Surf Christmas Carnivals Christmas folk art this Chanukah to check in with your roots and that of the carnival as well. Folk art today has emerged as one of the most integral aspects of civilizations the world over. The connotations Christmas holds in this regard serve as an aide memoire to the ancestry of this age-old cavalcade.
Folk art generally refers to the work of self-taught artists who create art in their own style and without the presumptions and inhibitions that are incorporated by formal training.
It owes nothing to the latest trends or fashions, but stems from the very sensitivity of human expression, from the primeval urge to create. Thus it derives its power and meaning. With Christmas Krinkles, you can cater to all types of fun and fantasy to your tree, mantle, or table. The alligator in the series has a greenish spotted skin for a membrane which is interspersed with a red satin ribbon to add sheen to the original ribbed structure. The spikes are tree cones, topped by a Christmas Star above the goggle-like eyes. As the structure has been made to stand on all fours, the croc has put on red Christmas shoes as well.
The Poinsettia Frog depicts a waddling toad squatting over a glimmering white globe laden with millions of sequins. There is a pair or two o heart-shaped balloons on its head. She is spotted wearing a red and pink ball gown (presumably for her Frog Prince), reading a coffee table book. Select a host of icons and folk symbols such as truffles, Mrs. Santa, hats, pears, cats, candles, polar bears, doves, partridges and the like.
At Christmas Christmas Carnivals folk art, you are presented with a multiplicity of choices to decide amongst Halloween as well as Christmas art of indigenous derivation.
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