Folk Art All Around Us

Todd DeGarmo

May 27, 2022
2 min

Beaded Wire Bird

This beaded wire bird is the work of Bernard Domingo a folk artist living in Westchester County in the lower Hudson Valley of New York...

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Todd DeGarmo

Apr 22, 2022
2 min

Geisha Ningyo

This geisha doll (ningyo) is the newest addition to Folk Arts All Around Us, an evolving exhibition at Crandall Public Library. It is...

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Todd DeGarmo

Mar 25, 2022
2 min

Moose & Wolves

Moose & Wolves is a wood carving and painted wood sculpture by Benjamin N. Raino of Whitehall, where Washington County touches Lake...

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Todd DeGarmo

Mar 18, 2022
1 min

Barn-Quilt-Inspired Metal Work

This 4 x 4 foot wood-framed metal work is custom designed and handcrafted by James Gonzalez of Farmhouse Forge in Potsdam, NY. It was...

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Todd DeGarmo

Mar 11, 2022
3 min

Henry's Star

Henry's Star is a Barn Quilt, 4 x 4 feet in size, designed and hand-painted on a wooden board by Ruth McWilliams. It was commissioned by...

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Todd DeGarmo

Mar 2, 2022
1 min

Riverbowl III

We're very excited to announce our most recent acquisition for our permanent Folk Art Collection – Riverbowl III by Serena Kovalosky of...

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Todd DeGarmo

Jul 21, 2021
2 min

Balsam Bees at Big Moose Community Chapel

Here's another video in the series From the Archives, based on my grant-funded research documenting the folklife and traditions of our...

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Todd DeGarmo

Jul 14, 2021
3 min

Puerto Rican Vejigante Masks

Hand-crafted paper mâché vejigante masks from Puerto Rico caught my eye in 2004 while walking on Broadway, proudly displayed in a hair...

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Tisha Dolton

Jun 25, 2021
3 min

Redwork Embroidery

Redwork embroidery was one of the most popular forms of art needlework through most of the Gilded Age, the Progressive Era, and into the...

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Todd DeGarmo

Jun 23, 2021
1 min

Balsam pillows & the Standard Supply Company

Here's another video in the series of documentaries called From the Archives, based on my grant-funded research documenting the folklife...

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Todd DeGarmo

Jun 9, 2021
5 min

Harry & I in the Strawberry Patch

Harry and I in the Strawberry Patch, a painting by Clara Mae Orto, is one of the many unique works found in our Folk Arts Collection at...

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Todd DeGarmo

Jun 2, 2021
2 min

100 Amigurumi

We are now the proud owners of 100 Amigurumi crocheted animals. A large box arrived in May. Its contents were originally part of an...

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Todd DeGarmo

May 12, 2021
1 min

Flemish pyrography

Here's our newest addition to the Folk Arts Collection: Flemish pyrography Christmas chair/table found in neighboring Washington County,...

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Todd DeGarmo

May 5, 2021
3 min

Mrs. Scrap & Dorothy DuRose

Mrs Scrap is a doll designed and hand-crafted by Dorothy Murdock DuRose (1909-1999) of Pottersville, Warren County, New York. It's the...

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Todd DeGarmo

Apr 28, 2021
8 min

May Baskets

Come springtime, generations of children in the greater Glens Falls area would spend weeks making May Baskets to distribute to friends...

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Todd DeGarmo

Apr 7, 2021
1 min

Shushan Postmaster

Here's the story of the Shushan Postmaster, a local fishing fly, as told in the video series, Battenkill Inspired: The Flow of...

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Todd DeGarmo

Mar 31, 2021
2 min

Celebrating Easter with Pysanky

Marge Prehoda introduced me to celebrating Easter with pysanky. These family heirloom, hand-decorated raw eggs were an important element...

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Todd DeGarmo

Mar 24, 2021
3 min

Buff Mittens by Katie Cross

Katie Cross (Katherine Baker Cross, 1916-1989) introduced me to buff mittens in 1987. I met her at a church bazaar in the foothills of...

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