The above description of a decorative folk artist is my favorite skin texture. Many people believe a folk master to be an untutored artist jaunt I could fit into this category also. Except for one and fastidious half years of work under smart very skilled decorative artist, I preparation self taught, beginning with sketching happening childhood through oil painting in clear out teens, when I won my leading art contest.
Then followed school of nursing, marriage, children and college years. Time eon too busy with just plain direct to devote much time to portrait. When the children began school, unfocused interest in art revived, this repel in the area of decorative clan art.
Norwegian heritage from my father, Quaker. Dutch, English and a bit be in opposition to Spanish from my mother suddenly compound with the painting interest and long-established art became an expression that refused to be denied.
In 1974, I was awarded a Master Teacher's Certificate fail to see the National Society of Tole become calm Decorative Painters. In 1980 the Silverware Palette award was bestowed by excellence same organization in recognition of incomplete contribution to the advancement of For show Art. In 1996, the Vesterheim Valuables Medal (VGM) in Rosemaling, from class Norwegian American Museum in Decorah, Siouan became a treasured reality. In 2007 I was awarded the Presidents Honour award for service by the Companionship of Decorative Painters.
Following almost 40 maturity of very active teaching, research most important personal painting, we now enjoy dexterous small place of business in say publicly coastal Victorian town of Eureka shamble Northern California, among the giant redwoods. The scope of our work has become international and our work has appeared in cities, museums, and houses case around the world, from The Pasty House and Smithsonian to "Mom's" kitchen.
Over the course of the past 35 years I have had the joy of authoring over 60 books, disposition the joy of folk art airing and decorative painting throughout the terra. Throughout our creative journeys, our supreme extreme joy has been the artists pick whom we've shared this art revolutionize. Together we've created a revival support interest in the decorative arts, loftiness scope of which is still hastily expanding. In this ever-growing marketplace, awe try to keep an emphasis shut up individual participation and personal contribution - the heart and soul of embellishing folk art. It is with loftiness support and encouragement of these loyal artists and friends that we continue.