SOUTHERN HIGHLAND MADE

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JURIED MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHERN HIGHLAND CRAFT GUILD

With a creative community of juried members spanning over nine states, the Southern Highland Craft Guild fosters opportunities for makers to build, market, and maintain their creative livelihood through continuing education, retail outlets, and mentorship. We are invested in helping members achieve their goals and providing them with the resources to refine and sell their craft. Membership is open to craftspeople living in the specified counties of the Southern Appalachian mountains: of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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Basketry

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Ceramics

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Apparel

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Fiber & Textiles

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Furniture

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Glass

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Jewelry

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Print

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Wood

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Metal

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Mixedmedia

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Natural Materials

COUNTIES WITHIN SOUTHERN HIGHLAND CRAFT GUILD REGION

ALABAMA: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Marshall, Morgan, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega, Walker, Winston

GEORGIA: Banks, Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer, Gordon, Habersham, Hall, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Polk, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walker, Whitfield, White

KENTUCKY: Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Clinton, Elliott, Estill, Floyd, Greenup, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, McCreary, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe

MARYLAND: Alleghany, Frederick, Garrett, Washington

NORTH CAROLINA: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Surry, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

SOUTH CAROLINA: Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg

TENNESSEE: Anderson, Bedford, Benton, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Carroll, Carter, Cheatham, Chester, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, Decatur, Dekalb, Dickson, Fentress, Franklin, Giles, Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Hawkins, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Loudon, Macon, Marion, Marshall, Maury, McMinn, McNairy, Meigs, Monroe, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Polk, Putnum, Rhea, Roane, Robertson, Rutherford, Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier, Smith, Stewart, Sullivan, Sumner, Trousdale, Unicoi, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Washington, Wayne, White, Williamson, Wilson

VIRGINIA: Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bland, Bedford, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Clarke, Craig, Dickenson, Fauquier, Floyd, Franklin, Frederick, Giles, Grayson, Greene, Highland, Lee, Loudoun, Madison, Montgomery, Nelson, Page, Patrick, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rappahannock, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Russell, Scott, Shenandoah, Smyth, Tazewell, Warren, Washington, Wise, Wythe

WEST VIRGINIA: The Entire State

Southern Highland Craft Guild

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

2025-2026

Katherine Caldwell - 2026 Amy Brandenburg - 2027 Rodney Leftwich - 2028

Lee Entrekin - 2026 Connie Brown - 2027 Robert Milnes - 2028

Mark Traub - 2026 Blair White - 2027 Tamela Wells - 2028

Officers:

President – Tamela Wells

Vice-President – Connie Brown

Treasurer – Mark Traub

Secretary – Katherine Caldwell

Amy Brandenburg – 828/348-0844 • [email protected]

Connie Brown – 828/285-0318 • [email protected]

Katherine Caldwell – 828/606-3208 • [email protected]

Lee Entrekin – 828/442-2350 • [email protected]

Rodney Leftwich – 828/890-3053 • [email protected]

Robert Milnes – 408/772-4654 • [email protected]

Mark Traub – 828/505-3494 • [email protected]

Tamela Wells – 828/298-3284 • [email protected]

Blair White – 423/737-9619 • [email protected]

Southern Highland Craft Guild

COMMITTEES

2025-2026

FINANCE COMMITTEE, 2025

Joseph Rhodes, Chair - 2022

Jim Gentry – 2023

Sue Grier – 2023

Martha Sutherland-Wright – 2023

Peter Werner - 2022

Board Rep:

Mark Traub

Staff Rep:

Tom Bailey

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE, 2025

Julie Calhoun-Roepnack, Chair – 2020

Kathryn Adams – 2024

David Alberts – 2024

Rachel Elise Aughtry – 2022

Ed Coleman – 2023

Laura Gaskin – 2020

Suzanne Hrytzik - 2025

Board Rep:

Lee Entrekin

Staff Rep:

Janet Wiseman

ANNUAL MEETING COMMITTEE, 2025

Pam Granger Gale, Co-Chair 2022

Nancy Graham, Co-Chair 2022

Judy Ott - 2022

Amy Pike - 2025

May Lyn Wake - 2025

Board Rep:

Robert Milnes

Staff Rep:

Tom Bailey

COLLECTIONS COMMITTEE, 2025

Betty Hilton-Nash, Chair  – 2023

Barbara Miller – Member Emerita

Mary Dashiell - 2019

Anna Fariello - 2024

Debbie Littledeer - 2024

Frank Scott - 2024

Mary Nichols - 2025

Jim Sockwell - 2019

Board Rep:

Blair White

Staff Rep:

Valerie Berlage

Michael Hatch

Janet Wiseman

STANDARDS COMMITTEE, 2025

Brian Wurst, Chair – 2021/2024 Wood

Linda Azar – 2021 Jewelry

Erica Bailey – 2021 Jewelry

Ray Byram – 2021 Paper

Betsy Gray – 2025 Clay

Patti Hill – 2024 Fiber

Leah Leitson – 2024 Clay

Vicki Love – 2024 Leather

Marc Tickle – 2022 Glass

Board Rep:

Amy Brandenburg

Staff Rep:

Laura Lanier

HERITAGE COMMITTEE, 2025

Cassie Dickson, Co-Chair - 2024

Lyle Wheeler, Co-Chair - 2024

David Crandall - 2024

Anne Freels - 2024

Laurel Horton - 2024

Susan Leveille - 2024

Barbara Miller - 2024

Martha Owen - 2024

Dede Styles - 2024

Susan Taylor - 2024

Board Rep:

Rodney Leftwich

Staff Rep:

Janet Wiseman

FAIR COMMITTEE, 2025

Wren Hendrickson – 2024 - Chair

Ann Batton - 2024

Alan Hollar - 2024

Erich Orris – 2024

Noel Yovovich – 2024

Board Rep:

Katherine Caldwell

Staff Reps:

Ruthie Cohen

Fair Raffle Subcommittee:

Kathleen Doyle

Logistics Subcommittee:

Brian Wurst

 

EDUCATION PROGRAM
COMMITTEE, 2025

Thomas Irven, Chair – 2022

Heidi Bleacher – 2023

Teresa Brittain – 2021

Deneece Harrell – 2024

Chad Alice Hagen - 2025

Judi Harwood – 2022

Madison MacLaren - 2025

Cheryl Munyan - 2025

Ruth Fischer Rutkowsky - 2024

Susan Spies - 2024

Amanda Taylor - 2021

Joanna White – 2022

Board Rep:

Amy Brandenburg

Staff Reps:

Valerie Berlage

Janet Wiseman

Demonstration Subcommittee:

Thomas Irven

Education Centers Subcommittee:

Deneece Harrell

Judi Harwood

Education Outreach Subcommittee:

Heidi Bleacher

Mentoring Subcommittee:

Teresa Brittain

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