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	Search results for Hawkins, Ruth Fleming    Refine your search Subject - Craft Wood-carving -- Appala... (2) Date Created 1940/1979 (2) results 1-2 of 2 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Creator: Format: Description: 1. [Woodcarving: angels] Hawkins, Ruth Fleming; Brasstown Carvers; craft object These angels were carved in relief out of holly wood by Ruth Fleming Hawkins. After a friend brought Hawkins a napkin ring carved at the John C. Campbell Folk School, she began to carve herself. Hawkins sold her work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. She sold $37 worth of carvings in through the woodcarving cooperative in1942. Hawkins recalled that she carved everyday starting "just after the break of morning light." Christmas figures and children were her specialty. 2. [Woodcarving: boys with cups] Hawkins, Ruth Fleming; Brasstown Carvers; craft object These two boys with cups were carved out of holly wood by Ruth Fleming Hawkins. After a friend brought Hawkins a napkin ring carved at the John C. Campbell Folk School, she began to carve herself. Hawkins sold her work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. She sold $37 worth of carvings in through the woodcarving cooperative in1942. Hawkins recalled that she carved everyday starting "just after the break of morning light." Christmas figures and children were her specialty. select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-2 of 2 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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