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A 'Salt, Sand and Shell' Exhibition at Wongan Hills, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Sep

We don’t have too many plans for our road-trip and plenty of time, so we didn’t head off from Lake Ninan until about 10.00am. Our first stop was at Wongan Hills. There were a lot of caravans and motor-homes in the main street...

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An emu in the garden

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Apr 25

I guess you could call this emu ‘folk art’. The owner of our old family farm made it from barbed wire and bits and pieces of machinery. It’s very well done and to scale. The barbed wire is ideal for the plumage and he’s even...

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Farm art in Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Oct 23

On our way back from the town of Denmark in southern Western Australia, we pass several lots of, for want of a better word, ‘farm art’. There is really nowhere to stop to take photos but I got lucky this time and snapped this as...

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More quirky folk art

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Jan 23

Do you like these quirky sheep? The ironwork was used on railway lines and the ‘fleeces’ are netting. They are quite lifelike really and very cute. There is a ram and three ewes and they make a nice little flock at the end of the...

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I think it's called folk-art

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Sep 22

In the photo is another of the quirky items at our house-sit. It’s pretty obvious this is a snail, made from scrap pieces of metal. Sometimes I don’t like such items but this I really like. It’s 8.30am here and Qwacka Duck has...

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Because I cannot complain about my bank being frozen, I will write about my hike today.

The Horse @TheHorse (238342) • Walnut Creek, California 1 May 21

A buddy and I took a nice hike along the shore of the San Francisco Bay today. It's a place where a lot of concrete was dumped from dismantled projects in the Bay Area. You have to "dance" over the remnants of old buildings,...

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The only Hex sign south of the Mason-Dixon Line!

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 9 Apr 17

The hex sign in the photo is a folk art sign from Pennsylvania Dutch county. My mother-in-law bought it to me years ago. I have a few of them and I can say I've never seen any others in the south, at least in this part of the...

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Madhubani Paintings - A unique art form of India

Going to start making Christmas items

sweetdesign @sweetdesign (5142) • United States 25 Aug 08

I am going to start sculpting Christmas pieces this week. I have a few pieces in my mind. I want to do a snowman with a little folk art twist to him. And a Cross with some folk art twist to it. I will post pics as this discussion...

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Things gone missing

moonbeam94 @moonbeam94 (387) • Australia 15 Jul 08

does this only happen to me or have some of you found items missing after you have finished unpacking after you have moved house Tablecloths,gone measuring glass jug gone,hand juicer,gone ,I know these things were packed and my...

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Has come Beijing?

comeonvera @comeonvera (4) • China 12 Mar 08

2008 Olympic Games in Beijing,whether you did anticipate has a look at this beautiful city?Whether you did anticipate sees the Ancient construction,warm people,delicacy food and splendid folk art.

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do you have any hobbies besides mylot

suehan1 @suehan1 (4344) • Australia 22 Jan 08

i like to do folk art and all sorts of crafts in my spare time.i have not done any since i have been on mylot as i am enjoying it so much.what hobbies to you have

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Does anybody know what my profile photo is all about?

andyvish @andyvish (901) • India 14 May 07

You can see my profile photo. It is a colourfully painted face of an artist with a decorative headgear. What is it about. It is an folk art form named "Kathakali". It is very popular in Kerala state in India. Kerala, as it...

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Some events of madhubani painting in USA

roshnichaudhary @roshnichaudhary (1160) • United States 13 Apr 07

Have you visited the web site www.pinkmango.com in this site there are many events listed which includes exhibition of mithila painting. Mithila painting/Madhubani painting is a folk art from India.

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Madhubani Painting or Mithila Painting : An Indian Folk Art

roshnichaudhary @roshnichaudhary (1160) • United States 15 Feb 07

Have you heard about Madhubani Painting or Mithila Painting. It is an Indian Folk Art. Do you have any idea about this art. If yes then please share.

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Background of Mangalore

grashal26 @grashal26 (274) • India 3 Feb 07

Mangalore has been considered as one of the beautiful cities of India. It is an extensive city whose suburbs are preched on the side of hills and valleys. The view fro the light- house hill is one which takes the visitors by...

Do you have any special interests other than your job?

wm69love88 @wm69love88 (3466) • China 30 Jan 07

Do you have any special interests other than your job?my favorite hobby is knitting.I can knit Chinese fancy knots very well.Have you ever heard of Chinese fancy knots?It is a Chinese folk art with a long history.In recent years,...

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Do you know what's this?

whhttt @whhttt (24) • China 28 Jan 07

it is a drawing,make with butterfly specimen, not a painting

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Water lily make with color silk stockings

whhttt @whhttt (24) • China 28 Jan 07

Folk art,a total of three lotus flower and two green leaves.

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Novel park provides exciting experience

ty97135078 @ty97135078 (280) • China 19 Dec 06

The Shishan Geopark is located in a well-known dormant volcanic zone, 15 kilometres southwest of downtown Haikou, capital of South China's Hainan Province. It is one of the few volcano clusters that were active in China 10,000...

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