Folk art by definition pretty much follows its own rules and is often utilitarian in its presentation. It is usually the product of working people who create it for decorative and often useful ...

When Rodney Hardee was in high school, his friend, Betty Cheek, owned a store called The Cheek House Antiques. One day, while browsing through her shop, he saw several "country paintings" that he ...

Kathy Buschi considers herself a folk artist. Self-taught, she adds life to her local scenes of Delaware by using people, animals and the occasional family member. Kathy Buschi considers herself a ...

Folk artist Isaac Smith typically woke up at his Oak Cliff home around 7 a.m. and drank a beer before picking up an ax and a knife to spend the rest of his day carving animals out of wood. Smith, 72, ...

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The annual hunt for hidden folk art treasures returns Saturday at the fifth annual Folk Art Flea Market at the Museum of International Folk Art. The sale features folk art from across the country and ...

Three local Peruvian female weavers creating colourful alpaca wool on the ground in the Sacred Valley. Obviously, you can’t travel to Peru right now, but if you’re itching to buy some of the country’s ...

BAY ST. LOUIS, MS (WLOX) - Two historic structures, the L&N train depot and a little blue house on Bookter Street, come together to tell an artful story. The unmistakable folk art of Alice Moseley is ...

Folk art tied to the Pennsylvania German heritage of Lancaster County and the surrounding region fetched a hefty sum at auction Saturday at Sotheby’s of New York. The collection was the most important ...

Tour of giant, brightly colored creatures celebrates artistic heritage of Oaxaca They’re called fantastic animals, brightly colored wooden creatures inspired by the world of Mexican magical realism.