I can hardly wait. I love when new shows are up. When we tape we do a whole season of www.carolinacrafting.com, www.greenasyoucanbe.org, and www.gityerqontheroad.com. Two weeks of intense work. Love every second of it. This season I threw in a visit to the hospital just to make things exciting.
So if you are interested in art, living green or eating BBQ check out the new shows.
Just Jackie
Where does time go??? The weeks are flying by. Lots of folks from out of state are visiting. Great to see new faces and a few “old” friends.
Craft shows are lined up all summer, just drive to any small town (or large, for that matter) and you will find something going on. The Farmer’s Market in Murphy, NC is a happening place. Lots of good produce and crafts. This weekend is a good craft show in Dillsboro, NC. Not only is the show a good one but the little shops are so cute, too.
Traffic has picked up in Brasstown. It’s so nice to see new people and chat with some “old” friends. I love being in the larger shop. I can get more than 2 people in it at once. If you haven’t been by for awhile, come on by. I have so many new artists.
You can check me out now on Facebook and twitter. Facebook is Carolina Crafting and twitter is carolinacraft.
Just Jackie
Two things I love most is a craft show and good BBQ. This weekend there is a chance for both within 15 miles of each other. The first is the annual Arts in the Park in Blue Ridge, GA. It’s a great show. If you’re coming to Arts in the Park this weekend, remember to go to the Art Center (old Fannin County Court House) to see the Southern Appalachian Artists Guild member show! Lots of neat art!
North Georgia Mountain’s Horsin’ Around BBQ Showdown in Young Harris, GA. (www.brasstownvalley.com ) If you check this one out be sure to stop by Blind Pig and the Acorn and say hi to my friend Tipper. Next to her is another friend Pat Siler. She has some neat and unique pottery. (have you ever seen a salt pig?)
My shop in Brasstown has two new artist. One does excellent gourd art and the other lady paints on rocks. Come on by !!!
Have a crafty weekend.
Just Jackie
I’ve taken a little time off from the craft world to recover from some simple surgery. Thought I would bounce back faster but this getting old “thing” slowed me down. I tried to go back to work at my little shop yesterday but only lasted half of the day. Next week I should be back up to speed.
Tomorrow night in Andrews NC is a class about using social media to grow your business. You can contact mwilliams@handmadeinamerica.org to sign up. Hope to see you there.
Overlook Martinscreek is still looking for craft vendors, I have applications if you need one. Cost is $25 or donation of equal value.
Mountain Morning in Andrews, NC is looking for a bowl turner. Their shop is really nice. Lots of talented people there.
Craft season is in full swing, check you local paper, chamber of commerce, etc. Get out and shop local. Even local farmers markets have some great crafters.
Just Jackie
This week has been filled with meeting new crafters, visiting with lots of “green” people and taping the BBQ show with lots of yummy food. I even threw in time to spend a day in the hospital. I have 4 more tapings and then we are done for this season. I love when I get to visit other crafters in their homes. So much talent !!! I know you will enjoy the up coming shows.
Below is a message from Pat Siler. Her pottery is really striking. Check her out in Cherokee, NC this Saturday.
Just Jackie
Today is the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. We have come a long way since the first one. I have found in traveling around interviewing crafters that they are very green. So many have gardens, chickens, compost heaps, etc. But all of them seem to have a closer relationship and respect to the environment.
There’s an artist in Brasstown, Kim Jouris, that makes wonderful art pieces from reclaimed items. She is teaching this in the schools around the area. What a great thing to pass on to the younger generation. Graham White and his wife, Sue, use every part of the tree to make different art. Graham turns bowls and other objects, Sue uses the smaller pieces for plaques, fan pulls, bottle stoppers, etc. What saw dust is left is put out in the chicken coop or the compost heap. Nothing goes to waste. They never fell a tree for their work. I really admire their dedication. Tipper from Blind Pig and the Acorn is another really green artist. Her art work is made on canvases found at yard sales, flea markets or donated, same with all the frames she uses. She has passed this on the her daughters.
So….hats off to green crafters. Keep up the good work. Thanks for being an inspiration to the rest of us.
Just Jackie
Spring has arrived in the mountains and not a moment too soon. Winter lasted a little too long this year. I hope everyone has marked their calenders for the show dates I’ve posted. I have a new one to add.
June 26, from 10-4 at Overlook Martin’s Creek in Murphy, NC. We need crafters !!!! Last year the show was put on by the same folks but it was at Overlook Brasstown. It was a really nice little show. Well attend for a first year show. Crafters fee is only $25 or a donation of a craft item of equal value for the “silent auction”. You can contact me thru this site or Facebook. I think it will be a great show this year.
This weekend is “Bear on the Square” in Dahlonega, GA. I’m going out on Sunday to check it out. I’ll post some pictures to share.
Just Jackie
Continued from last episode Jackie talks with Joan Glover who makes luffa soaps. Then Joan and her husband Mike show us how to make a gourd into a work of art.
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Craft show season is here !!!!!! I love going to craft shows, I love being in craft shows. I only do two a year now that I have a shop but I try to attend as many as I can. The two shows I do are the Heritage Festival and Walk in Murphy, NC the Saturday of Labor Day Weekend. October 2 & 3, the Fall Festival at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown.
Here’s a list of other great shows to attend though out the year if you are in the area.
April 17 & 18 Bear on the Square Dahlonega, Ga.
May 1 Mountainside Art Cherokee, NC
May 15 & 16 Canton Festival of Arts Canton, GA
May 22 & 23 Spring Arts and Crafts Blairsville, GA
June 12 Dillsboro Festival Dillsboro, NC
July 3 Freedom Fest Bryson City, NC
July 10 & 11 Fest on the Square Hayesville. NC
July 24 & 25 Butternut Creek Blairsville, GA
Aug. 13 & 14 Mountain High BBQ Franklin, NC
Sept. 4 & 5 Mountain Hertiage Blairsville, GA
Sept. 11 Mossy Creek Cleveland, GA
Sept. 18 & 19 Wildlife Festival Blue Ridge, GA
Sept. 18 & 19 Bluegrass Festival Blairsville, GA
Oct. 2 & 3 JCCFS Fall Festival Brasstown, NC
Oct. 9 & 10 Sorghum Festival Blaisville, GA
Oct. 16 & 17 Sorghum Festival Blairsville, GA
Oct. 23 & 24 Moonshine Festival Dawsonville, GA
Nov. 6 WNC Pottery Festival Dillsboro, GA
Nov. 19 & 20 Mistletoe Market Blairsville, GA
Dec. 5 Fireside Sale (Folk Sch.) Brasstown, NC
These are just a few of the shows this coming year. I’ll post more as I here about them. See you there !!!!!!!
Just Jackie
In this episode part one of two, Jackie visits Joan & Mike Glover at their “Sleepy Hollow Farm” where they grow gourds and luffa that is transformed into beautiful artwork. Our next episode, part two, will feature Joan Glover as she demonstrates how gourds are painted and cut into a work of art.
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