Thursday, June 16, 2011

Folk Art

Did you know that the beautifully created carousel horses were originally Jewish Folk Art?  The German Lutherans and reformed settlers of Eastern Pennsylvania created beautiful "hex signs" on the sides of barns?  The Mexicans created amazing pinatas?  

The point of genealogy is to trace our family lines, but let's remember the beauty they saw and created when they didn't have "things" to keep them occupied.  Will our art and objects we create today stand the test of time like some of the folk art has?