Mary Jackson Basket Maker at Eden Edward blog

Mary Jackson Basket Maker. A basket maker keeping alive, and reinventing, an ancestral craft. Mary jackson was 4 when she learned how to weave. Mary jackson weaves a basket by hand, at her home on johns island, s.c., just. Born in mount pleasant on february 15, 1945, the daughter of joseph and evelyina foreman, jackson grew up in an african american community of. Now jackson practices it in her studio on johns island outside of charleston, where a community of sweetgrass basket makers still thrives today. That’s how mary jackson, 76, developed her unique take on a sweetgrass basket weaving technique that dates back to her ancestors in africa. Sitting at her mother’s knee in the late 1940s, she tied her first knots with nimble little fingers, binding coils of sea. The art of sweetgrass basket making originated from west africa, along the ivory coast and the gambia area. The art form made its way to the american south during slavery; Mary jackson is a basket maker who lives in charleston, sc with her husband, stoney. This basketry came with my ancestors who were brought as. She makes sweetgrass baskets that come out of a tradition that has been passed down from her.

Now jackson practices it in her studio on johns island outside of charleston, where a community of sweetgrass basket makers still thrives today. Mary jackson is a basket maker who lives in charleston, sc with her husband, stoney. The art form made its way to the american south during slavery; The art of sweetgrass basket making originated from west africa, along the ivory coast and the gambia area. She makes sweetgrass baskets that come out of a tradition that has been passed down from her. Mary jackson weaves a basket by hand, at her home on johns island, s.c., just. Born in mount pleasant on february 15, 1945, the daughter of joseph and evelyina foreman, jackson grew up in an african american community of. This basketry came with my ancestors who were brought as. Mary jackson was 4 when she learned how to weave. That’s how mary jackson, 76, developed her unique take on a sweetgrass basket weaving technique that dates back to her ancestors in africa.

Basket maker Mary Jackson, MEMORY episode YouTube

Mary Jackson Basket Maker The art form made its way to the american south during slavery; She makes sweetgrass baskets that come out of a tradition that has been passed down from her. The art of sweetgrass basket making originated from west africa, along the ivory coast and the gambia area. Born in mount pleasant on february 15, 1945, the daughter of joseph and evelyina foreman, jackson grew up in an african american community of. Mary jackson weaves a basket by hand, at her home on johns island, s.c., just. Mary jackson was 4 when she learned how to weave. Sitting at her mother’s knee in the late 1940s, she tied her first knots with nimble little fingers, binding coils of sea. The art form made its way to the american south during slavery; This basketry came with my ancestors who were brought as. A basket maker keeping alive, and reinventing, an ancestral craft. That’s how mary jackson, 76, developed her unique take on a sweetgrass basket weaving technique that dates back to her ancestors in africa. Mary jackson is a basket maker who lives in charleston, sc with her husband, stoney. Now jackson practices it in her studio on johns island outside of charleston, where a community of sweetgrass basket makers still thrives today.