The Artist

Joe Higgins

 

Ladies and Gentleman, Boys and Girls, Welcome to Carving Tranquility's World!

I'm now offering you something no other maker or dealer will offer you absolutely Free. What is it you ask, the tricks of the trade to get you started and the tools required to get you making tramp art yourself.

The last 6 years I’ve been bouncing from town to town, no not really being a tramp, I’ve been flipping houses. I’ve finally settled down in the countryside primarily working now as a general contractor and completing the house I am in now.

I’m not updating the site to try to sell you tramp art. My purpose is to give you something no one else would give me education and knowledge about creating tramp art. I am old school I believe you have to give it away to keep it. Over the years I told so many people how to make it with the grinder and that, in my opinion, is why the market has been flooded with so much tramp art. I also told you not to pass it off as old! Maybe you forgot to listen to that piece of advice! With nothing to loose and nothing to gain I’m just bringing Tramp Art back to the basics the CRAFTER.

One of the goals of this site is to teach people to do tramp art and eventually build a base of artists who make tramp art today. I’d love the opportunity to introduce you and your art on my site.

My experience in the tramp art world has been frustrating to say the least. It has been difficult finding anyone who is making tramp art today that is willing to share the HOW of making it. The world of dealers and historians of Tramp Art dismiss modern day Tramp Art. The statement I heard made is, “I would never have a piece of contemporary tramp art in my house.”

I would like others to know they can find someone willing to help them learn and hopefully fall in love with tramp art, regardless if it is modern Tramp Art. On my tools page I will tell you what to look for to spot the modern tramp art being passed as old.

If anyone has any questions please feel free to contact me. The best time to reach me is between 7-9PM EST.

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