Part one: The Craft Show
In part one we explore the craft show portion of the 8th Annual Downtown Murphy Heritage Walk & Festival that took place last August 2008. We’ll also see Jackie setting up her own booth. Next show we’ll tour the downtown Murphy historical district.
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Episode #22 is up and ready to view.
In this episode of Carolina Crafting we explore the popular Saturday Market in downtown Murphy, NC. Jackie visits with some of the crafters, artists and grocers who display their wares at the market.
This episode of Carolina Crafting we visit with Charlotte Norton of Beaver Dam, NC. Charlotte spins her own wool and other natural fabrics then knits them into beautiful clothing.
Our next show will be a special holiday show from Brasstown featuring the Wilson Brothers Band singing “Joy To The World”. Coming soon to a computer near you.
Our latest video is about the Italian art of Intarsia. Intarsia is a form of wood inlay. It provides a three dimensional, mosaic-like piece of art. It is thought that the word ‘Intarsia’ is derived from the Latin word ‘interserere’ which means ‘to insert’ and that it was originally developed in Siena, Italy in the 13th century. Intarsia is created by selecting different types of wood, using its natural grain patterns and colors (rather than dyes and stains) to create the different colors in the pattern. Each piece of wood is then individually cut, shaped, and sanded before fitting them together like a jig-saw puzzle and gluing them to a piece of backing cut to the shape of the final product. Watch Rebecca Duffy demonstrate this ancient art form.
We will be taking a little break from posting shows while we tape some more crafters over the next couple of weeks and celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday. Out next show will be online December 8th.
On our second show this season Jackie introduces us to Graham White of Murphy, NC. Graham is a very accomplished carpenter and ship builder who grew up in England and settled here in the U.S.
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For our first show this season we visit the Appalachian Heritage Crafters store in Murphy, NC, where many local crafters display their work. This non-profit organization is dedicated to the education and promotion of local crafts.
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Today we are offering a bonus episode featuring the construction of a huge kiln in North Carolina by Rob Withrow at Smoke In The Mountains Pottery.
This is the last show of our first season. We hope you enjoyed the crafters and artists we featured this season. Please let us know what you would like to see in the future by commenting here or using our contact form under the “Contact” menu above. We’re planning a demo of blacksmithing and an artist who uses a chainsaw to carve out his artwork. Over the next month we’ll be roaming all over North Carolina exploring the many local crafters and artists. At the same time we will be taping our new shows “Git Yer Q On The Road” with host Shawn Campbell and “Carolina Wine Traveler“, hosted by Dorothy Guzzo. Hope you will join us for season two starting this fall.
We’re a long way from home for this show. We head far north to Alaska visiting the Saturday Anchorage Market and Festival. There we explore various crafters, artists, musicians and more. Even though it was cloudy most of the time, we enjoyed the cool weather. The mountains were still snowcapped in June. It was always 40º F every morning. This is our last show of season one. But wait, we have one more, a bonus episode on a huge kiln being built back home by Rob Withrow at Smoke In The Mountains Pottery in North Carolina.
In this week’s show we visit with Bill Groce of Morganton, Georgia as he demonstrates how he carves beautiful folk style and realistic birds out of wood. To see Bill’s work visit www.billgbirdart.com. Our next show will be a special one as we visit with some of the crafters and artists of Anchorage, Alaska. Back in June we had a chance to go to our 49th state just as they are celebrating 50 years of statehood. So make plans to catch Carolina Crafting in Alaska!
Our latest episode features Sherry Tanner a clay artist in Murphy, North Carolina. Sherry demonstrates how she makes a small clay piggy. Sherry designs all sorts of clay pots, animals and jugs in the folk art style. Head up to our “Videos” tab and watch as Sherry shows you the basics of working with clay.
Recently we had a chance to travel to Anchorage, Alaska. So while there we interviewed several crafters at the Saturday Market in Anchorage. This is a wonderful venue that gathers together artists, crafters, musicians, and great food every Saturday from May to September. Look for these segments later this summer.
