Carolina Quotes
I've passed it on, and I'm continuing to pass it on.
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've passed it on, and I'm continuing to pass it on.” Mary Jackson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-9477BD2A5E. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/9477bd2a5e
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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.
[T]hey kept this tradition going among family members because they wanted the future generations to have these baskets as evidence of why they came here and where they came from.
But I can say very truthfully today that you have to have a lot of patience. You have to have a lot of interest in carrying on the tradition. It requires patience and dedication in order to make these baskets because it's a slow process.