Real photo postcard of a tramp art model. Car made by A. Ouellette, 5659 pieces of cigar box wood, 1016 hours to make- 2 feet high- 5 feet long- using only a hammer, knife and sandpaper.
Interests? vintage folk art - odd & unusual antiques
with
and emphasis on-
tramp art, folk marquetry / parquetry, penknife whimseys /
whimsies, rustic / Adirondack, fretwork / scrollwork and objects decorated in
bottle caps, sea shells and found or recycled materials.
particularly interested in the artists, whittlers, crafters and makers of such wonders and associated research and ephemera, especially period photographs of the makers themselves and their creations.
In The News- Great online museum catalog and primer on
understanding folk art- besides our tramp art radio has been included in
TAUNY’s exhibit – Visit
