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02/19/2021
She’d had a bad day when you decided to plan a surprise honeymoon. Not “the” honeymoon, but “a” honeymoon. That’s because in a pandemic that seems to have no end, it seems prudent to take little bites of traveling, trips that together might add up to be the multi-symphonic- movement-equivalent of a real honeymoon, little parts that complete the whole sexy vacation you’d imagined. Think about it: many mini vacations will make more memories. You can always do that big, bucket list trip later after all, you’ve got a lifetime together to travel.
Black History Spotlight: Mary Jackson receives national recognition as âsweetgrass basketweaverâ
Black History Spotlight: Mary Jackson receives national recognition as âsweetgrass basketweaverâ By Jennifer Roberts | February 11, 2021 at 10:18 AM EST - Updated February 11 at 10:22 AM
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - A Lowcountry legend is continuing to keep a 300-plus-year tradition alive.
For this WMBF âBlack History Spotlight,â get to know Mary Jackson, an artist known for creating historic sweetgrass baskets.
Jackson is a native of Mt Pleasant, S.C. Her mother and grandmother taught her how to make baskets when she was just 4 years old.
Decades later, Jackson has been recognized for her sweetgrass baskets. Her art has been on display at numerous museums, including the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gibbes Museum of Art and The Museum of African American History in Detroit.
Past Visiting Artists
By Macey Davis for The Island Connection
The Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston is now presenting a new exhibition of works by past visiting artists in the Ruth and Bill Baker Art Sales Gallery.
“Mementos Entwined: The Sentimental Art of Hairwork,” by Gina Iacovelli and “How it Was…Charleston in 1963,” by Andrea Hazel are on display and available to shop until Feb. 7, 2021.
Iacovelli was an artist in residence at the Gibbes Museum from Oct. 26 to Nov. 22, 2020. While at the Gibbes, she demonstrated hairwork and weave techniques on her homemade braiding table, while sharing her research into hairwork history and how it was shaped by evolving concepts of life and death. “Mementos Entwined” explores sentimental tokens and the deeply rooted connection between life and death.
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