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Chainsaw Sculptor
In the ponderosa pines of central Oregon, J. Chester ""Skip"" Armstrong creates breath-taking eagles and finely crafted animals. His choice of materials and methods of creating …
Santería Garments and Altars
Santería, also called Lucumi or Orisha Worship by its practitioners, originated in Nigeria among the Yoruba people. It took shape in Cuba during and after the slave trade and …
The Holiday Yards of Florencio Morales
Florencio Morales (1949-1992), a Mexican immigrant and Los Angeles artist who fashioned elaborate assemblages in his front yard, was known as ""el hombre de las banderas"" (""the …
Cajun Mardi Gras Masks
Every winter a handful of Cajun Louisiana folk artists assembles unlikely mixtures of material to shape masks for their Cajun Mardi Gras celebrations. They use window screens, …
Muffler Men
Art can appear in the most unexpected places. Muffler men, for example, have become one of the most striking and remarkable of recent folk art creations. From Walla Walla to …
Haitian Vodou Flags
Once little known outside of Haiti, Vodou flags (drapo Vodou), dazzling in color and imagery, have become popular commodities in the international art market. Works by such notable …
Neo-Pagan Sacred Art and Altars
Fire-cat masks, earth mother icons, henna tattoos, ankhs, and water altars--these objects may sound like the inventory in an ancient druid's sanctuary. But they are part of the …
Chicano Graffiti and Murals
For almost a decade Peter Quezada, a prolific self-taught artist, painted murals and lettering on buildings and retaining walls in neighborhoods northeast of downtown Los Angeles. …
Vietnam Remembered
Like many other veterans of the Vietnam conflict, Michael Cousino, a disabled former Marine from Gouverneur, New York, continues to struggle with bad memories and daily life …