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	Search results for Brown, Hope Caler    Refine your search Subject - Craft Wood-carving -- Appala... (5) Date Created 1940/1979 (3) 1947-11-18 (1) Unknown (1) results 1-5 of 5 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Creator: Format: Description: 1. [Hope Brown to Murrial Martin, 1947] Brown, Hope Caler; letter This letter was written by woodcarver Hope Caler Brown 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. Brown's letter expresses the manner in which woodcarving brought financial gain, aesthetic pleasure, and shared work activities to Brown and her husband Glen Brown. In particular, the letter details how carving provided employment and an income for the family, especially during World War II. 2. [Woodcarving: angel with trumpet] Brasstown Carvers; Brown, Hope Caler; craft object Carved from basswood by Hope Caler Brown, this large Christmas angel holds a trumpet. Hope Brown and her husband Glenn carved with John C. Campbell Folk School instructor Murrial Martin in the 1940s and sold their work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. In 1942 Hope Brown made more than $250 from carving, more than any other woman carver. Her sales were topped by only a handful of male carvers. Having raised eight children, Hope Brown has said that carving kept the family off welfare. Unlike many carvers who worked from patterns or drawings provided by Martin, Brown designed her own patterns and shared them with other carvers. She lost many original patterns in a fire that destroyed school woodshop in 1944. 3. [Woodcarving: boy walking] Brown, Hope Caler; Brasstown Carvers; craft object This carved figure of a walking boy is a unique piece carved by Hope Caler Brown. It is made from fir, a wood rarely used by carvers who produced work for the John C. Campbell Folk School. Hope Brown and her husband Glenn carved with John C. Campbell Folk School instructor Murrial Martin in the 1940s. In 1942, Hope Brown made more than $250 from carving, more than any other woman carver. Her sales were topped by only a handful of male carvers. Having raised eight children, Hope Brown has said that carving kept the family off welfare. Unlike many carvers who worked from patterns or drawings provided by Martin, Brown designed her own patterns and shared them with other carvers. She lost many original patterns in a fire that destroyed school woodshop in 1944. This roughly carved boy could be one of her early pieces as most of her work is features finely detailed figures that were sanded smoothly. 4. [Woodcarving: cat carrying kitten] Brown, Hope Caler; craft object; This carved cat and kitten is a unique piece carved by Hope Caler Brown, the exact date of the piece is unknown. Hope Brown and her husband Glenn carved with John C. Campbell Folk School instructor Murrial Martin in the 1940s. In 1942 Hope Brown made more than $250 from carving, more than any other woman carver. Her sales were topped by only a handful of male carvers. Having raised eight children, Hope Brown has said that carving kept the family off welfare. Unlike many carvers who worked from patterns or drawings provided by Martin, Brown designed her own patterns and shared them with other carvers. She lost many original patterns in a fire that destroyed school woodshop in 1944. This cat and kitten are characteristic of her work in that they display an eye for graceful annimation and fine detail. The Brasstown Carvers can trace their beginnings to 1929 when a local craft guild was organized in cooperation with the John C. Campbell Folk School. By the mid 1930s, craft production at the school focused on carving and, by the 1950s, the group became known as the Brasstown Carvers. Today's Brasstown Carvers, some of them second and third generation makers from the same families as the original carvers, continue to produce work for the school's sales shop. 5. [Woodcarving: crèche Mary figures] Brown, Hope Caler; Brasstown Carvers; craft object These two Virgin Mary figures were carved in holly by Hope Caler Brown as part of a nativity scene. Murrial Martin, a teacher at the John C. Campbell Folk School, originally designed crèche figures to be made by different carvers so that each crèche set was a collaborative effort. Although figures were sometimes carved from different woods, Martin preferred holly. Holly was so light in color, she said that it looked like ivory. Hope Brown and her husband Glenn carved with John C. Campbell Folk School instructor Murrial Martin in the 1940s and sold their work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. Unlike many carvers who worked from patterns or drawings provided by Martin, Brown designed her own patterns and shared them with other carvers. She lost many original patterns fire that destroyed school woodshop in 1944. select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-5 of 5 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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