metal and ironwork, tin ware, clothing, furniture, basketry, leatherwork, toys and games, books and CDs, photography, woodwork, ceramics, graphic and printmaking, home and outdoor accessories, and musical instruments represent a sampling of IADP-eligible creative forms. Participants include any artisan or value-added producer that: produces a product or creates art that can be purchased... (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
Marianne Taylor, 78; taught dance, kindled folk art scene Sep 8, 2008
Marianne Taylor cofounded the Folk Arts Center of New England in Cambridge ... A virtuoso of that basic instrument, Ms. Taylor cofounded the Folk Arts Center of New England in Cambridge and spent decades inspiring class after class of students to learn everything from a simple contra dance to an Austrian Laendler ... To many, Marianne and Conny Taylor were the center of folk dancing in the region, and the couple founded the nonprofit Folk Arts Center of New England in 1975, initially running it... (Boston Globe)
What's On Sept. 5-11 Sep 6, 2008
The Cobourg and District Seniors Activity Centre in the Cobourg Market Building offers crafts at 9:30 a.m. (905-373-4171), rug hooking at 9:30 a.m. (905-372-8852), folk art at 9:30 a.m. (905-372-1328), shuffleboard at 1 p.m. (905-372-7654), fitness level 3 at 4 p.m. (905-377-1257), and woodcarving at 7 p.m. (905-372-5529). The Cobourg Ontario Early Years Centre of the Cobourg Family YMCA (905-377-1271), 339 Elgin St. W., and the Port Hope Centre (905-885-8856), 74 Queen St., have programs at... (Northumberland News)
Film by former Clevelanders shows transformative power of art Sep 5, 2008
Dickenson has long had an interest in Folk Art ... In 1984, when Dickenson directed the documentary Cleveland Black Folk Art Exhibit and Festival, Wagner was one of the featured artists. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Photo Release -- Wall Street Journal Unveils Highly Anticipated WSJ., a Glossy Lifestyle Magazine Targeting Journal Readers Sep 3, 2008
Now they're looking closer to home where surprising values can be found among the works of American Folk Art masters such as Edward Hicks, who will be represented by two iconic 'Peaceable Kingdom' paintings going under the hammer at rival auction houses this fall. Economies of Scale: Why buy a luxury box when you can buy an entire sport. (Primezone Releases)
Critics' picks - visual arts Aug 31, 2008
Organized by the state's chief folklorist, Maggie Holtzberg, working in tandem with the museum and the Massachusetts Cultural Council /lh, it features a range of folk art, from duck decoys to tin men and a dazzling Caribbean Carnival costume. Through Feb. 8. (Boston Globe)
An Odd Group Aug 31, 2008
The use of bold color and text, and appropriations from pop culture, folk art and graffiti traditions certainly figure in. Terms such as DIY (do it yourself) and street art get tossed around liberally. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Around Oconee: Bee expert speaks out Aug 27, 2008
The Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation will hold fall art classes for all ages and levels including drawing, oil painting, watercolor, acrylic painting, folk art, sculpture, clay arts, papermaking, book making and bag pipes. For more information, call OCAF at (706) 769-4565 or visit. (Athens Banner-Herald)
A first for India: A museum of contemporary art Aug 27, 2008
Poddar, whose day job is running an upscale hotel company, admits to being inspired by his mother, who began collecting modern and folk art several decades ago. Except that the work his mother sought out, including pieces by the post-Indian-independence generation of artists known as the Progressives, did not resonate with the son. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Morehouse to get $1M worth of folk art in donation Aug 26, 2008
A Miami art collector is giving Morehouse College $1 million worth of works from folk artist Purvis Young. Morehouse officials are expected Thursday to announce the gift, the single largest art donation ever to the all-male historically black college. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Review of Olympic Peninsula Loop To... Aug 19, 2008
The 7 guides have been produced in conjunction with the Folk Art Program of the Washington State Arts Commission. For an overview of this audio tour, read. (Suite101.com)
Driving Tour of the Olympic Peninsu... Aug 17, 2008
The 7 guides have been produced in conjunction with the Folk Art Program of the Washington State Arts Commission. The copyright of the article Driving Tour of the Olympic Peninsula Loop in is owned by. (Suite101.com)
Hang on to summer at these affordable lake towns Aug 16, 2008
Figurative arts are also well represented in Shelburne, whose namesake has a notable collection of American folk art and paintings by Impressionists. The independent devotes a special section to homegrown talent like novelist Chris Bohjalian. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Folk Art Festival-goers travel around world through dance Aug 14, 2008
Beginning in 2002, McMahon has helped organize the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center's Folk Arts in Central New York Festival, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts, which kicked off Wednesday night with a celebration of folk dancing ... The Folk Art festival will continue at the Schweinfurth during Schwein-Fest from 2 to 4 p.m., Oct. 5, with performers from the Sudan, the Ivory Coast of Africa and the Onondaga and Oneida Nations. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Pulsating Decorativeness: Recent Paintings of Asit Mondal Aug 14, 2008
Primitive, tribal and folk art of our country and also those around the world provide ample examples of this. This 'decorative style' that Ray considered 'most attractive and original' which Mondal adopted as one of his formal attributes was probably accepted deliberately by him as a way to connect himself with the living traditions of our country. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Mexican Fiesta Summerfest Grounds M... Aug 11, 2008
Exhibition of Alebrijes, a brightly colored Mexican Folk Art sculpture presented by Jacobo Dominguez. Music. (Suite101.com)
Folk art on display at three-day fest Aug 11, 2008
Suwanee folk artist Joycelyn Hairston will exhibit her work at the three-day Folk Fest 2008, beginning Friday ... The three-day event, which runs through Sunday at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross, is the brainchild of Steve and Amy Slotin, who founded the fest shortly after discovering a plethora of folk art while on their honeymoon in 1994 ... Steve Slotin said he first wanted to exhibit folk art at an outsider fair in New York but organizers rejected the idea. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Reflecting Quebec's heart and soul Aug 11, 2008
Blanchette is the curatorial mind behind Heart and Soul, a temporary exhibition at the Canadian Museum of Civilization featuring 400 pieces of Quebec folk art celebrating the 400th birthday of la belle province ... Nettie Covey Sharpe, a dedicated collector of folk art at a time when it received little attention from experts, bequeathed some 3,000 pieces to the museum when she died at age 94 in 2002 ... The overarching question a visitor faces when exiting the exhibition, Blanchette said, is how... (Globe and Mail)
Art.view: Passion project Aug 3, 2008
Its three large floors house British folk art, Neapolitan pictures and related objects (1600-1800), northern European (especially German) paintings and sculpture (1450-1650), British portraits and early Chinese art. Sir Peter wanted to showcase stuff that would be easily accessible to people who are were not art educated, without dumbing down. (The Economist)
Pulleys, sprockets and whimsy automate artist's sculptures Aug 3, 2008
Gerberich, whose work has been feted on CBS "Sunday Morning" and NBC's "The Today Show," along with glowing reviews in such critical publications as Art in America, continues to create window installations in New York City, particularly at the American Museum of Folk Art. WCA Curator Kent Shankle has been helping with the highly detailed gallery installation. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Mexican Museum may finally have found a home Aug 2, 2008
In the past few years, several new cultural institutions - including the Museum of Craft and Folk Art, the Contemporary Jewish Museum and the Museum of the African Diaspora - have opened nearby ... It also owns Mexican folk art, including an important collection donated by the Rockefeller family, Jose Clemente Orozco paintings and Diego Rivera drawings. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Neon lights fading from the landscape Jul 31, 2008
Waller, whose collection was displayed in the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, said he views neon signs as folk art. Waller said he is saddened by the impending demise of Skip's. (Boston Globe)
* Red House Theater marks 100 years Jul 30, 2008
It was turned into a stage for Chinese opera, plays and folk art performances after 1945 and into a movie house in the 1960s. The theater fell into disrepair in the 1970s after a large number of Western-style movie theaters sprang up in the Ximending area. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Group advises men to seek help for erectile dysfunction Jul 30, 2008
As such, the council has made a DVD using Taiwanese folk art puppets that perform skits discussing these embarrassing, but important problems, which will be played in the urology departments of major hospitals around the country, Hwang said. We chose folk art puppets because most men with physical erectile difficulties are between the ages of 40 and 65, and puppet shows are a part of their childhood. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Folk art of old Beijing on show Jul 26, 2008
Two folk artists perform wrestling in Tianqiao area of old Beijing at Dongcheng Culture Museum in Beijing, capital of China, July 25, 2008. A performance featuring folk art of old Beijing was on show here on Friday ... folk artists perform Shuanghuang, a two-man act with one acting in pantomime and another hiding behind him doing all the speaking and singing, at Dongcheng Culture Museum in Beijing, capital of China, July 25, 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)
Raucous rooster round-up Jul 24, 2008
After a two-week stint in "solitary confinement," the large, red rooster that terrorized visitors, businesses and homeowners near the Spotted Owl Folk Art Gallery on North Bend Way, is now strutting his stuff around a new custom coop. Gallery owner Bob Antone said that the bird, the sole survivor of four Polish chicks gifted to Antone's son from Opstad Elementary School teacher Karen Eddy, has made quite an impression on gallery visitors during his first year. (King County Journal Newspapers, WA)
African-American Folk Art Painting Jul 22, 2008
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Alabama man turns 112, still spends days drawing Jul 21, 2008
"People may say, 'Well, he's a folk artist. I don't like folk art.' But if you ever meet him, there is such life in what he creates, and you can't look at one of his paintings without seeing that smile, without seeing that gentle man.". Type Size. (AZCentral -- News)
Cutouts: Create art for the home Jul 20, 2008
The Dimensions series are solution-dyed felted acrylics in patterns that resemble folk art or lace doilies, while others have a more graphic flair. I always liked the idea of playing with negative spaces and creating the right rhythm between the positive and the negative, Liora notes. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Vendors come from near and far for event, despite high gas prices Jul 19, 2008
Kay Smart of Kalispell is a first-timer, too, selling her folk art dolls Raggedy Ann and Andy, Humpty Dumpty and others. They re a little more whimsical than traditional dolls, she said, adding that so far she s impressed with the event. (Montana Standard, MT)
Louisiana's other Creole city Jul 19, 2008
It features creole cuisine, entertainment and folk art. 2250 Highway 484, Natchitoches. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Ten recommended Beijing shopping streets Jul 19, 2008
Founded in 1992, it is China's largest market for folk art and covers 48,500 square meters. Stalls selling paintings and penmanship, jewellery and jade, folk art, old books, coins and other paraphernalia are open year round. (Xinhuanet, China)
La Cienega offers Mexican cuisine Jul 18, 2008
It contains folk art and other decorations picked by the Bodians themselves during their travels to Mexico, such as four hanging papier-mache parrots from Guadalajara. The restaurant is currently open for dinner from 5:30-9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, and from 5:30-10:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. (Pine Plains Register Herald, NY)
Shandong folk art greets Olympics Jul 16, 2008
BEIJING, July 16 -- Olympic fever has spread to Gaomi city, the renowned birthplace of Shandong folk handicrafts. Local artists from this area of eastern China are sending best wishes to the Beijing Olympic Games through their latest works. (Xinhuanet, China)
NYC & Company Spotlights New York City's Museum and Cultural Institutions as Hidden Shopping Gems Jul 16, 2008
Innovative items can be found at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (), which sells stylish accessories that range from cufflinks to neckerchiefs in character with the new exhibit, Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy, while the American Folk Art Museum () carries educational and fun license-plate placemats and compass necklaces. The Museum of Modern Art () is producing exhibit-themed goods, including books on Olafur Eliasson, the artist behind The New York City Waterfalls, four man-made waterfall... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Lucky Cloud Houses to display ethnic culture, folk art of China Jul 14, 2008
A cultural exhibition themed "China Story" is to open from Aug. 9 to 24 and Sept. 7 to 17 to exhibit outstanding representations of ethnic culture and folk art of China in the Lucky Cloud Houses. Images, objects and multimedia works of art, as well as handicrafts performances from all over China will be displayed in the exhibition. (Xinhuanet, China)
112-year-old Alabama man's drawings gain attention in art circles Jul 14, 2008
But soon, a national audience will get a chance to view the folk art of one of the country's oldest residents, a man who has lived in state mental institutions for 60 years. In October, the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore will display 18 of Calloway's scroll pieces along with one of his notebooks full of numbers, said Rebecca Hoffberger, founder and director of the museum. (AL.com)
A Trip Down Peoria Road Jul 13, 2008
Donna also hosts fabulous seasonal sales of folk art and home dcor. One of my favorite places to stop for the past 12 years is Gindhart s Nursery. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
