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Heritage Members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild
HERITAGE MEMBERSHIP HERITAGE DESIGNATION, DEFINED: The purpose of the Southern Highland Craft Guild’s Heritage Designation is to honor, preserve, and retain the skills of the unique crafts found within the Southern Appalachian region. We seek to emulate the tenacity, ingenuity, and fine skills needed for the creation of traditional crafts practiced contemporaneously with or before…
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WALT COTTINGHAM 2022 FEATURED ARTIST BOOTH #110 Where are you from / where do you live now / what brought you to the southern highland region? Born in Valdosta, Georgia, but have been in the Appalachians part of every year of my life—in summers at first as my father was a camp director, full time since…
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JASON JANOW 2022 FEATURED ARTIST BOOTH # TBA Where are you from / where do you live now / what brought you to the southern highland region? I grew up in the southern highland region, in Amherst Virginia. I moved to Asheville and learned of the Guild once I had been here a while. …
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DENEECE HARRELL 2022 FEATURED ARTIST BOOTH # 102 Where are you from / where do you live now / what brought you to the southern highland region? What a privilege to have been introduced to the southern highland regions as a child. Growing up in Lakeland, Florida, my grandparents and parents escaped the summer heat…
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SARAH TREMAINE 2022 FEATURED ARTIST BOOTH # 203 ABOUT SARAH TREMAINE Where are you from / where do you live now / what brought you to the southern highland region? I am from Crozet, Albemarle County, Virginia. I have lived in the area for 60% of my life, though was originally from the Harford area…
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LINDA CARISTO 2022 FEATURED ARTIST BOOTH # 310 ABOUT LINDA CARISTO Where are you from / where do you live now / what brought you to the southern highland region? My family came here in the 1600’s. They have been here ever since. We currently live in Fairview. What is your favorite part about living…
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ERICA ROLLINGS 2022 FEATURED ARTIST BOOTH # 110 ABOUT ERICA ROLLINGS I’m a new member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild and am excited about the opportunities it offers. I’ve never really marketed my work. For me, creating is a drive on auto-pilot, and selling, or even just displaying, the mass of work I’ve produced,…
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MAGRUDER GLASS 2022 FEATURED ARTIST BOOTH # 27 ABOUT MAGRUDER GLASS Where are you from / where do you live now / what brought you to the southern highland region? I am from Asheville. I have lived here my entire life never having a good reason to want to leave. I live in the Riceville…
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DAVID W. SCOTT 2022 FEATURED ARTIST BOOTH # 205 ABOUT DAVID W. SCOTT I’m David Scott, woodworker. I grew up near Charlotte and I’ve lived in the Asheville area for the last 45 years. I got my start in woodworking through the Haywood Community College Professional Crafts program. I joined Southern Highland Craft Guild in…
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JUDE STUECKER 2022 FEATURED ARTIST BOOTH # 104 ABOUT JUDE STUECKER Where are you from / where do you live now / what brought you to the southern highland region? I grew up in Louisville, KY and moved to Asheville when I was 18 years old to attend Warren Wilson College. I fell in…
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RAY JONES 2022 FEATURED ARTIST BOOTH # 107 ABOUT RAY JONES Where are you from / where do you live now / what brought you to the southern highland region? I’m originally from a small town (pop. 2000) in Northern California. After college, I moved to Los Angeles to work and, later, met my wife…
Read MoreGraduate Show 2021: Haywood Community College Professional Crafts Program
GRADUATE SHOW 2021 HAYWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROFESSIONAL CRAFTS PROGRAM ON DISPLAY MAY 15- AUGUST 22 MAIN GALLERY EXHIBIT Featured Artists: Graduating Class 2021 of Haywood Community College of Professional Crafts
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