At age 95, Frank Murn has the unique pastime of making automata –– small, colorful wooden sculptures attached to pieces of wire that move in circular, vertical or horizontal motions. These wooden ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A wooden whirligig in the form of a ...

CHARLESTON (JG-TC) -- The making and history of whirligigs will be the main feature of Sunday's open house event at the Five Mile House site. Gary Foster is scheduled to demonstrate how to make the ...

My grandpa’s weather vane held two wooden lumberjacks who sawed together endlessly in perfect harmony. At that tender age, I amused Gramps to no end by wondering why the log they were working on never ...

The National Endowment of the Arts has awarded Wilson a $250,000 grant to help develop a downtown park dedicated to the whimsical whirligigs created by local artist Vollis Simpson. The National ...