Folk Art And Tole Painting: New Designs For Decorative Paintwork

There has been an enormous resurgence in interest in folk art, also known as tole painting, with its colourful and eye-catching designs.

You do not need to be artistically gifted in order to produce your own beautiful examples of this picturesque craft, which involves painting items such as fruit, flowers and animals, as well as more involved scenes, on wooden or metal furniture and homeware - small or big, old or new. You simply follow the patterns and instructions set out for each of the designs, and there are photographs to show how to do many of the techniques and procedures step by step.

Kate Coombe has developed a wonderful range of folk art designs and patterns that can be painted on a wide variety of objects: beds, cabinets, mirrors, shelves, saucepans, chopping boards, pots, watering cans, benches, to name but a few.