Jay Morris with a squirrel carving

Jay Morris with a squirrel carving

Animals in art

Brasstown Carvers

John C. Campbell Folk School

Wood-carvers

Wood-carving

Brasstown Carver Jay A. Morris (1915-1996) began carving during the Great Depression, learning from Murray Martin. He was most known for his rabbit and squirrel carvings, though during World War II he also carved “GI Joe” figures with servicemen’s caps. Jay once won a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) contest with a carved squirrel bookend. The TVA then requested that Jay carve 300 pairs of these bookends in 90 days. Though this was an impossible task, he still accomplished an impressive 100 pairs. Jay did public work in timbering and roadbuilding, eventually retiring from the Department of Transportation. Original material held by the Southern Highland Craft Guild.

Weir, Georgia

Brasstown Carvers Photo Collection

1993

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Brasstown (N.C.)

Craft Revival