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MOUNTAIN ARTISANS FINE ART AND
FINE CRAFT SHOWS... "WHERE ALL THE GOOD ARTISTS ARE ".......You
will find the work of some of the area's most unique
artisans.
From the show producers
notebook : "The 'Summertime' Show was so wonderful ! We had
many compliments from repeat customers that there were the best
quality craftsmen ever at our show .. ever , even the 'Hard Candy
Christmas". This means word is getting around that we feature
outstanding, handcrafted by the artist ,crafts and art.
The accommodations at the
University are unmatched anywhere. In this hot weather , it was
so comfortable to shop in cool leisure. Cullowhee is a tiny
college town .It nestles down in the Cullowhee Valley with big,
soft mountains all around. It is so peaceful .If you park in the
left parking lot , you will take the bridge 'cross Cullowhee
Creek 'to the show.
Now, I am turning
my attention to the exciting ' Hard Candy Christmas' and my
favorite time of the year ! I have been busy , checking out
craft shows to find new, talented exhibitors .
Meanwhile ,Larry Haskett, a
Christmas tree grower from Tuckasegee assures me a
beautiful Frasier Fir is growing just for the entrance of the
show .He will be weaving natural mountain greenery into fragrant
wreaths for your holiday door .
I try to invite different
craftsmen who focus on holiday items like the ornament
makers . They create heirlooms to pass down to the
grandchildren. Some only come one time a year. New, is Dellena
Davis from Elk Park . She and her husband have hand cut wood
ornaments . Linda Barton's felt ornaments are favorites
you can purchase again. f
Some of the 'Summertime
"artisans from Tennessee will be returning with new designs .Billy Reynolds
,master carver ,will be back with driftwood sculpture .Alice
Shamblin is gaining recognition with her personalized rural
scenes. We will introduce for the first time ,Larry Burton, a
well known watercolorist who captures the Smoky Mountain area so
beautifully . You feel you could step into his mountain scenes.
Another Tennessee artisan returning is Mike
Malak with his antler chandeliers and rustic lamps .
I have not verified that Pam
Miller, known as "Mountain Chick Quilts "also
from Tennessee will be coming back but she had a good
'Summertime' show
so it is possible .
I have found one of the
best "Dessert Candle "makers from Alabama , ever ! She has
almost promised she is bringing her delightful creations to the
show .You are going to love them! Fran Church, also from
Alabama, will be coming with her a folk art in papier
mache '.
Sharon Pettersen is back with her 'Loozie Floozie"
dolls .Yeah ! Also Phyllis Mann who hand weaves those 'hard to
find "cotton rugs and placemats .
The Litakers from Kings
Mountain were gone at the 'Summertime ' show but will be
back .Also Roy and Dottie Meade's customers will be happy to see
their new wire wrapped designs again and them .
Linda Lindsay is an old
time mountain quilter from Bryson City .She does quilts , one at
a time ; for baby and you.
Outside new artisans
will include Lamar Hulsey's Holiday Yard Decorations .Hardly
anyone makes them anymore
Fred and John Bauknecht
will be back carving art from chunks of wood with their chain
saw .Yeah! Get well wishes to Fred .Wesley Angel , the
backsmith ,will also be outside demonstrating and making it look
easy . Jimmy
and Marlene Hopkins Yard Art will be back outside .
Also Jan Rollins hand
painting on glass will brave the cool weather .
Inside , new clay
artists are Sara Tolbert and Connie Black . Check out their
original work .
I will be adding other notes
as the show applications come in .
The South is rich in
heritage craftsmen who love to work with their hands . We have
some of the best at this show .
Thank you to all of our customers who support these hard working
American craftsmen and artists ! It is so fulfilling to share
our creations with you. See you the Friday after
Thanksgiving November 26-27 "
Sincerely ,Doris
Show promoter, artist,
and White House Artisan, Doris Hunter, combs through many craft
shows each year, looking for the best talent
available. She invites special artisans who make unusual craft.
Her own craft, pine cone
birds, can be seen at her home studio in Franklin, N.C. It
is the
only place in the
world you can find her famous hummingbirds that graced the White
House Christmas Tree in 2002.
Selective
customers eagerly anticipate the wide assortment of original
work from the hands of 100 + artists at the "SUMMERTIME"
(July 4 week end ) show and the perennial favorite the "HARD
CANDY CHRISTMAS" always the Friday and Saturday
after Thanksgiving!
At both
shows you can purchase an original painting or a piece of
rustic furniture for your mountain home and meet the artist who
created it!
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