Frakturs Archives - The Artisans Tent at Zoar

The 2026 Artisans Tent & Antiques Show at Zoar Ohio. July 25th and 26th 2026. The top American Folk Artists

Lisa T. Short – PA German Folk Art

By Marlene CobleMay 26, 2026Frakturs, Painted Furniture, Zoar Harvest Festival - Zoar OhioCanton, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Historic Zoar, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New Philadelphia, Ohio, Pennsylvania

L.T. Short – PA German Folk Art & Fraktur Lisa Short, of L.T. Short Folk Art, is a southeastern Pennsylvania artisan specializing in Pennsylvania German fraktur and traditional decorative arts. Self-taught and deeply inspired by the folk art traditions of rural Pennsylvania Germans of the 18th and early 19th centuries, she creates hand-inked and watercolor-painted […]

Marta Urban – Frakturs

By wwwthear_zoarJuly 10, 2021Frakturs, The Artisans Tent at the Zoar Harvest Festival, Traditional Folk ArtCharleston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New Philadelphia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Pittsburg, Zoar Ohio

Marta Urban Marta has held a fascination with art and hand lettering from an early age. At age 12, she taught herself calligraphy and later worked as a commercial artist while still in high school. Although not pursuing fine arts in college, she knew that her interest in hand lettering would continue to grow and […]