Carolina Quotes
I learned all of the traditional designs from my mother and grandmother, but I wanted to introduce new forms that no one had ever thought about doing.
Mary Jackson Carolinian
Source
Interview with Josephine Reed, National Endowment for the Arts, on being named a 2010 National Heritage Fellow for sweetgrass basketmaking
- form
- interview
- work
- NEA National Heritage Fellowship interview
- year
- 2010
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“I learned all of the traditional designs from my mother and …” Mary Jackson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-5205D9CB71. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/5205d9cb71
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