Welcome to Folk Art for the Fun of It

Folk Art for the Fun of It was developed to encourage the appreciation of art. It is designed to be a place where you can learn about folk art and it's history. A website to bring together artist's and collectors and a place to find answers.

The developer and administrator for the site is Victoria Wooldridge. She is a mom of three and an artist herself. Here is a little of what she had to say:

"Since I am a work-from-home mom I decided that this project would be a great way for me to express my love of the arts. My husband and I are North Carolina natives but have recently relocated to the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. This has been a big change for our family and I was looking for a new venue for our new life."

"Starting up Folk Art for the Fun of It has allowed me to get back involved with the arts, and has helped encourage me to get back to painting. We hope to add more functionality to the site in the near future, and are working to get our name out there. I hope that this will become a place were artists come to share ideas and collectors come to learn."

We hope to gather as much information about this art form as possible and create a place where people can find it easily. Since the launch of the internet things have changed dramtically. It can sometimes be difficult to surf through the thousands of pages to find what you are looking for. We want to create a simple site that provides direction and resources about Folk Art.

We believe Folk Art is on the rise. With this digital age we live in now, we are constantly bombarded with digital art in all forms of media. Through television commercials, digital animation and special effects in movies we are becoming bored with the same thing over and over. Folk art provides a much needed outlet. Movie makers such as, Tim Burton have discovered that hand-made animation is still very appealing.

Folk art encompasses such a broad range of areas. There is no limit to this artform and people like the creative, hand-made quality that you just don't find in mass produced items. Folk art captures the history and beliefs of the artists who create it, this is something that you won't find in retail. It's about preservation and having something that is one-of-a-kind. These are the items to pass down through generations.