Scary Appalachian "art"

The people of Appalachia make beautiful rustic furniture and other objects - check out this chair.


I consider that chair to be a piece of art. When they consciously try to make art, though, it seems to turn into a big mess. This polka-dotted nightmare was once part of a man's house, and every object (including the walls, floors, ceilings, and furniture) has been garishly painted and polka-dotted in red, white and blue. This piece of his house in now displayed in the Museum of Appalachia but shouldn't be.


These creeps were found in the display area next-door to the polka dots. My best guess is that these three characters are a husband, a wife, and a transvestite. You guess which is which.


There's a lady that specialized in making art out of gourds. For some reason she seemed to use only diseased gourds. If this rabbit had been dropped off at the SPCA it would have been put out of its misery immediately.


Some more gourd figures. Click on the picture and take a good look at the middle guy's forehead. And the girl in blue? Did she come back from the dead? That's just wrong.


Watermelon of death.


Cletus, Queequeg, and Elvis. Or that's my best guess anyway.


I don't even know what to say about this mutant. He makes me feel uncomfortable. May I direct particular attention to his hands.


Any parent that gives a doll like this to their daughter doesn't really love her.


This spiteful duo seems to have murdered a neighbouring doll.


And for the grand finale, the devil.


Now, I want to put out the disclaimer that I admire the Appalachian people of the past and the present for many different reasons. Just not for this particular branch of their art. Apologies in advance if this gives anyone nightmares.