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Barbara
Sox
The Craftsman and the Peddler Baskets
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During the 1980's,
Barbara Chapman Sox
was introduced to the traditional style of basket making at
a Regional Home Extension Workshop. Hooked, she continued to
study basketry through the Watauga County Community School
program and attended Penland School of Crafts during the
summer of 1985. At Penland, she explored the various types
of materials and the infinite possibilities and styles of
basket making. Barbara took her study of basketry even
further by pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree at
Appalachian State University in Industrial Technology with a
Concentration in Crafts. In 1996, She retired from her full
time job as a Public Dental Hygienist and decided to make
baskets as her second career. In 2001, she studied with Flo
Hoope at Arromount Craft School. More recently, she has
developed her own signature style of basket making.
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The elements of
Barbara's works can be anything from
feathers, bark, hand-painted paper,
reed, and shells, some of which Barbara
simply finds exploring nearby woods.
Historically considered women's work,
basketry in an ancient craft that
Barbara has passed down to others as she
herself learns. She teaches her craft to
other generations through family and
through the craft enrichment program at
Appalachian State University.
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Barbara's
traditional,
contemporary, and
one-of-a-kind
baskets are well
known in the area.
Her baskets have
been purchased as
gifts to go as far
as Alaska and
Ireland and have
appeared in
exhibitions
regionally. Barbara
works from her home
studio, participates
in local art shows,
accepts commissions,
and teaches
workshops on
request. Her work is
also available at
Main Street Gallery
in Blowing Rock.
Barbara Chapman Sox
The Craftsman and
the Peddler
345 Rhymer Branch
Road
Deep Gap, NC 28618
828.264.7393
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