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A Natural State - Making a Kudzu Basket | A Natural State 6

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A Natural State
Episode 6
Rustic furniture has been around for a very long time, often languishing in attics and barns in rural areas. Some fine examples of rustic furniture were a legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps...
A Natural State - Making a Kudzu Basket | A Natural State 11

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A Natural State
Episode 11
Jimmie favors the old growth of the kudzu vine. He will plunge into the richness of a kudzu thicket armed with tall boots, pruning shears and a saw. He is well acquainted with dangers such as snakes...
A Natural State - Making a Kudzu Basket | A Natural State 7

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A Natural State
Episode 7
Jimmie Dinkins begins work on the side pieces. Wear sturdy work gloves when you are cleaning and flexing the branches. When using sharp tools such as pruning shears, exercise caution. Adult...
Sandhills State Park | A Natural State - Episode 7 Coiled Kudzu Basket 4

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Coiled Kudzu Basket
Episode 4
The coiled basket takes shape as Nancy builds up its sides. In this video, Nancy shows how one controls the overall shape and size of the basket as successive rows of the coil are built up.
A Natural State - Making a Kudzu Basket | A Natural State 8

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A Natural State
Episode 8
f you don’t have access to an old picnic table like Jimmie is using in the video, make sure that you protect the surface of your work area with a large piece of scrap lumber or an old cutting board...
Showcase 2

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Showcase
Episode 2
The sculptures of Art in the Park ranged from the whimsical to the sublime. Nearly all sculptures involved pine needles, one of the most abundant materials on the landscape. Constructions included a...
Leslie Rech 3

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Leslie Rech
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Leslie Rech's multimedia installation, "Echo," was based on shapes and forms of the landscape as seen in an aerial photograph. The representation was also a key to materials most abundant in the park...
Marcelo Novo 4

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Marcelo Novo
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Marcelo Novo, a well-known South Carolina artist and self described "city boy," felt a bit out of his element at the Art in the Park event. Without paintbrush and canvas, Marcelo struggled to apply...
Touch the Earth 7

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Touch the Earth
Episode 7
Artworks in the nature-based sculpture program are categorized as "ephemeral" and "extended ephemeral." Ephemeral work has a relatively short life span. Works like Patrick Daugherty's Sittin' Pretty...
Sandhills State Park | A Natural State 7

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Sandhills State Park | A Natural State
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Nancy travels from her home in the Upstate to Sandhills State Park in Patrick to collect needles for her baskets. Dried needles are plentiful due to controlled burning of the park's long leaf pine...