Handicrafts & Folk Art
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Hello and Welcome to Handicrafts & Folk Art Group!
A group to share your flair towards creations/objects that originated from traditional cultures; especially forms of traditionally-made works of art and craft, that feature everyday or festive items, decorations, and skill of the hand.
Basically, this is the place to revive the dying activity of Folk Art and promote Handicrafts.
Share with the rest of us what you are working on; your Handicrafts and/or Folk Art; share tips, techniques, and even tutorials; favourite tools and appropriate material to use; any folk artist or culture you find inspiring; anything that can spread the love & passion, and preserve these customs!
Feel free to post or start your own discussion.
Just a few guidelines:
- Please keep all discussions relevant to handicrafts and folk art!
- Be friendly and considerate in your posts.
- Please be conscientious about copyright issues when posting any images. Images posted by Moderators on this site (that are not their own original work), originate from Wikimedia Commons and are used with the understanding and intent that they are for educational purposes only. Please note that Moderators of The Art Colony reserve the right to remove any content if there are copyright concerns. If you have any issues with images posted in this Group, please let a Moderator know! Thank you! :)
Thanks for joining & have fun!
Members: 110
Latest Activity: Oct 14, 2017
Welcome
This is a Group for individuals to share their passion for crafted objects; skill with their hands; and, an interest in traditional folk culture.
Some handicrafts and decorative arts, that can be shared within this group, are classified here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handicraft#List_of_common_handicrafts
Looking forward to share ideas and fantastic artwork :D
Here are some tips for where to post in the group:
- If you're just dropping by to say hello and share your latest handicraft or folk artwork, you can post in the Show & Tell section by typing into the text box at the bottom of this screen. The Show & Tell area is best when you aren't necessarily looking for a response to your post.
- On the other hand, if you want to start a discussion and exchange thoughts and ideas with other members, it's usually best to create a new discussion by clicking the "Add a Discussion" button at the bottom of the Discussion Forum section of this page.
Click here to learn how to upload images into your forum posts (which is important so that people can see your art within the post, rather than as an attachment link beneath your post).
Discussion Forum
how to do folk art
Started by Barbara Cullen. Last reply by Barbara Cullen Oct 14, 2017. 1 Reply 0 Likes
I've just started to change from watercolour to doing brighter painting and more what I call direct art and feel it tends to lean towards Folk…READ MORE
Nee Color For The Walking Sticks And Canes
Started by Randy Spencer. Last reply by Judie Martinez Nov 9, 2015. 5 Replies 3 Likes
What do you think of the new color for Kentucky Walking Sticks and Canes?I think it's a really nice new look.I would appreciate your comments and suggestions.…READ MORE
The Dancer
Started by Alfred James. Last reply by Alfred James Aug 17, 2015. 2 Replies 0 Likes
The DancerMade from a piece of Leylandii branch that looked vaguely familiar until I trimmed off the other twigs and stripped off the bark to…READ MORE
Secret Weapon For Finding Curled Sticks
Started by Randy Spencer. Last reply by flavia coropatnitchi Feb 23, 2015. 1 Reply 1 Like
Just watched a show on National Geographic where a man trained his dog to find moose antlers. Well, take a look at Trip the stick hunting dog. People ask, "Randy, how do you find all those curled sticks?" Now you know my secret!…READ MORE
Where Do You Sell
Started by Randy Spencer Feb 9, 2015. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Do any of you guys sell your walking sticks and canes on Etsy?I created an Etsy site to sell some of the walking sticks and canes, however I'm not sure how to promote the Etsy store.Any suggestions?I sell on my website, but I'm looking for other…READ MORE
Work In Progress
Started by Randy Spencer. Last reply by michele josiane martin Nov 23, 2014. 3 Replies 1 Like
The four carved snake walking sticks are a work in progress.Once complete each staff will have world globe paper weight mounted onto the top of each staff.I'm planning to…READ MORE
Bright Colored Carved Snake Walking Stick
Started by Randy Spencer Nov 12, 2014. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Just putting the finishing touches on the walking stick.Although,…READ MORE
Red And White Carved Snake Walking Stick
Started by Randy Spencer Nov 8, 2014. 0 Replies 0 Likes
The walking stick is about 48" tall and the snake is white with red spots.Finished work on it this afternoon.What do you think?Do you like the colors?Any suggestions?…READ MORE
This Is Where The Curled Sticks Grow
Started by Randy Spencer Oct 31, 2014. 0 Replies 1 Like
DO you see the curled stick in the picture?This is the kind of place where the curled stick grow, lot's of vines and briars.Cold weather is here in Kentucky. Time to get out the Gerber saw and look for curled sticks.…READ MORE
Kentucky Walking Cane With Worm Tunneling
Started by Randy Spencer. Last reply by Anton Abela Oct 30, 2014. 1 Reply 1 Like
What do you think of this walking stick? I stained the walking stick, painted the worm tunneling green, and coated the walking stick with three layers of Minwax polyurethane.…READ MORE
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Comment by Nanyera Kamiya on February 13, 2015 at 4:53pm
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Comment by Jo Flockton on June 25, 2014 at 9:13pm
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Marsha Knox, are you using an iPad to post? If so, the ability to post a photo in this comment box requires Flash, and Safari doesn't support Flash. The way around this is to get the app Puffin Web Browser Free and during certain hours (?8am-5pm, not sure exactly) you can access Flash in this browser and there will be a photo box in the menu bar at the top left of the comment box. In Safari (iPad) the menu bar doesn't even show up. Hope this helps, if not, let me know what you're trying to post from. ;-) Jo
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Comment by Marsha Knox on June 25, 2014 at 7:40pm
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I see this little box at the bottom for comments that I can't seem to understand how to get a photo in this box. help!!!
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I am a Basketmaker. I do Pine needle basket art and you can see them on my page and I will see if I can figure out how to post something with the group thank you much.
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Comment by E.S.Perez on April 20, 2014 at 11:39pm
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Thanks Marthie Scholer
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Comment by Marthie Scholer on April 10, 2014 at 8:54pm
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Beautiful!
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this is a woodcarving i am working on out of mesquite...its a design i made.. it has a lion swan dragon and an american indian. you can find other things in it...
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