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11318
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Two North Carolinians have embodied the craftsman spirit of the state. Robert and Verdelle Gray, the directors of the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild, live in Asheville. She creates pottery, and he promotes and sells the guild's creations. The couple support the local artistic craftsmen, all 325 of them. The Guild attracts two Crafts Fairs to the region a year, in July and October. These fairs bring 45,000 visitors and hundreds of craftsmen to the area.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 33 Issue 21, Apr 1966, p11, por
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24042
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A non-profit organization uses a bus to travel to communities and provide creativity, movement, and activism by providing craft workshops to locals.
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30240
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Under the gaze of the hazy Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains, there are limitless varieties of tourist attractions and activities. Among them is the Six Annual Craftman's Fair, held in Asheville, North Carolina and sponsored by the Southern Highlands Handicraft Guild. The fair features crafts from brooms to baskets, metals to feathers, and music too.
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We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 11 Issue 2, June 1953, p12-13, 17, por
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36486
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Materials often considered renewable include metal and plastic; perhaps not connected to the term renewal is lives needing a new direction. Offering a reconstructed definition of renewal is a former student of the nonprofit Built Environment Training Program. The company he co-founded, Southside Woodworks, offers customized furniture such as cabinets and a new occupational path for individuals facing barriers to employment.