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The woman’s eyes sparkled as she pulled on her young child’s hand toward the cabin.  “There’s Miss Mary,” she said. “She taught me to make ink out of pokeberries.”

From the humblest of beginnings – a cheese burger and wood carving – came the elegance and beauty that is Widmer’s Jewelry Shop in the Ozark Folk Center craft village.

Jeff Glover is as enthusiastic as a kid when he talks about the Candle Shop at the Ozark Folk Center.  “Candle making is a lot like cooking, and I love cooking,” said Jeff. “It’s a mix of art and...

Crossing the threshold into the Knife Shop at the Ozark Folk Center takes you out of today’s world. Civil War uniforms and Indian leathers hang on the wall. Glass cases hold knives that date from the ...

When Judi Munn was young, she told her mother that she wanted to be an artist when she grew up

Visitors to the Ozark Folk Center know him as the “Best Bass Player in the Known Universe,” but that’s not how Gresham McMillion describes himself.  “I don’t like to brag,” said the blushing red-...

He grew up with music, in Mountain View, Arkansas, its impossible not to. Most every Friday night he remembers being down on the Courthouse Square at the Hootenanny. His dad played guitar and his Uncl...

Watching Steve Folkers explain carving spoons is like watching a dancer interpret trees in the breeze. “When I started this one it was straight,” said Steve, holding his forearm up next to a green woo...

Audrey has always been interested in crafts. Her original loves were wood working and tole painting. In the 1980’s she started creating crafts for her livelihood. She sold in the Hayloft Craft Store f...

Her fingers work quickly over the soft, colorful cotton. Dip, lift, tap, dip, lift, tap. It makes a regular rhythm. Then,  s-l-i-d-e, as she pulls the thread through. The arching designs of a rep...