Appraisal: 1890 Folk Art Seated Figure Wood Carving, from Salt Lake City Hour 3. In Salt Lake City Hour 3, Karen M. Keane appraises an 1890 folk art seated figure wood carving. Funding for ANTIQUES ...

In the 1950s, America's best-known folk-art wood-carver was Wilhelm Schimmel of Cumberland Valley, Pa. His pieces, even then, went for thousands of dollars. Schimmel (1817-90) was born in Germany and ...

Forty years ago, Jim Davison and his wife, Jeanne, were at an antiques show in Howard County, Maryland, when a hand-carved, ...

In the 1950s, America's best-known folk-art wood-carver was Wilhelm Schimmel of Cumberland Valley, Pa. A carved eagle by this man was the dream of many a collector. His pieces, even then, went for ...

Folk artist Isaac Smith typically woke up at his Oak Cliff home around 7 a.m. and drank a beer before picking up an ax and a knife to spend the rest of his day carving animals out of wood. Smith, 72, ...

KALAMAZOO --Craig "Curly" Spink swirls a handmade jig above a water-filled 15-Gallon galvanized steel tub in his Kalamazoo back yard, tugging and relaxing the line attached to a wooden fish decoy he ...

A young black man in Jim Crow-era Mississippi is riding a mule to a baseball game in a nearby town. Unfortunately, he bears a passing resemblance to an escaped murderer being pursued by the police and ...

Two wood turners will attempt to create 50 bowls in five hours during Wood Day at the Folk Art Center. The Saturday, Aug. 8 includes showcases, demos and many wood-based craft forms. Press release ...