Q. This week: The question you answered last week about painting a house was in some ways, but not all, pertinent to what I'm going to do this summer - paint my barn. What should I use, latex or oil?

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — Scott Hagan painted his first barn in 1997 at just 19 years old. Twenty-six years later, his work is included in a celebration of America’s 250th year as a country. “I wanted to ...

Gwen Johnson’s latest quilt starts with an eight-point star in brown, slate blue and a neutral pastel. Triangles come next and to finish, she surrounds the block with a frame of blue and brown.

Retired chemical dependency and mental health counselor Cheri Peterson, 66, of Bynum says, ironically, that she’s hooked on barn quilt painting — an addictive pastime that gives her creative energies ...