Signs Never Sleep

Merry Christmas from Blackwater Folk Art: Metal Folk Art Signs

Blackwater Folk Art is a company doing great things with a little scrap scrap metal and alot of whimsy.  It is very common to see small signs with clever or cute sayings on them everywhere you turn in a gift shop.  What is unique about Blackwater does, is their use of recycled scrap metal.  Currently "going green" is the HOT thing for many consumers, and Blackwater Folk Art was doing it long before it was "cool".

See more of their work here.

Here is a description off of Blackwater Folk Arts Website"

"We are proud to be crafting handmade products in the United States. We have a commitment to produce home and garden art with quality materials and original designs that will provide you and your customers with years of enjoyment. We use salvaged and recycled metals from old barns and buildings to produce our vintage-looking signs and wall art.

We are a family run business, sort of an "overgrown cottage industry"! We hope that our products make you smile and that they reflect the simple pleasures of life that we enjoy! "
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Decorative tin beach signs: Folk art signs: Signs for the seashore: Signs of whimsy

To simply describe Blackwater Folk Art as a family run business in Milton, FL that produces folk art out of scrap metal is to totally miss the point.  This is a company that allows their art to lead the way, and they work to produce and market it.  Their website is full of items that are so whimsical and optimistic, that frequently you forget they are scrap metal.

The folks at Blackwater do a terrific job at taking scrap pieces of tin and breathing life into them.  They take the dings, rust, holes, bends and other imperfections, and turn them into part of the piece they are creating. 

They produce a number of items, but we of course found them because of their signs.  These signs are extremely well executed and fill the exact niche in the marketplace that they are supposed to fill.  These are "cute beach signs" and "whimsical signs" at their best, and would compliment any beach house, lake cottage, or sun deck you would choose to hang them by.  They are also very reasonably priced (everything being between $15.00 - $35.00) and could be the perfect gift for the beach bum in your life.   Link