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Back to SearchEpisode 35 | The Pickers’ Mindset: From $10 Bets to Six-Figure Finds
Episode 35
If you’ve ever wondered how an old jar of quarters, a dusty license plate, or a mystery canvas can bankroll a folk-art empire, this hour is your cras…
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 34 | Inside the Auction House: Matt & Sully’s Folk Art Finds
Episode 34
In this episode of House of Folk Art, Matt and Sully take on a challenge inside the gallery: pick 5 folk art pieces each and analyze them for viewers…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 33 | Back at the Auction House: Baskets, Jugs & Big Surprises
Episode 33
In this episode of House of Folk Art, Matt and Kyle are back at the Folk Art Auction House in Gibsonville, sifting through the spring haul from shows…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 32 | Van‐Side Collector’s Guide to Fishersville
Episode 32
In this episode of House of Folk Art, Matt, Kyle, and Sully squeeze into the back of the van just as the Fishersville Antique Expo winds down, surrou…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 31 | The Best Basket You’ll Ever See
Episode 31
Chapters
00:00 – Intro
00:14 – Baskets 101: The Feel Test
01:01 – Machine Cuts vs. Drawing Knife Splits
03:18 – Why Smaller Baskets Matter
04:16 – The Bas…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 30 | The Ones That Got Away: Wade Ledbetter’s Wildest Picks
Episode 30
In this episode of House of Folk Art, Wade Ledbetter returns to share more stories from his life as a full-time antique picker. A life spent on back …
1 year, 4 months ago
Episode 29 | Face Jugs and Folk Legends: Inside the Catawba Valley Pottery Festival
Episode 29
In this episode of House of Folk Art, Matt Ledbetter takes listeners deep inside the Catawba Valley Pottery Festival. One of the South’s most importa…
1 year, 4 months ago
Episode 28 | Cher Shaffer Returns: Visionary Painting, Folk Art, and the Day the Mountains Cried
Episode 28
In this episode of House of Folk Art, host Matt Ledbetter welcomes back Cher Shaffer, a self-taught folk artist whose work captures heritage, instinc…
1 year, 5 months ago
Episode 27 | The Art of Cher Shaffer - A Conversation with a True Folk Artist
Episode 27
In this episode of House of Folk Art, Matt Ledbetter sits down with Cher Shaffer, a self-taught folk artist with a career spanning over 55 years. Rai…
1 year, 5 months ago
Episode 26 | Are You Going To Hickory? We Are!
Episode 26
In this episode of House of Folk Art, host Matt Ledbetter sits down with his wife, Jennie Ledbetter, to talk about their first experience at the Cata…
1 year, 5 months ago