Whimsical Arts

"Whimsical Arts has been seeking out Folk Art throughout the cities and remote villages of Mexico since February of 1997. All of the art that you see on these pages has been hand selected by me, Patricia Healey. Whimsical Arts is a cottage industry located in Sisters, Oregon, supporting other cottage industries throughout Mexico."

Whimsy. What a wonderful addition to our lexicon of playfulness! Combine it with the concept of Folk Art, and you have a deep and rich vein of playfulness that you can mine for a life time. Because Folk Art is art that is not really accepted by the establishment as "real art." It's an informal art, that people make for the fun of it. As such, it's a much more reliable guide to the playful arts, and to the spirit of playfulness that only a few "real" artists have successfully been able to manifest.

Add to that, the concept of "cottage industry" - informal, fueled more by love than the love of money - and you have a remarkably powerful and instructive synergy. Patricia Healey, I wish you unparalleled success.

Thanks for the find, Sugar 'n Spicy.