add Lori Anderson : Appalachian Traditions...Past and Present
44 Frye Street
Bryson City, NC 28713
Swain county
828-525-0025
http://www.appalachiantraditionspastandpresent.com
appalachiantraditions@hotmail.com
Specialty: I am a corn shuck artist, and a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild. I create wildflowers that are botanically accurate using corn shucks. I also make corn shuck dolls, angels, wreaths, and mats. I am in the process of learning all the functional and creative things that were made in days gone bye - braiding for hats, pouches, horse halters, and all the other useful things that our mountaineer women did with corn shucks. Although I have brought corn shucks into the 21st century with my wildflowers, I intend on keeping the past corn shuck tradition alive as well. These things are much too important to lose.
Galleries: *The Folk Art Center (Allanstand Shop) on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC *Arrowcraft Shop, Downtown Gatlinburg, TN *Cottage Craftsman, Frye Street, Bryson City, NC
Professional Affiliations: *Southern Highland Craft Guild *Dogwood Crafters *Demonstrater for the Great Smoky Mountain National Park's Mountain Farm Museum
Shows: *My work is on display in Washington, DC - at the Appalachian Regional Commission Office - through May 2011. *Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands - July 2011 - Asheville Civic Center. *I will be in the Festival Barn with my work at the John C. Campbell Folk School's Fall Festival in October 2011