[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”44″] Lawrence Bethel (1930-2006) Carver Lawrence Bethel of Lake George, Minnesota was one of the Living Legends of fish decoy carving. His father Pearl Bethel and his uncle Cyril Bethel …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”39″] Dennis has been carving decoys and lures in Ontario for almost 60 years. He started carving lures for his own use then graduated to replicas of antique lures and …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”38″] Robert Beebe, born in Lima, Peru in 1944, now resides in Seymour, Tennessee and started carving replica decoys in 1982. He uses spruce, white pine, copper, brass, lead, glass …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”35″] Sonny Bashore has won many decoy contests and holds a great appeal when one of his fish is held, as they appear to be real. We have limited information …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”33″] Katie Bartle hails from Yale, Michigan. She considers herself a cross-over from Duck decoy carving. She is very interested in recreating old time lures and has been carving for several …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”32″] Trevor Barry is 49 years old (2016) and is from Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Trevor started out by carving small duck decoys around 18 years ago (2016) and then some …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”31″] 6″ Long Sunfish circa 1990 – 1995 Marked SS on belly Permission Granted by William Schwagerman wschwagerman@msn.com Born in 1937, Duane Barret is from Osakis, Minnesota. Duane began carving …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”30″] Frank R Baron was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1931 and is a long time fisher. He was the chairman (2002) of the Fish Decoy Division of the National …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”29″] Ralph Bargo Carver Ralph Bargo was born in 1927 and was raised in Globes, Michigan. He now lives in the Grand Rapids area of Michigan. Ralph was a millwright …
There is no simple description on definition of what a folk art is, but here goes. 1.Stuff made by the folks down at the art store 2. Outsider Art 3. Anything made from local materials and is usable or unusable …
