Abalee Ivester

Abalee Ivester

Animals in art

Brasstown Carvers

John C. Campbell Folk School

Women woodworkers

Wood-carvers

Wood-carving

Abalee Ivester carving a turtle, c. 1990. Brasstown Carver Abalee Dockery Ivester (1920-1991) learned to carve in the 1970s after she had finished raising her children and retired from working public work. She was encouraged by her mother-in-law Fannie Sherlin Ivester (who had been carving for at least 30 years) and by Martha Coffey. Originally taking up carving simply as a hobby, Abalee was assigned a variety of carving types for John C. Campbell Folk School Craft Shop orders. She was also called upon as an assistant and teacher for local carving classes, especially Little Middle sessions at the Folk School.

Brasstown Carvers Photo Collection

1990

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photographs

portraits

eng

StillImage

72706

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Brasstown (N.C.)

Craft Revival