Natural State

A Natural State explores how people express a love for nature by shaping, twisting, carving, and weaving materials collected from the landscape. Some of the arts and crafts featured in A Natural State reveal the cultural heritage of South Carolina, while others employ concepts from the world of modern art.

Grades 6-12

A Natural State explores how people express a love for nature by shaping, twisting, carving, and weaving materials collected from the landscape. Some of the arts and crafts featured in A Natural State reveal the cultural heritage of South Carolina, while others employ concepts from the world of modern art. For more about this project, visit the credits page.

TO GET STARTED: Click on a landform region below to learn more about these artists and how they use the uniqueness of their environment to enhance their artistic vision. To learn more about each landform region, visit the Where Am I? section.

 

 

Piedmont Landform | A Natural State
Piedmont Landform | A Natural State

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Aerial photograph courtesy of SC Dept. of Natural Resources, Map Lab Featured Artists: Billie Anne McKellar | Peter Werner | Petroglyphs | Steven Ferrell The mountainous upstate transitions into the...
Pine Needle Baskets | A Natural State
Pine Needle Baskets | A Natural State

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Clay Burnette created this pine needle basket which he calls "Tribal". You can make a pine needle basket, too. Find out how to make a simple basket of your own.
Sandhills Landform | A Natural State
Sandhills Landform | A Natural State

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Aerial photograph courtesy of SC Dept. of Natural Resources, Map Lab Featured Artists: Brian Rust | Janet Orselli | Leslie Pierce The Sandhills is a band of 100,000 million year old sand dunes and...
Santee Cooper Country | A Natural State
Santee Cooper Country | A Natural State

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Santee Cooper Country is made up of the five counties of Berkeley , Calhoun , Clarendon , Orangeburg and Sumter . Visit lakes and rivers, museums, parks, flower gardens, plantation homes, nature...
The Upcountry | A Natural State
The Upcountry | A Natural State

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South Carolina's Upcountry is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and includes the following counties: Anderson , Cherokee , Greenville , Oconee , Pickens and Spartanburg . There are...