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Black Mountain's Past
My “all time” favorite read as a young boy growing up in the Swannanoa Valley was “Big Red” by Jim Kjelgaard (1945). Staged against a rugged backwoods, it is the story of a champion Irish Setter and a trapper’s son who grew up together, roaming the wilderness. As I reflect back, that book and the special companionship shared by a young boy and his loyal dog resulted in a lifetime’s passion for the great outdoors … And, with my families ties to North Fork’s Laurel Branch and the earliest Burnett land this week’s series is a natural …
Appalachian life ways on display at Pioneer Day
Take a step back in time during Pioneer Day at the Mountain Gateway Museum in Old Fort from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 27. The festival will feature Southern Appalachian crafters, live music, antique tools and equipment and special exhibits. Craft demonstrations will include blacksmithing, woodworking, quilting, crocheting, pottery, basket making, chair caning, spinning, weaving, dyeing, jewelry making and others.
TACS to host ‘Penland Pottery Pilgrimage’
Tryon Arts & Crafts School recently announced the inauguration of the “Penland Pottery Pilgrimage,” an enriching field trip set to unravel the artistic marvels of Penland and Spruce Pine, N.C., on May 4. TACS will lead a day trip into the heart of North Carolina’s craft community, exploring the rich heritage of pottery and ceramic […] The post TACS to host ‘Penland Pottery Pilgrimage’ appeared first on The Tryon Daily Bulletin.
A Nearly Concealed Heart, Opening April 26
Since 1883, when coal companies began recording fatalities, it’s estimated that more than 21,000 miners have lost their lives in West Virginia coal mines. Lori Brook Johnson, a Mountain State native currently based in Bakersville, doesn’t take this fact lightly. According to her artist’s statement, she “uses the searching nature of drawing materials to speak with her community altered by labor and grief.” In one work, a group of dirty-faced children gather. These juveniles are so-called “breaker boys” — kids recruited to separate impurities from coal by hand. In another, a mining mule stares forlornly into the distance. These pieces will be on display during A Nearly Concealed Heart, a solo exhibition happening at the Owen Gallery inside the Toe River Arts building in Spruce Pine. As noted in a press statement, “This body of work explores labor and its effects on relationships, self-esteem, and one’s ability to grieve with a focus on the confident beauty that would have been expressed if loving care was given in place of exploitation.” The show closes on June 1.
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