Highland Highlights
Highland Highlights
MEET THE GUILD GIFTS FROM THE TREES: WOOD DAY Clementine Douglas: A Major Figure in the Revival and Promotion of Appalachian Crafts
Read MoreClementine Douglas: A Major Figure in the Revival and Promotion of Appalachian Crafts
Robert W. Gray Meets Ladybird Johnson, 1965
Ladybird Johnson, Guild Executive Director Bob Gray and Board President Persis Grayson representing the SHCG in Washington: 1965 The Southern Highland Craft Guild Interacts with the White House The Guild has had beneficial interactions with a couple of first and second ladies of the White House. In 1965, Board President Persis Grayson and Executive Director…
Read MoreHandmade in America’s Farm to Fashion Exhibit
Visiting Farm to Fashion Exhibit Did you know that there are nearly 500 fiber animal farms in western North Carolina and 400o fiber artists? I didn’t either until reading about Handmade in America’s new exhibition, Farm to Fashion in a recent Asheville Citizen-Times article. Yesterday I had the opportunity to check it out at HIA. The show,…
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