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Everyone at The Folk Tree appreciates all your support and wishes you the best for a happy holiday season!
 Janet Olenik, "The Red Angel"
EXCERPT FROM WEBER'S BOOK:
Nativities are simultaneously simple and amazing. They are simple because they all tell a similar story, the depiction of the birth of Jesus under humble circumstances. They are amazing because they are made in such a tremendous variety of styles and materials and levels of sophistication in a great many countries of the world...
How did this all begin? It began in Europe as Christianity took root, grew, and flowered. There are said to be a few early drawings suggesting nativity scenes on the walls of Roman catacombs. As the centuries passed, magnificent Romanesque stone churches and cathedrals were built across Europe. The carved stone elements of their facades sometimes depicted nativity themes. Precious medieval books of hours were privately owned by the privileged few for their personal devotions, and these books often contained exquisite hand painted nativity illustrations. During the Renaissance, painters frequently used religious themes, especially nativities, for their paintings.
Credit for the first three-dimensional nativity is given to Saint Francis of Assisi on Christmas Even in 1223 in Greccio, a small Italian village. His tableau featured live animals, and had quite a lasting impact...
AVAILABLE AT THE FOLK TREE
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****December 1, 2-4 PM****Collector, Designer, Artist
Dolph Gotelli signs his book
Wonder & Delight
A DOLPH GOTELLI CHRISTMAS
 
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