I have a very large — 55 inches by 35 inches — piece that I believe is a “crown of thorns” tramp-art frame. I have been unable to find one similar in style or size. It does have some condition issues.

Tramp art is the kind of stuff that`s so ugly it`s sort of beautiful. Not much is known about this widespread form of folk art, said to have been made by hoboes between 1870 and 1930. The European ...

Creativity and camaraderie go hand in hand with the members of Metro Carvers of Michigan (MCM) who meet at the Washington Township Senior Center. Laughter and the chip-chip sound of busy hands with ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Daniel Clay is an artist, woodworker, and woodcarver who specializes in chip carving. He carves both functional and nonfunctional pieces. He uses a knife to make small ...

Harvey Paris needed to find a solo activity that would keep him busy when his wife began attending rabbinical school in 2006. “She told me, ‘You need a hobby, and it can’t be the bongo drums because I ...

Take a piece of mountain maple, add 50 hours or so of elbow grease with a homemade, case hardened steel gouge, and you end up with a walking stick like none other. An unparalleled piece of workmanship ...

It’s a quiet night in the basement of the Community United Methodist Church in East Lampeter Township. Three men chat while their knives glide across pieces of wood with a soft sh-sh-sh sound, and ...