Event details are subject to change. Before attending, please check with the organization to confirm. Join local artisan Sarah Edwards-Hammond for in-depth instruction on sweetgrass basketry which has ...
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — A Lowcountry native has received South Carolina's highest civilian honor for his work ...
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From basket weaving to oyster reef conservation, Gullah Geechee women are preserving a living heritage
Lynette D. Youson slowly stitches a bundle of South Carolina sweetgrass into a coil. The work begins at the center: a tight spiral anchored with palmetto, each stitch pulled through in a rhythm that ...
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — On Saturday, the first day of February and the first day of Black History Month, over at the Riverbanks Botanical Garden, people of all ages showed up for a sweetgrass ...
One of the most recognizable Gullah-Geechee traditions in the Lowcountry is sweetgrass basket weaving. Multigenerational basket weavers have passed down the art form from their ancestors, keeping ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Corey Alston has been weaving sweetgrass baskets for 23 years. The tradition he carries stretches back through generations of Gullah Geechee heritage, and now he honors and ...
COLUMBIA — He sat in the middle of the room as tears rolled down his face, lights illuminating the drops. Around him, visitors who traveled from across the state to celebrate his work greeted him with ...
CHARLESTON THAT WEAVES TOGETHER THE PAST AND THE PRESENT. SWEETGRASS BASKETS WERE BROUGHT INTO THE CAROLINAS IN THE 1600S BASED OFF OF RICE CULTIVATION. SWEETGRASS BASKETS HAVE CONNECTED GENERATIONS ...
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