folk art

Cody Foster & Co. Speaks Up, Insists They Didn’t Steal Designs On Purpose

Cody Foster & Co. Speaks Up, Insists They Didn’t Steal Designs On Purpose

What’s a folk design and what’s an original design? The origin of a design like a rag doll is lost to memory, but should the specifics of a given doll’s design be the property of its designer? That’s the question at the core of the ongoing controversy over Nebraska-based holiday trinket maker Cody Foster and its items that strongly resemble those sold by independent artists. [More]