Mary Calehuff – Nodders I had been a collector of antique toys when I discovered and purchased my first nodder. It was a small white horse that enthusiastically nodded yes to me when I gently touched its head. I fell in love with him then and have been hooked on nodders ever since. In pursuit […]
Tom & Carole Bognar Twenty five years ago we combined our love of history and art degrees to create the world’s oldest form of pottery – that made from gourds. Being self taught on this journey, we translate our natural surroundings and historical influences from artists of the past, decorative arts and the seasons into […]
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 […]
Don Noyes – Whimsical Hand Carved Birds Folk art of the Pennsylvania Germans has always fascinated me. Bird carvings and bird trees always made me smile. The colors and whimsical nature of the carvings really talked to me. My first exposure to Pennsylvania German folk art came in 1991. My wife and I would travel […]
Deborah Hartwick – Sewing Accessories & Penny Rugs Deborah Hartwick has been creating sewn art for over 30 years, from the tiniest of emeries to the large scale penny rugs. I design and sew every stitch in each piece. All of my fabrics are made from natural materials that are hand dyed or over dyed. Pearl cotton threads […]
The Artisans Tent at The Zoar Village The Artisans Tent at Historic Zoar Village will be here before you know it so please mark July 29th & July 30th of 2023 on your calendar. The Artisans Tent at the Zoar Harvest Festival (follow us on Facebook) is one of the top American Folk Art and […]
Artisan’s Gallery The Artisan’s Gallery contains examples of wonderful American Folk Art, by experience craftsmen, that will be presented at the Artisans Tent at the Zoar Harvest Festival. This gallery contains; paintings, furniture, pottery, painted furniture, theorems, floor cloths, Noah’s Arks, stone carving, primitive paintings, whimsical hand carved birds & folk art, hand-woven rugs, hooked […]