This undated blackware pottery bowl was made by Elizabeth Bigmeat Jackson (1919-2008). Elizabeth Bigmeat was raised on Wrights Creek in the Painttown community of Cherokee, North Carolina. A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, she was...
This 1979 photograph, most likely made by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, shows a blackware water pipe that was made by Elizabeth Bigmeat Jackson (1919-2008). This coiled and modeled earthenware pipe was featured in the brochure, “Designs in...
Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Fund raising -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Macon...
Amy introduces Asheville’s Yodeling Ramblers who sing "Cowboy’s Sweetheart." Doreyl’s guests, Al Hooper and Elizabeth Luker Franks, share memories of an old-fashioned cakewalk in Tuckasegee. Then Amy talks with Eric Haggart from Franklin, who...
Christmas stories; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Swain County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Music --...
Amy opens the show with a Christmas story from long ago, followed by music from her twin granddaughters, Ashleigh and Holly Fortner, who play "We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” Doreyl talks with Victoria A. Casey McDonald of Sylva about her...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Artists -- North Carolina -- Haywood County; Mountain life -- North Carolina --...
Come with Amy, and share memories of the Golden Farm in Tuckasegee with “The Chicken-Killing Rock.” (Asheville’s The Muses close the segment with “Down to the River to Pray”.) Doreyl’s guest on Creative Corner is Dominick DePalo, a...
Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Authors, American -- North Carolina, Western; Public librarians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County;
To open the show, Amy describes the creative offerings on display at the 5th Annual Patchwork Folk and Fabric Festival in Cullowhee, followed by Ron Smith’s song "Blackberry Blossom." Doreyl interviews author David Watkins of Cullowhee about his...
This photograph of Frances Elizabeth Parker Nicholson (1897-1990) in the 1940s or 1950s shows her with a selection of her cornhusk crafts. As a self-taught craftsperson, Nicholson began experimenting with cornhusk crafts in the 1930s. She devised...
Elizabeth Lord was college educated and taught weaving at Western Carolina Teacher's College (now Appalachian State University). At the time of this survey, Lord was director of Watauga Industries, a production weaving center. Questionnaires like...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 10, 1939. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statements, new members, announcements of regional events, and...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 8, 1940. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statements, new members, announcements of regional events, and...
This rivercane market basket was made by Elizabeth Queen Kalonahuskie. Dyed with bloodroot and walnut and woven in the single weave technique, the basket pattern is an older variation of Noon Day Sun.
This pottery oil lamp was made by Cherokee potter Elizabeth Bigmeat Jackson (1919-2008). A shallow stable bowl form was used to burn oil to create light. The handle of this particular oil lamp has been shaped into the form of a bird. A pot with...
This undated pottery vase was made by Cherokee potter Elizabeth Bigmeat Jackson (1919-2008). This bulbous vase was built using the using the coil method. The earthenware clay was burnished to a light sheen before the designs were incised into the...
This undated pottery vase was made by Cherokee potter Elizabeth Bigmeat Jackson (1919–2008). A double-spouted vase, like this one, is known as a Cherokee wedding vase. The earthenware clay was shaped using the coil method, and was burnished,...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Ammons family; Pottery, American -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Arts -- North Carolina, Western; Artists -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Cherokee Indians -- North Carolina -- Social life...
Amy begins the show with her story, “And the Wolves Howl at Night.” It recounts how her grandmother, living in the Little Canada area, provided for her family and maintained her home while her husband was fighting in the war. The story is...
Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
The pattern in this color image is composed of Table and Diamond shapes and is referred to as an ‘unnamed’ pattern in many weaving reference books. However, the original donor’s family called the pattern "Cross and Dog Tracks." The coverlet...
This woodcarving depicts a traditional male fiddle maker seated on a bench and was made by Wade Martin (1920-2005) of Swannanoa, N.C. during the 1950s. The fiddle maker has a long beard and overalls, with "WHM" carved in the bottom of the bench....
This woodcarving depicts a woman nursing a baby and was made by Wade Martin (1920-2005) of Swannanoa, N.C. during the late 1940s. The woman is sitting on a bench, has long hair, is wearing a dress, but no shoes. Martin's initials, "WHM," are carved...
