Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #284860 in Books
• Published on: 1974-09-14
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

Customer Reviews

A Treasure of Folk Art and Inspirational Nostalgia
This book is an extraordinary find. It came into my possession around 1990, when my artsy aunt was purging her book collection. I confiscated her copy from the trash and consider this book among my prized possessions.

Native Flash and Funk captures images and stories of truly creative and talented artisans and crafters.

Truly, you MUST look at the images to appreciate the artistic skills of these artists. I have a great attraction to the wood-carved doors, if I could find one, I would very quickly save the money and have one installed! Secondly I am in awe of the embroidered shirt (a young woman created the shirt while serving time in prison, the nuns taught her to embroider and she became a true visionary with skill). Not to mention the beautiful batik clothing, and touching stories. (okay, so the penny kamode did make me giggle...)

This book is a valuable piece of history that highlights the creative flow of the Haight-Ashbury era.

60's Folk Art Relived
This is an absolute must for those who were in their prime during the late 60's and early 70's. The art work pictured on these pages is a blast from the past and an inspiration. This is a book that would be very popular now with the rising generation.

a fabulous book
I've had this book for several years and only recently read the text. The pictures are amazing but the writing is better. The author treats you like a close friend, as if you were part of the scene around the Bay Area in the late 60s/early 70s. She openly tells you one of her designs came to her at orgasm and another artist works in the local hash pipe factory. There is nothing to hide! I would recommend this book for the use of its beautiful pictures and for those who want a taste of the hippie life at its best.