“tramp art“ matchstick tray
Wonderful “tramp art“ tray, made of burned matchsticks. Tramp art (or “prison art“) is a genre of folk art dating from the period 1870 - 1940, in which industrial wood products (crates, cigar boxes, matchsticks, etc.) were re-purposed into decorative items. The mythology surrounding tramp art is that it was the work of hobos, toiling around the campfire with castoff wood to earn a few bucks. Maybe! More likely, tramp art was a widespread craft, taken up by any handy person with a few idle hours. you have to admire the planning and craft that went into this piece, not to mention the number of matches!
Wonderful “tramp art“ tray, made of burned matchsticks. Tramp art (or “prison art“) is a genre of folk art dating from the period 1870 - 1940, in which industrial wood products (crates, cigar boxes, matchsticks, etc.) were re-purposed into decorative items. The mythology surrounding tramp art is that it was the work of hobos, toiling around the campfire with castoff wood to earn a few bucks. Maybe! More likely, tramp art was a widespread craft, taken up by any handy person with a few idle hours. you have to admire the planning and craft that went into this piece, not to mention the number of matches!
Wonderful “tramp art“ tray, made of burned matchsticks. Tramp art (or “prison art“) is a genre of folk art dating from the period 1870 - 1940, in which industrial wood products (crates, cigar boxes, matchsticks, etc.) were re-purposed into decorative items. The mythology surrounding tramp art is that it was the work of hobos, toiling around the campfire with castoff wood to earn a few bucks. Maybe! More likely, tramp art was a widespread craft, taken up by any handy person with a few idle hours. you have to admire the planning and craft that went into this piece, not to mention the number of matches!