Yesterday's Legacy......Today's Treasure
Yesterday's Legacy......Today's Treasure
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| Sweetgrass Baskets By Design represents a family of basket makers who are descendants of African artisans who brought the craft to the Carolina Low Country. We are united to preserve Sweetgrass basketry as originally constructed by our ancestors. Our top-of-the-line products are made from carefully selected materials with styles to satisfy the discriminating taste of each customer. Sweetgrass Baskets By Design assures you of superior workmanship. Throughout the years, the baskets have become a distinct collectible item displayed in homes, museums, and galleries around the world to include the White House and the Smithsonian Institute. Even Gone With The Wind's Scarlett O'Hara had Sweetgrass Baskets on her shopping list as she visited the Charleston Market!
Today, we invite you to become a proud owner of a Sweetgrass masterpiece.
You can select from the more than 100 styles available or have a custom
made design to fit your specific decor needs. Our design staff
will assess you color scheme, mood, arrangement, and purpose in order to choose
the basket that will compliment your décor. Sweetgrass Baskets By Design also
offers to you, our distinguished clients, personalized poetry to add that extra
touch to commemorate a special event such as house-warming, anniversary,
wedding, birth, bar mitzvahs, birthday, farewell, etc. All
of the information that you need to have your personalized Sweetgrass basket
custom-designed or to order from our existing inventory is right here at your
finger tips. Looking
for something special to enhance your next project?
Let us design it for you; I will personally see that
you get special attention. We are genuinely interested in providing our services
to you.
Joyce
V. Coakley
Our MissionSweetgrass Baskets by Design (SGBD) is a private retail business dedicated to preservation of the African art of hand-weaving coiled baskets by using ancient techniques and all natural materials. SGBD provides an opportunity for the public to discover and enjoy this rich, historical, heritage of Sweetgrass baskets. The artist/owner is committed to: 1. Educating the public by producing historical brochures and other scholarly material. 2. Providing educational opportunity for the public by sponsoring seminars and workshops. 3. Conducting ongoing research to enhance the quality of information that influences the preservation and production of the art form. 4.
Providing the economic opportunity for other basket makers by allowing them to
sell their work. 5. Providing leadership and incentive to next generation by providing the financial and intrinsic motivation to produce their baskets. 6. Serving as a
resource for the public.
Company ProfileSweetgrass Baskets by Design grew out of a childhood dream to collect Low Country folklore and preserve the African traditions. My paternal grandmother was one of the original flower ladies and vegetable vendors in the city market of Charleston, SC at the turn of the century. She was famous for her home remedies and unusual recipes. As a young widow, she provided for her children and several grandchildren using only that which was provided by nature. Wild flowers, vegetables, and Sweetgrass baskets were her primary items for sale. Her legacy influenced three generations to continue with the profession of basket making and vendoring. As a child under her care, I was always moved and inspired by her creativity. I admired her humor, knowledge of folklore, and skill. Consequently, I have spent more than twenty years recording African American traditions. Sweetgrass Baskets by Design is a family effort to preserve the rich heritage of basket making, cultural traditions, and folklore.
Contact InformationPlease feel free to contact us.
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