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A Natural State 6
A Natural State
Episode 6

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Rustic furniture has been around for a very long time, often languishing in attics and barns in rural areas. Some fine examples of rustic furniture were a legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps...
A Natural State 11
A Natural State
Episode 11

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Jimmie favors the old growth of the kudzu vine. He will plunge into the richness of a kudzu thicket armed with tall boots, pruning shears and a saw. He is well acquainted with dangers such as snakes...
A Natural State 7
A Natural State
Episode 7

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Jimmie Dinkins begins work on the side pieces. Wear sturdy work gloves when you are cleaning and flexing the branches. When using sharp tools such as pruning shears, exercise caution. Adult...
Touch the Earth 5
Touch the Earth
Episode 5

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The nature-based art form blends natural materials, manmade construction and landscape into mysterious expressions of our relationship to the earth. The Serpent Mound in Ohio attributed to the Adena...
A Natural State 8
A Natural State
Episode 8

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

f you don’t have access to an old picnic table like Jimmie is using in the video, make sure that you protect the surface of your work area with a large piece of scrap lumber or an old cutting board...
Touch the Earth 4
Touch the Earth
Episode 4

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Ernie Denny's vision of a nature-based sculpture program was inspired by a dream about children playing inside a giant bronze flower. The program's "gallery" would be nestled amid rolling hills of the...
A Natural State 12
A Natural State
Episode 12

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Remember to wear your work gloves when cleaning up the branches and vines. You can actually use willow for the spokes of your basket, and follow up with another type of vine, such as Virginia Creeper...
Coiled Kudzu Basket 4
Coiled Kudzu Basket
Episode 4

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The coiled basket takes shape as Nancy builds up its sides. In this video, Nancy shows how one controls the overall shape and size of the basket as successive rows of the coil are built up.
Kudzu House | A Natural State 9
Kudzu House | A Natural State
Episode 9

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Kudzu's aggressive growth and status as an unwanted plant creates an abundance of materials for resourceful artists and crafters. Nancy uses the vine in baskets, paper, jams, jellies, teas, and most...
Coiled Kudzu Basket 5
Coiled Kudzu Basket
Episode 5

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Like snowflakes, no two coiled kudzu baskets are alike. The basket is complete when the maker is pleased with its size and shape. In this optional step, Nancy shows how to add a handle to a finished...