Take a road trip in the Midwest to see a homegrown art form that creatively combines aspects of Americana. Credit...Kevin Miyazaki for The New York Times Supported by By Jackie Snow Jim Leuenberger ...

A public arts movement in the North Country, painted wooden quilt squares known as Barn Quilts, continues to grow in popularity. The town of... Aug 03, 2018 — A public arts movement in the North ...

“Barn quilts” is a somewhat deceptive term. They are not something that could keep someone or an animal warm on cold nights spent in a barn. Instead, it refers to boards painted to look like elaborate ...

As late-winter brown gives way to spring green, a drive through north-central Minnesota offers some surprising and unexpected flashes of color on barns, businesses and other buildings. The oversized ...

Want to read more good news about Alabama? Sign up for the This is Alabama newsletter here. A rustic barn is a picturesque reminder of Alabama’s agricultural roots. Add a “barn quilt” – a hand-painted ...

Last year, Sweetums and I were on one of our road trips through rural Alabama when we spotted a See Rock City barn and stopped to take a photo. The barn next to it was picturesque also: It featured a ...

The Harnish family adorned their Burnt Cabins Grist Mill with a barn quilt to commemorate the grindstone that has been influential in family businesses that thrived for over 175 years. For the Layton ...

WADENA, Minn. — Hundreds of brightly painted barn quilts brighten the back roads and highways of central Minnesota. Mounted on barns, fence posts, parks and community spaces, these large-scale, ...

Gwen Johnson’s latest quilt starts with an eight-point star in brown, slate blue and a neutral pastel. Triangles come next and to finish, she surrounds the block with a frame of blue and brown.