The roster of contributing
artists continues to grow
for the 9th annual Mountain
Shapes and Colors Art Sale
to be held on Saturday, July
7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
at Southwestern Community
College’s Swain Center.
Original works by artisans
of North Carolina's Smoky
Mountains region will be for
sale and include works by
students of the Heritage Arts
Institute at SCC, along with
silver and gemstone jewelry,
handmade pottery, handmade
baskets, batik silk scarves,
wood turnings, nature photography
and more.
A
multitude of artisans,
including Doug Hubbs,
instructor at SCC
Heritage Arts Institute,
will demonstrate
and sell their crafts
during the 9th annual
Mountain Shapes
and Colors Art Sale
on Saturday, July
7, at SCC’s
Swain Center.
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SCC Heritage Arts Institute's
pottery students will sell
pottery. Doug Hubbs, one of
the instructors, will present
a live demonstration during
the day and specializes in
chattering to decorate his
well-crafted works. Hank Shuler
brings her brand of vine-handled
joined vessels. Byrdell and
Ron Sparks of Graham County
will display their mud leaf
pottery dishes and hand painted
gourds. Karen Mickler of Yellow
Creek Pottery in Graham County
will be there selling her
well-known line of handmade
pottery dishes. Jolynn Mathews
and Britt Ammons of Almond
and Franklin will show their
wheel-thrown and hand-built
functional and art pieces.
Cathy Tsonas, a celebrated
batik artist, will sell batik
art scarves, hand-crocheted
rugs and offer portraiture.
Marilyn Reid again brings
her beaded gemstone jewelry
and Allison Gernandt, who
spearheaded the art show and
sale for many years, will
sell her one-of-a-kind silversmith
gemstone jewelry.
Sharon Keene of Franklin,
a 15-year basket weaving veteran,
offers her mostly utilitarian
designs splashed with colors
and overlays. Many of her
works show the Cherokee Indian
heritage of her family.
Faye Bumgarner, dedicated
to her 35-millimeter camera,
joins the artists this year
offering her take on her native
mountain heritage and using
her eye to catch the humorous
visions that are sometimes
overlooked. She will be joined
by Paige Christy, a published
photographer specializing
in nature close-ups.
Come for a day of art and
traditional crafts and good
food and music. West Swain
Volunteer Fire Department
will sell hotdogs, hamburgers,
barbeque sandwiches and cold
drinks. Smoky Mountain Melodies
will perform their unique
blend of country, folk and
gospel music. Ron and Julia
Thompson, husband and wife
team from Alarka, have been
performing together for over
20 years. He is also one of
the artisans and will sell
turned wooden functional pieces.
Profits from the Mountain
Shapes and Colors art and
craft show will be reinvested
in the SCC Heritage Arts program
to insure that the festival
continues for many years.
The SCC Swain Center is located
five miles west of Bryson
City on Hwy 19/74. For additional
information, call 828.488.6413
or email hanks@southwesterncc.edu.
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