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	Search results for Reece    Refine your search Subject - Craft Wood-carving -- Appala... (3) Creator Reece, Doris, 1910-1... (2) Biggers, Bill (1) Brasstown Carvers (1) Kahn, Werner (1) Date Created 1940/1979 (1) 1947-11-17 (1) 1980/1989 (1) results 1-3 of 3 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Creator: Format: Description: 1. [Doris Reece carving] Kahn, Werner; Biggers, Bill photograph This photograph shows Doris Reece carving small animals. Known as Dot Reece or "Mamma Dot," Doris Reese was first exposed to woodcarving through her neighbors Hope and Glen Brown who carved and sold their work through the woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. Reece's first carving was a cat. She became a prolific carver capable of creating eighty carvings per month. She carved napkin rings, mice and opossums in walnut, cherry and buckeye and is best known for her cheerful baby pigs. This photograph was taken from a booklet published by the John C. Campbell Folk School in 1990 titled "The Brasstown Carvers" with text by Bill Biggers, photographs by Werner Kahn and Bill Biggers 2. [Doris Reece to Murrial Martin, 1947] Reece, Doris, 1910-1994; letter This letter was written by woodcarver Doris or Dot Reese to Murrial Martin, known as Murray Martin, who was the carving instructor of the John C. Campbell Folk School from 1935 to 1973. Martin also managed the school's woodcarving cooperative which became known as the Brasstown Carvers. Apparently in 1947, there was an effort among the carvers to write letters to Martin describing the effect that carving has had on their life. Carving, for some, served as a means of supplementing modest farm income, and in many cases, was vital funding for feeding and clothing children. Although the work of the Brasstown Carvers was highly marketable and successful nationwide, carvers emphasized that the main reason they carved was for the pure joy of it. 3. [Woodcarving: mouse] Reece, Doris, 1910-1994; Brasstown Carvers; craft object This small mouse was carved in walnut by Doris Reece (1910-1994). Known as "Momma Dot," Reece was from the Pine Log community of Clay County. She was introduced to carving by her friends Hope and Glenn Brown who carved for the John C. Campbell Folk School. After raising seven children, Reece focused her time on carving. She sold her work through the school's woodcarving cooperative that came to be known as the Brasstown Carvers. Once a prolific carver, Reece carved eighty pieces a month. Her carvings-mice, cats, pigs-reflect her life of farming and gardening. According to the cooperative's sales records, Reece sold $83 worth of carvings in 1942 select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-3 of 3 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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