Appalachian mountain town Jasper, GA was a hotbed for the arts last Friday, Oct. 6, hosting two art shows, with art receptions back-to-back. First was the Fiber Arts show at the Sharptop Arts Association. On hand were a diverse group of fiber artists, including quilters, spinners, and knitters. Here is Cathy taking wool and spinning it. She says she does this twice, first in one direction, then again in the opposite direction.
I have several pieces in the show; here’s a preview of me in front of “Flags of Our Mothers:”
I met wonderful people who make the arts a priority in Pickens County, including Kathe Hall who does wonderful mosaics from broken pottery, and an alpaca farmer from Windy Hill Alpaca Farm who had some scrumptiously soft alpaca wool available for sale.
Directly from one arts venue to another, it was time for the biggest art reception of the year in Jasper: the Marble Festival Fine Arts show. I had three pieces of art in the show:
Our local weekly newspaper, the Pickens Progress, will have a recap of all the winners and their photos on Wednesday. Lots of wonderful art, friends, and food was had by all. This was the last weekend for the Marble Festival Fine Art show; the Sharptop Fiber Arts show runs through the end of October.
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