Folk Art Life with Jantje
Folk Art Features

The Floor Beneath Our Feet
A brief history of floorcloths and a resurgence in this form of Art.

The Fisherman from Shediac
Paul McFadden, the fisherman who carves, paints and creates scenes from his childhood.

Bishop's Castle
It started as a mountain cabin and grew to large castle. Jim Bishop is the remarkable man who built it.

Destined to Paint
From a unusual introduction to creating art there was no stopping Bonnie Loggins. In her eightees Bonnie's art speaks to all of us.

Taking Back The Streets: Folk Art in Detroit Michigan
Taking abandoned and drug infested houses on Heidelberg Street and covering them in a colorful array of items.

Charlie "Tin Man" Lucas
From scrap yards and dumps he takes old discarded metal items and turns them into something new to show the world that everything new and shiny is not the natural order of things.

Flag Fascination
Ab the Flagman was discovered selling his wooden flag creations to fans outside Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium... This is his story.

One Man's Life
I am sure all of you are familiar with the movie Driving Miss Daisy. Well, Georgia's Robert Lindsey Walker - in his retirement - took up driving widowed ladies around to their various tasks...

Picture Stories Carved in Wood
The Self-Taught Art of Mary Michael Shelley.

Dancing Band to Dancing Brush: Gene Beecher
Born in 1909 in Houston Texas, Gene Beecher never intended to make painting his career. Why would he? He had a career...

One Irish Soul
Meet folk artist Oliver Curran. A man who's work tells a tale of a people. Oliver's people.

Art in Bottles
Ships, anchors, photos and folk art inside bottles. How'd they do that?

Maud Lewis
Maud painted every surface of her house - inside and out, even the windows... This is her story.

Rosemaling: American Style
Meet rosemaling artist Bernetta Pritchard, find out how she got started and see examples of her Telemark, Rogaland, and Valdres designs.

Whittling a Southern Tradition
The Fancy Walking Sticks of David Allen.

Folding Paper
Today, origami is a form of folk art practised worldwide by many people... people like Maarten van Gelder.

Coral Castle: Monument of Love
Was the creator of Florida's Coral Castle a Visionary or a Magician?

Carla Price
An interview with a fabric folk artist from St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.

Clementine Hunter
The first African American woman to exhibit in the New Orleans Museum of Art.

Holy Grotto
What the Ave Maria Grotto is, where to find it and information on the man who created it.

Museum of American Folk Art
A virtual tour of the Museum of American Folk Art.

Nek Chand: One Majestic Dream
Discover the world's largest folk art attraction. Located in Chandigarh, India.

Jack Hall: The Matchstick Man
Learn about the man who made musical instruments from matchsticks.

Art Cars
A different kind of canvas.

Fine Art Meets Folk Art
Fine Art Meets Folk Art with a Giant Folklore Sculpture called The Canada Tree.

Create a Folk Art Book Cover
Make a Folk Art book cover using scrap paper.

New Life for Old Denim Jeans
Make a Folk Art Book Bag or Tote Bag by recycling old denim blue jeans. A great back-to-school gift for your kids.

Fogo Folks
Meet Bob and Dee Lauder, a couple who moved to an island where they built a house and created a few "people" to share their space with.

Deep South Preaching at Margaret's Grocery Store
The story of an aging black man with clear blue eyes which look into your very soul.

Salvation Mountain
The story of Leonard Knight salesman of biblical messages.

Faces are the Mirror to the Soul
Sybil Gibson was a folk artist who, in spite of a troubled life, created simple beauty.

One Man's Memories
Born as a slave near Benton, Alabama Bill Traylor began creating folk art in his eighties.

Birds of Paradise, Doves, Thistlefinches and Peacocks
Learn about birds in folk art while you paint your own Tree of Life serving tray.

Mystery artist
Meet a mystery artist who exists...therefore he creates.

More to come..

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