| Folk art auctions feature a wide range of objects | | | | through the autumn months. |
| that reflect the artist's craft traditions, and traditional | | | | Another folk art auction that I found and was sad to |
| social values. Folk art is generally produced by people | | | | bid up past my budget was a handmade set of |
| who have little or no academic artistic training. Folk | | | | miniature dominos. The set was in a folk art |
| artists usually use established techniques and styles | | | | decorated maple case. The set dates from the mid |
| of a particular region or culture. | | | | to late 1800's. It was really exquisite and I'm sorry |
| Folk art auctions include paintings, sculptures and | | | | that I missed out on it. |
| other decorative art forms. Some artists also | | | | I really liked another folk art auction that I found for |
| consider utilitarian objects such as tools and | | | | a modern fraktur. A fraktur is a specific kind of |
| costumes as folk art. For the most part, the | | | | Pennsylvania German folk art. The fraktur I found |
| category of folk art auctions exclude works by | | | | was a watercolor of a marriage record. It was very |
| professional artists. | | | | colorful and looked like it held very special significance |
| It has been my experience that folk art auctions | | | | to its original owners. |
| have something for just about anyone. I found a folk | | | | I found a wood box from Maine in a folk art auction |
| art painting of a cat in a peach tree that was done | | | | that really appealed to me. It was rather small, but |
| by the artist Tascha. The artist also noted on the | | | | was painted chrome yellow and was trimmed in |
| folk art auction that they create unique ceramic tile | | | | forest green. The paint was crazed and worn and it |
| art. | | | | was made in the late nineteenth century. There were |
| My mother purchased a blanket chest for me years | | | | no visible nails and the hardware was reported as |
| ago that I listed recently in a folk art auction. The | | | | looking original. |
| chest was made about two hundred hears ago and is | | | | The folk art auction that I missed out on that was |
| very beautiful. The original painted decorations are still | | | | way out of my price range was for an Andrew |
| intact. | | | | Clemens sand bottle. The sand bottle was date 1887 |
| I found an interesting folk art auction for a carnival | | | | and was covered in patriotic decorations. It was an |
| knock-down dummy in the shape of a large cat. It | | | | apothecary style bottle with a stopper and it |
| was made around 1930 and is twice the size of | | | | contained at least ten different colors of sand. The |
| similar items. I researched the item on a non-auction | | | | bottle ended up selling for eighty five hundred dollars. |
| site and found that it is worth a lot of money. | | | | I'm sure that it has ended up in an excellent collection |
| My heart is still swayed by Americana folk art | | | | of folk art. |
| auctions. I recently fell in love with a painting I found | | | | I found an amusing folk art auction for three wooden |
| up for auction of Elvis on a Harley in front of a large | | | | carvings. The name of the piece was Three |
| American flag. It was spectacular! The stretched | | | | Articulating Folk Art Whimseys and were all made by |
| canvas was painted with acrylics. | | | | the same artist. The carvings were accented with |
| I especially like the Halloween themed folk art auction | | | | sheet metal neckties. The first carving in the folk art |
| I found that was offered by Sister Raya New | | | | auction was of a cobbler, a blacksmith and a |
| Orleans Folk Art. The title of the painting was Little | | | | gentleman with a donkey. The second carving was a |
| Spooky the Cat - Awaiting the Great Pumpkin. The | | | | diminutive soldier and the third was a cobbler smoking |
| painting was painted in classic vintage style and used | | | | a pipe. I think that this piece of Americana was |
| gold maple, red sapphire, blue pearl, white, pumpkin | | | | purchased at a low price of three thousand dollars |
| orange, sable brown, amber rust and jet black. I | | | | and was worth much more.onto a black light stand |
| would love to have this hanging on my wall all | | | | that has been built especially for them. |