Reliqueries and the Brasstown Carvers

Friends, I am 10 months pregnant with the overdue idea of incorporating my current body of work and my Appalachian interpretation of reliquaries.

My first step will be working toward becoming an official Brasstown Carver and then moving forward in mastering old reliquary making techniques with some of the most delightfully earthy and tedious processes I’ve ever seen.

There is nothing more intoxicating than the anticipation of a new relationship!

Here’s a link to The Bitter Southerner’s article written by none other than Robert Grand, that gives some insight into who the Brasstown Carvers are:

https://bittersoutherner.com/2020/the-house-that-carving-built-brasstown-carvers-john-c-campbell-folk-school