November 2019

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Mountain-Classic Books: ‘Storming Heaven’

The Denise Giardina novel from the late ‘80s still rings true and strong.
Little Phebe, asleep on the left, joins Andrea Denniston and Seth Guzovsky in their Poor Farm Pottery home site gallery.

Hand Made in the Mountains: Seth Guzovsky & Andrea Denniston

Eleven years ago, groups of college exchange students traveled 7,700 miles from the U.S. to the town of Jingdezhen in southern China. On that trip Seth Guzovsky and Andrea Denniston first met… and then went their separate ways.
Kimberley Adams, glass artist, proudly holds the book she wrote about glass beadmaking—a definitive guide that is a respected source on the subject.

Hand Made in the Mountains: Kimberly Adams

For Kimberley Adams of Tiger, Georgia, a career as a glass artist began when she was 28 and starting her family.
On display inside May's shop are authentic historic instruments, about which Warren happily shares information on styles, woods and techniques through time.

Hand Made in the Mountains: Warren May

Warren May, creator of some 18,736 dulcimers (and counting), is considered a musical instrument-making rock star.
Nancy Basket, here in her home gallery in Walhalla, South Carolina, tells the ancient stories through her work as a basket maker and fiber artist.

Hand Made in the Mountains: Nancy Basket

For over a decade, Basket has worked in the region and across the country educating and inspiring survival groups, earth skills gatherings, herb collectives, and members of the Catawba Nation, among others.

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Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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