MOUNT PLEASANT — The small huts painted in floral colors — rose, violet, orchid, buttercup, bluebell — bloom along U.S. Highway 17 North. They look as fragile as spring flowers, just widely spaced ...
MOUNT PLEASANT S.C. (WCBD)- A shortage of sweet grass in the Lowcountry has some people worried that the centuries-old tradition and culture could be lost. If you’ve driven down Highway 17 or walked ...
The Society of Arts & Crafts, a nonprofit organization established in 1897 to support and celebrate craftmakers across the country, will profile a Charleston sweetgrass basket weaver in August. The ...
ST. STEPHEN, S.C. (WCBD) – It’s an art form and tradition that is a major part of Lowcountry living – sweetgrass basket weaving. Approximately 50 basket weavers spent the day pulling the grass to make ...
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Corey Alston has been weaving sweetgrass baskets for 23 years. The tradition he carries stretches back through generations of Gullah Geechee heritage, and now he honors and ...
On Fri. Jan. 24 at 8 a.m. head to Redux Contemporary Art Center to hear local basket weaver Corey Alston speak on the topic of Roots at Creative Mornings Charleston (CMCHS). As always, this event is ...
We will begin small twined baskets made with a diminutive relative of tule (Schoenoplectus americanus) known as "sweetgrass" among native weavers in the Pacific northwest. As well as being fragrant, ...
Students take a Gullah basket weaving class hosted by Andrea Cayetano-Jefferson in the Student Union Tuesday afternoon. The class was organized by UConn Black Students Association President Breanna ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Corey Alston has been weaving sweetgrass baskets for 23 years. The tradition he carries stretches back through generations of Gullah Geechee heritage, and now he honors and ...
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