Vicki Sisco-Cowan was raised on a farm in southeast Kansas. As a child she spent her few leisure hours making "mud" animals and forms and writing poetry.

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Eco-Art Creative Metal Recycling by Tim Pace

I am a metal sculptor working in the medium of found art. Found art is created by taking an object that already exists and turning it into art. I use recycled metals and weld them together to create familiar and abstract objects.

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Jack Martin was born in 1953 in Selmer, Tennessee. Growing up on the farm Jack knew from the age of 6 that he wanted to be a farmer.

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The Needles-n-Pins Quilters are a group of McNairy County women who meet regularly at the Bethel Springs Community Center to produce traditional, handmade quilts.

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Constance Beck:
Located in downtown Adamsville is Appalachian Threads. This unique spinning and weaving studio, and gift shop; features handwoven items made from all natural fibers as well as synthetics.

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Shameh Hines loves flowers—but if it’s raining outside, she likes to trade her gardening tools for paintbrushes, creating lush blooms in watercolor.

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Bonnie Johnson and her spouse H C wanted a hobby that they could enjoy together.  They found a class that was taught by Chick Hale in his studio in Birmingham, AL in the spring of 1990.  Over the next five years Bonnie designed panels, windows, jewelry boxes, waste baskets, etc during her spare time.

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Faith Dickerson receives much of her inspiration from primitive, tribal, and Native American art. She is very drawn to texture and textiles and incorporates these elements into her beautiful gourd art.

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Jeremiah Briggs earned his BFA degree from the Columbus College of Art and Design, where he majored in illustration. He is exceptionally talented, working in oil, acrylic, pencil, charcoal, and pastel.

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Cheres Pennington is an accomplished portrait artist who loves to “bring out the life of a person through their eyes”.

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Beth Steiner is a self-taught sculpture artist working with both polymer and kiln-fired clays. Her favorite artists include Norman Rockwell and Bruno Luccessi “because of their talents for capturing candid moments of everyday life,...

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Jenn Joy creates wonderful beaded heirloom jewelry and custom bead and crystal embroidery using new and vintage glass and gemstones, Swarovski crystal, sterling silver, and occasionally gold.

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Robert Collins, Blacksmith

Rose Creek Village

Joseph Spears first began painting in his garage with leftover paint from his auto body shop job.  He worked on whatever was available for the pure joy of applying paint to a surface.

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Craig Howell is best known for his "Cypress Knee Santas" but he is a versatile and prolific woodcarver. 

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PATRICIA FISCHER 

To learn the art of woodturning I borrowed and old lathe from a friend and started turning. As I progressed my husband and I created the tools and techniques to expand and refine the sculptures I envisioned.

 

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Linda says she never remembers a time when she wasn't fascinated with Native American culture.  Linda is a self taught bead artist who works from home where, she says, " the beads sometimes take over!"

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