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 ...

Even folk-art followers might not have heard of Asa Ames, a self-taught sculptor from upstate New York who lived from 1823 to 1851. His carved and painted figures are mesmerizing curiosities. The work ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

An artist has installed a bronze sculpture of the US First Lady Melania Trump in a field near her hometown in Slovenia. The statue is based on a wood carving commissioned from a local craftsman last ...

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 ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...