Hunter Yoder on Fracking

Hex sign artist Hunter Yoder talks about the upcoming May 2012 show by Brian Spies at the Hex factory in Philadelphia's Fishtown:

Hex sign research leads to art career

"As a Kutztown University student in the summer of 2008, Patrick J. Donmoyer began documenting hex signs on Berks County barns. ... Traveling the county's rural byways, he would photograph hex signs - sometimes called barn stars - on about 425 barns. ... Donmoyer's study, titled "Pennsylvania Dutch Barn Stars: Celestial Symbolism in Folk Culture," is one of the most comprehensive assessments of the region's cultural symbols." Read the full article, including information on contacting Mr. Donmoyer about his work, at the Reading Eagle.

Children's Workshop at the Hex Factory in Philly

Just learned of this. If you're in the Philadelphia area and want to treat your kids to some hands on experience with hex signs, check this out.

Braucherei and Hexerei in old Pennsylvania

Lecture by author Ned heindel on the practice of Witchcraft in the area of William Township in Pennsylvania. Full article by Tiffany Bentley at Lehigh Valley Live.