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Spotlight 1
Spotlight
Episode 1

Video

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

Organic materials such as pine needles are considered "free for the taking" and have qualities that can not be reproduced by humans. But collecting natural materials comes at a price for the...
Sandhills State Park | A Natural State 7
Sandhills State Park | A Natural State
Episode 7

Video

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

Nancy travels from her home in the Upstate to Sandhills State Park in Patrick to collect needles for her baskets. Dried needles are plentiful due to controlled burning of the park's long leaf pine...
Coiled Kudzu Basket 3
Coiled Kudzu Basket
Episode 3

Video

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

Organic raffia and the kudzu shreds come in varying lengths. After three or four wraps of the coiled basket, one usually runs out of kudzu and/or raffia. In this step Nancy shows how to add new pieces...
Collecting Kudzu | A Natural State 8
Collecting Kudzu | A Natural State
Episode 8

Video

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

An old saying goes, "If you’re going to plant kudzu, drop it and run." The vine grows up to a foot a day during summer months and chokes the southeastern landscape with a dense, green mat of foliage...
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...
Uktena Legend | A Natural State 6
Uktena Legend | A Natural State
Episode 6

Video

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

Folklore is often the inspiration for Nancy's weavings and paper collages. Stories of "Uktena, the Great Snake" have been passed down through numberless generations of Cherokee people. Using a basket...
Showcase 2
Showcase
Episode 2

Video

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

The sculptures of Art in the Park ranged from the whimsical to the sublime. Nearly all sculptures involved pine needles, one of the most abundant materials on the landscape. Constructions included a...
Leslie Rech 3
Leslie Rech
Episode 3

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Leslie Rech's multimedia installation, "Echo," was based on shapes and forms of the landscape as seen in an aerial photograph. The representation was also a key to materials most abundant in the park...
Marcelo Novo 4
Marcelo Novo
Episode 4

Video

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

Marcelo Novo, a well-known South Carolina artist and self described "city boy," felt a bit out of his element at the Art in the Park event. Without paintbrush and canvas, Marcelo struggled to apply...