View Full Version : Basket Maker receives prestigious award
Earl Kelly
11-07-2008, 11:33 AM
Moderators if this doesn't fit here please move to the proper forum category.
Mary Jackson is a Basket Maker. She does a lot of shows including the Smithsonian Craft Show. I came across this story about her and thought I would share it with others. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A52602
http://www.craftsreport.com/November01/mary.html
Earl
Mike Henderson
11-07-2008, 12:18 PM
Thanks for posting that story. It's interesting to read the two very different takes on her. In the first story, she's working in a low rent, high crime area. In the second story, she's been known for a long time and has received $20,000 for a commissioned piece.
Interesting how different reporters write different stories.
Mike
randall rosenthal
11-07-2008, 10:04 PM
when i got my notification for this years craft show the story about this award was the only thing on the site.....i have seen her work first hand....its great.
Heather Thompson
11-12-2008, 11:29 AM
I saw a show on PBS a few weeks back called "Craft in America", they showed Mary's work along with an interview, truely a gifted person and a gift to our society. Thank you for sharing this, her life and story are a true inspiration.
Heather
Earl Kelly
11-13-2008, 9:04 AM
Thanks for all the replies. I saw Mary at a outdoor show in Fairhope AL this yr. But I had already heard of her from several different places.
I get so tired of the stories of crooked politicians and CEO's getting their Millions for failed businesses, that when something like this happens to what I consider, a "Regular" person it gives me a very Warm and Fuzzy feeling inside.
Earl
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