Traditional Art

The traditional arts of basketry, pottery, textiles, weaving, and woodworking are demonstrated.

Pete Clayton - The Firing Process } Digital Traditions

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Grades: Higher Education

Pete Clayton tells Cinda Baldwin about the groundhog kiln and the firing process

Pete Clayton - Types of Stoneware | Digital Traditions

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Grades: Higher Education

Pete Clayton discusses miscellaneous types of stoneware that he produced

Tom Boozer Photos | Digital Traditions

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Grades: Higher Education

A native of Yonges Island, South Carolina, Tom Boozer has been carving decoys for over twenty-five years. He learned the craft from a family friend and local hunter, Olin Ballentine. Ballentine taught...

Tom Boozer Video Transcript

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Grades: Higher Education

Video transcript for: Shaping The Decoy Body Undercutting The Primary Feathers Hollowing Out The Decoy Body Carving The Decoy's Head Finishing The Head Painting Techniques Native American Origins...

Neil Cost Photos | Digital Traditions

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Grades: Higher Education

Greenwood native Neil Douglas Cost was regarded by many as the premiere turkey-call maker in the United States. According to Donna Branch of the National Wild Turkey Federation, “No call maker has had...

Grew up in Anderson, Carved Flowers ( | Digital Traditions

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Grades: Higher Education

Wood carver from Seneca, SC (Oconee County). He carves figurines out of wood including flowers, squirrels, and roosters. His wife, Frances, assists him with painting and arranging the carved flowers...