Friday, March 25, 2011

Pennsylvania German Heritage Festival

Out in Lebanon County, PA
there is plenty of German heritage.
Mostly what would be called Pennsylvania Dutch.

Redware by Steve and Susan Horst


Interestingly enough,
Pennsylvania Dutch has nothing to do with being Dutch!
These people are of German descent.
 and are generally trilingual
speaking formal German, English
and their own German dialect called
Pennsylvania Dutch

Here are some handcraft photos from the event:

Brooms by Daniel Michael


Years ago I purchase a handmade broom
and it is wonderful!
Beats anything you can buy at Walmart.


I love scherenschnitte
and combined with my love of Windsor chairs
I can see some of those framed silhouettes
on my wall in the future.

Brenda Miller


Tole painting mini hope chests by
American Art Traditions



Quilts are a huge part of the culture.
Sharon Zook


Soaps by Ricki Light



This is a free annual event in Lebanon, PA
at the Harrisburg Area Community College
branch in Lebanon.

It is a rather small event
and not worth a long drive to attend,
but if you are local -
stop in and check it out.

13 comments:

DawnTreader said...

Those brooms look good. Do they fly? ;) [sorry, Harry Potter-influence] That quilt is very impressive!!!

NanU said...

Hmmm, I like that woman's paintbrush adapter. Just what I need for my smaller crochet hooks - then maybe the shawl that's been waiting will get finished. Great shootout!

Kim, USA said...

I love brooms like that too. They are stronger than some brooms we could buy in store. Love that quilt and soap and the handmade painting it's awesome!

FMTSO

~JarieLyn~ said...

Rebecca, you always have such interesting images and stories. I like the first photo best but the brooms are a close second. Love those hand painted chests too.

Kerry said...

This is a wonderful peek into the crafts of the Pennsylvania Dutch; it really conjures up the region in which you live. I like it that you include photos of the artisans. Love those brooms!

Kathy said...

I wish I had one of those brooms! That would be worth a trip for me!

gigi said...

Would love to visit that festival. Great pictures.

Pauline said...

Love the yellow stitching and the brooms photo. Only you could make a collection of brooms look so artistic! The second shot with the subtle yellows and the man concentrating on his task is just lovely.

In the eye of the beholder said...

I would like to buy one of those brooms. and see all the hand crafted work done.

Unknown said...

what a fun event. the brooms are great! by the comments sounds like the brooms are a winner!

EG CameraGirl said...

Love the handmade brooms!

Dar said...

The brooms, paintings, quilts, and then scherenschnitte...I have done many all as gifts. When my MIL passed away, I received back, the Nativity Scherenschnitte I did for her one Christmas. It has to be a labor of love, as it is very time consuming, tedious work.
Thanks for sharing your journey.
BlessYourHeart

MadSnapper said...

very interesting to me because i am married to PA Dutch but we live in FL. the quilt is beautiful, all the photos are really good. I enjoyed the post