Tisha Dolton
Remembering Henry Musser, the Artist behind Windfield Designs
Remembering Windfield Designs creator, Henry Musser (1935-2024).
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Todd DeGarmo
May 27, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20218 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20213 min read
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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