This grouping of otters, carved by W. J. Martin, is made from apple wood. The figures are sanded to a smooth finish, typical of the folk school carvings. Carving well before the school's formal carving program was started, it may well be that…
These two wise men were carved in holly wood by Jack Hall (1920-1984) as part of a nativity scene. Murrial Martin, a teacher at the John C. Campbell Folk School, originally designed crèche figures to be made by different carvers so that each crèche…
This small mouse was carved in walnut by Doris Reece (1910-1994). Known as "Momma Dot," Reece was from the Pine Log community of Clay County. She was introduced to carving by her friends Hope and Glenn Brown who carved for the John C. Campbell Folk…
This St. Francis sculpture was carved by Dexter Dockery in walnut, a difficult wood to work. Dockery learned to carve at the John C. Campbell Folk School under instructor Murrial Martin along with Jack Hall sold his work through the Folk School's…
This bull was carved from cherry wood by Jack Hall (1920-1984). Hall was born into a family of carvers living in the Warne community east of Brasstown. His father, A. Ben Hall, and uncles, John and Elisha, were well-respected carvers. With carving…
This St. Francis sculpture was carved by Dexter Dockery in walnut, a difficult wood to work. Dockery learned to carve at the John C. Campbell Folk School under instructor Murrial Martin along with Jack Hall sold his work through the Folk School's…
This goose was made of holly wood by Hayden Hensley (1911-2001). A native of Cherokee County, Hensley's name was sometimes spelled Haden. He was a student at the John C. Campbell Folk School in its earliest years, attending the first winter session…
This sculpture of a possum family was carved in walnut, a difficult wood to carve. The piece was made by John Hall (1875-1962), one of several carvers in the extended Hall family. His two brothers, Ben and Elisha, were both carvers. John Hall was…
This fox, made by Ben Hall (1885-1963), was made from cherry, a hard wood to carve. Hall was one of several carvers in the extended Hall family that lived in the Warne community east of Brasstown. Born Aaron Ben Hall, but known to all as Ben, he…
This goose was carved by Glenn Brown out of butternut wood in the late 1930s or 1940s. Brown was known for his carvings of geese, guinea fowl, and other birds. He began carving in 1939 with John C. Campbell Folk School instructor Murrial Martin and…