Folk Artistry
Folk Artistry, Remedies -n- Such -n- Such
WHAT IS FOLK ART?
- folk art also folk-art n.
- Art originating among the people of a nation or region and usually reflecting their traditional culture, especially everyday or festive items produced or decorated by unschooled artists.
FEATURED ARTISTS:
-Silas Dekind, Jr.
Silas DeKind Jr. is a folk artist whose work is on display in Pawleys Island as well as the College of Preachers, a member of the Washington National Cathedral Foundation in Washington, D.C. A resident of the Plantersville community of Georgetown County, he was inspired by another artist who paints baptisms and by images of immersions he’d witnessed while visiting Mississippi during his days in the Army.
Book by -Silas Dekind, Jr.
-Missionary Mary L. Proctor
Missionary Mary L. Proctor
Folk artist, Mary L. Proctor of Tallahassee, Florida began her art work process in 1995, as a healing experience after her loss of several family members in a fire. Since then, she has gone on to create hundreds of pieces. Shown here, materials include found objects, ordinary, day-to-day items such as detergent box cuts out, as in Bounce Back Girl, or old 33 LP vinyl records wall display.
Works by Missionary Mary L. Proctor
Educator, Healing Arts Therapist
ADDITIONAL GULLAH ARTISTS
- Ramona La Roche Photographer, Artist, Author,
- Vermelle “Bunny” Rodrigues Quilter, Dollmaker & Tings
- Zenobia Washington Dollmaker
- Silas DeKind, Jr. – Mixed Media 3D Artist
- Gullah Hans & Tings – Holistic massage therapy and body works Appointments
- Therapeutic Essential Oils – Essential 7 and Oils of Ancient Scripture