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	Search results for Hensley, Hayden, 1911-2001    Refine your search Subject - Craft Wood-carving -- Appala... (6) Date Created 1930/1949 (4) Unknown (2) results 1-6 of 6 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Creator: Format: Description: 1. [Woodcarving: cardinal] Hensley, Hayden, 1911-2001; Brasstown Carvers; craft object This cardinal, carved in apple wood, was made by Hayden Hensley (1911-2001). A native of Cherokee County, Hensley's name was sometimes spelled Haden. He was a student at the John C. Campbell Folk School in its earliest years, attending the first winter session in 1927-1928 where he met Bonnie H. Logan. After they married in the early 1930s, the Hensleys carved steadily for the next decade selling their work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. The Hensleys claimed to have bought a house with funds earned carving. Hensley was known for carving birds, including geese, swans, and cardinals. 2. [Woodcarving: donkey] Hensley, Hayden, 1911-2001; craft object; This donkey, carved in apple wood, exact date unknown, was made by Hayden Hensley (1911-2001). A native of Cherokee County, Hensley's name was sometimes spelled Haden. He was a student at the John C. Campbell Folk School in its earliest years, attending the first winter session in 1927-1928 where he met Bonnie H. Logan. After they married in the early 1930s, the Hensleys carved steadily for the next decade. They claimed to have bought a house with funds earned carving. Hensley was known for carving birds, including geese, swans, and cardinals; this donkey is rare, perhaps an early piece of his. 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. 3. [Woodcarving: goose] Hensley, Hayden, 1911-2001; Brasstown Carvers; craft object This goose, carved in apple wood, was made by Hayden Hensley (1911-2001). A native of Cherokee County, Hensley's name was sometimes spelled Haden. He was a student at the John C. Campbell Folk School in its earliest years, attending the first winter session in 1927-1928 where he met Bonnie H. Logan. After they married in the early 1930s, the Hensleys carved steadily for the next decade selling their work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. The Hensleys claimed to have bought a house with funds earned carving. Hensley was known for carving geese, a difficult form because the animal's long neck presents a weakness in construction that calls for a steady hand. 4. [Woodcarving: goose] Hensley, Hayden, 1911-2001; Brasstown Carvers; craft object This goose was made of holly wood by Hayden Hensley (1911-2001). A native of Cherokee County, Hensley's name was sometimes spelled Haden. He was a student at the John C. Campbell Folk School in its earliest years, attending the first winter session in 1927-1928 where he met Bonnie H. Logan. After they married in the early 1930s, the Hensleys carved steadily for the next decade selling their work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. The Hensleys claimed to have bought a house with funds earned carving. Hensley was known for carving geese, a difficult form because the animal's long neck presents a weakness in construction that calls for a steady hand 5. [Woodcarving: goose] Hensley, Hayden, 1911-2001; craft object; This goose, carved in burley maple, exact date unknown, was made by Hayden Hensley (1911-2001). A native of Cherokee County, Hensley's name was sometimes spelled Haden. He was a student at the John C. Campbell Folk School in its earliest years, attending the first winter session in 1927-1928 where he met Bonnie H. Logan. After they married in the early 1930s, the Hensleys carved steadily for the next decade. They claimed to have bought a house with funds they earned from carving. Hensley was known for carving geese, a difficult form because the animal's long neck presents a weakness in construction that calls for a steady hand. 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. 6. [Woodcarving: swan] Hensley, Hayden, 1911-2001; Brasstown Carvers; craft object This swan, carved in holly wood, was made by Hayden Hensley (1911-2001). A native of Cherokee County, Hensley's name was sometimes spelled Haden. He was a student at the John C. Campbell Folk School in its earliest years, attending the first winter session in 1927-1928 where he met Bonnie H. Logan. After they married in the early 1930s, the Hensleys carved steadily for the next decade selling their work through the Folk School's woodcarving cooperative that became known as the Brasstown Carvers. The Hensleys claimed to have bought a house with funds earned carving. Hensley was known for carving birds. 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