I wanted it bad,” laughs Andrea “Annie” Cayetano-Jefferson, a sixth-generation Gullah sweetgrass artist who lives in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Basket weaving is one of the oldest ...
A Riverbanks Botanical Garden workshop explored Gullah sweetgrass basketry, a Lowcountry tradition experts say is at risk due to land development.
Listen (Real 5:28) In a recent survey, 105 Mohawks, mostly women, identified themselves as active makers of fine ash splint and sweetgrass baskets. Prized through the generations as much for their ...
Corey Alston, a 5th generation sweetgrass basket weaver, sells his and his family's work at the Charleston City Market. He shares the significance of passing down the art form via ...
"We are hosting a sweetgrass basket workshop. This is the first time we've done it. We have adult workshops throughout the year at Riverbanks Botanical Garden that teach different crafts ...