Americana after the 4th of July :
Still in that 4th of July spirit as I will be until roughly, Halloween? Allow me to recommend a gift for yourself or the favorite cheeseball in your life from Etsy.com Americana Primitive category which has enough rustic stars & stripes and red-on-white-on-blue to make Betsy Ross go goth.
I’m particularly fond of this Miss Liberty and Uncle Sam sculpture:
As well as these more practical kitchen cannisters.
Which yes, look like something where your grandmother might have hidden away gingersnaps. Not mine, mind you, who was a Detroit Jewish socialite and believed everything in the home should be made of deep wood and thick enough to hold a truck in place on a hill.
It’s a style choice for me then, without root. I love the look of old Americana. I didn’t grow up with it don’t relate to it (other than as a proud American) and don’t mind that most of these Etsy choices are made by ordinary working craftsmen, artists and collectors, not disadvantaged/homeless/veterans/talks to Jesus/born 200 years ago artists who seem to be the litmus test for much of what we consider "folk" and "primitive art" these days. Nope these are just folks working in the tradition so weirdos like me can celebrate the 4th of July all year long.