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| Title | [Woodcarving: otters] |
| Identifier | JCCFS_W1010 |
| Format | craft object
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| Date Created | 1930/1950 |
| Dimensions | 2" x 10" x 8" |
| Description | This grouping of otters, carved by W. J. Martin, is made from apple wood. The figures are sanded to a smooth finish, typical of the folk school carvings. Carving well before the school's formal carving program was started, it may well be that Martin's work served as a model for the style of folk school carvings. W. J. Martin (1863-1950) was born William Julius, but everyone called him "W. J." He was a woodcarver and wood turner and, like most craftsmen who worked during the Craft Revival, he was also a farmer. He lived in Cherokee County in the Martin's Creek community, near Brasstown. Martin made all of his cash income from carving in 1932 and expected to do the same the following year. Still carving in 1942, he was listed on the carving sales roster as having sold $46 worth of carvings. |
| Subject - Topic | Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
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| Subject - Craft | Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
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| Subject - Group | Brasstown Carvers
John C. Campbell Folk School
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| Craft Category | woodwork
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| Decade | 1930s
1940s
1950s
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| County | Cherokee County, N.C.
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| Creator | Martin, W. J. (William Julius), 1863-1950
Brasstown Carvers
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| Source Institution | John C. Campbell Folk School
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| Collection | Artifact Collection. Brasstown Carvings, ca. 1930s-1950s. |
| Copyright Information | All rights reserved. John C. Campbell Folk School. For permission to reproduce items, contact Folklorist/John C. Campbell Folk School, One Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC 28902 or 1/800-365-5724.; |
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