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Alethia Manigault

Charleston, SC Mrs. Manigault is a master of the traditional Lowcountry art of Sweet Grass Basketry. Her materials are local sweetgrass, bulrushes and pine needles, woven together into rows and bound with palmetto fronds. Her award-winning baskets are prized by serious art...

Leslie Sinclair

Charleston, SC Leslie’s passion and love for fusing began over ten years ago when she was taught basic fusing techniques by the late Master Glassblower Herman Leonhart. Her pieces feature dichroic glass on traditional colored art glass. Dichroic means “two...

Doug and Becky Hickok

Charleston, SC Hue & Eye Photography and Design is Becky and Doug Hickok. Originally from Cincinnati, OH, Becky, a designer and Doug, a photographer, have lived in Charleston for over 26 years. Doug graduated from Ohio Visual Art Institute, and Becky is a graduate of...

Vicky Seixas

Isle of Palms, SC Vicky works primarily in silver, bronze and copper metal clays as well as polymer clay. Metal clay is a relatively new material in which a small amount of organic binder is added to powdered metal. When fired in a kiln at high temperature the binder and...

Marc Tannenbaum

Marc’s father taught him the basics of woodworking when he was still very, very young. He developed a love of Wood turning which he has refined for the last 50 years.He produces a variety of pens, clocks, keepsake boxes, bottle stoppers and other items. Most of his...

Charleston Bath Works

Charleston Bath Works by Shelby Parbel offers all natural, luxurious body products made from natural ingredients with special exfoliants. The Charleston Signature Series features lucious scents and colors inspired by the beaches and history of the Lowcountry. You can find the...

Nancy Warren

Mt. Pleasant, SC I began weaving in 1976, and fell in love. Since then, amidst working full-time and raising two children, I’ve always found time to weave. I studied design at the Glassell School of Art in Houston, Texas, and in the ensuing years enjoyed many master...

John Schumacher

Mt Pleasant, SC John Schumacher was born in Covington, KY, and graduated from Northern Kentucky University with a Major in Business and a Minor in Fine Arts. Many of the grand old houses in that area included stained glass windows in their architectural design, which he...

Christine Riley

Christine Riley Pawley’s Island, SC Christine is a painter specializing in surface design. Her hand painted decorative textiles currently include kitchen towels, tote bags and aprons. Her materials are 100% cotton and her designs are created using permanent fabric...

Michaela Kuhn

Michaela Kuhn lives in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. with her husband, Mike, and has three adult children. She is the owner of The Clay Cottage and Art Studio, also in Mt. Pleasant. Her pottery is inspired by her love of the natural beauty found in the Carolina Low Country. She has...

Laurie Prophater

Engineers and artists are peppered throughout my family DNA, all with a keen desire to “make it work”. I am drawn toward structural challenges, as well as the desire to translate designs from other mediums into jewelry, combining polymer with a variety of...

David Hall

Moncks Corner David graduated from Trident Technical College with 4 certificates in Welding. While in college he competed in two years of the SC State Welding Competition, placing 2nd and then 1st. He has been commissioned to make trophies for the last two...

Valerie Lamott

Columbia, SC Valerie has been fascinated by rocks since she was young and now takes what the Earth has created and cuts and polishes them into wearable works of art. Originally from the midwest, Valerie learned traditional metal smithing by taking classes in the evenings...

Saila Milja-Smyly

Mt. Pleasant, SC Saila’s ceramic designs compass jewelry, tableware, home & garden accessories, and sculptural design pieces. She uses glazes with a great range of surface appearance, but avoids formal decorative elements, to create ceramics that appear to have been...

Robb Helmkamp

North Charleston, SC As a military brat, Robb was raised all over the country by a career US Navy father and an artist mother. His work is inspired by both military history and artistic design. After earning a degree and working in Public Relations, he decided to...

Hillary King

Hillary King Charleston, SC Hillary was inspired to start woodworking as a way to salvage wood that was being discarded during renovation work. She has always been enamored with historic buildings, and that passion led her to Charleston to pursue a Masters Degree in...

Fred Prudhomme

Mt. Pleasant, SC Fred studied Ceramic Arts at the University of Idaho, followed by a studio residency at the Archie Bray Foundation. At The Bray, surrounded by a diverse and talented group, he began to develop as an artist. Pottery became a hobby while he pursued a career in...

Peter Driscoll

Peter Driscoll Columbia, SC Scrimshaw is the art of engraving on Ivory. Peter continues to practice this art in the traditional manner of the whalers of 200 years ago – working completely by hand, using a sailmaker’s sewing needle to engrave the Recycled Antique...

Keller Lee

North Charleston Keller Lee of Warm Glass by Keller creates decorative and functional fused glass art. The strong bold colors of his glass pieces are warm, whimsical and pop with their own personality. Each piece is hand cut and then kiln fired. Often referred to as “warm...

Miyako Fujiwara

Charleston, SC Exquisitely rendered traditional Japanese tea pots, tea bowls, cups and ornamental objects. Wheel thrown porcelain and stoneware clays, beautifully glazed and sometimes accented with incised and painted decorative accents such as cherry blossoms. Miyako’s...

Tammy Rudd

Holly Hill, SC Intricate flameworked glass beads are the focus of these fabulous jewelry designs. To create these exquisitely detailed works of art, Tammy is seated before a fixed torch flame, using one hand to turn the molten bead on its metal rod in the flame, while expertly...

Anne John

Charleston, SC Decorative and functional art pieces; wheel thrown from porcelain and stoneware clay bodies. Anne distinguishes her work with the addition of finely detailed decorative elements, such as realistic hand sculpted birds, organic forming and shaping, and precise...

Caroline Sandlin

Branchville, SC Distinctive handcrafted jewelry designed to be versatile, functional and durable. Techniques include bench metal smithing, handcrafting kiln fired stoneware pottery beads and pendants, wire wrapping, and stained glass work. Handcrafted components are combined...

Charles Black

Charleston, SC Beautiful, traditional lathe-turned bowls, platters, wine stoppers and ornaments, artfully crafted from a wide variety of different wood species. In creating his one-of-a-kind pieces, Charlie begins with a rough section of wood and plans the completed vessel by...

Daniel Diehl

Charleston, SC Fully functioning hand cut wood jigsaw puzzles of Dan’s own design, from amazingly intricate one-inch pieces to whimsical three-quarter inch thick wood block cutouts, available unfinished or colored with nontoxic wood stains. These pieces are suitable for...

Don Carberry

Sumter, SC Original design stained glass panels and accent pieces, including a large variety of stained glass ornaments, to which a new design has been added each year since 1995. Copper foil technique. [Show slideshow]

Ed Bryan

Columbia, SC Thirty years after falling under the spell of clay and the potters’ wheel, Ed Bryan’s distinctive work in stoneware continues to grow and evolve. Ed’s pieces are refined, yet rustic and masculine in style; finished with textured, earthy glazes....

Gwen Pollard

Timmonsville, SC Exquisite beadwoven jewelry, handstitched and knitted off-loom in various stitches, including herringbone, brick stitch, peyote and spirals. These finely patterned pieces take many hours to create, and are made from the finest quality glass seed beads and...

Janice Cramer

Summerville, SC Each piece is crafted using hand tools in my South Carolina home studio. I use sterling silver, fine silver and 14k gold filled metals. I select and cut quality stones with color and character to delight and inspire. I tend to make mostly one of a kind...

Jennifer Daly

Mt. Pleasant, SC Inspired digital and film photography with an emphasis on Lowcountry settings. jenniferjdalyphotography.com jendalyphotos@gmail.com [Show slideshow] ...

John Stoudenmire

Summerville, SC Unique,inspired stoneware and porcelain pieces. When John makes a piece, basic wheel throwning and hand building are just the beginning. He lavishly embellishes his pieces with hand crafted sculptural forms, incised and pressed texturing, and detailed glaze...

Kasey Briggs

Hanahan, SC Original, distinctive jewelry creations in two separate mediums. For her polymer pieces, the lightweight and versatile clay-like material is used to create beads and accessories with colorful gradient blends and marbled effects. For her woven bead pieces, she...

Kenneth Teague

James Island, SC Kenny Teague, a retired mechanical engineer, creates his beautifully patterned wood turnings through a specialized process known as Segmented Construction. First, the shape, colors and pattern of the piece must be carefully planned, then Kenny meticulously cuts...

LuAnn Rosenzweig

Mt. Pleasant, SC Fiber artist LuAnn Rosenzweig creates beautiful, one-of-a-kind apparel and scarves, using an eclectic variety of new and recycled fabrics. LuAnn upcycles vintage silk clothing and mens’ silk ties to create her colorful, hand-dyed silk scarves. She also...

Marty Biernbaum

Charleston, SC Wheel thrown functional and decorative stoneware pieces featuring hand carved and hand formed designs, along with applied castings from original molds. Marty specializes in formulating her own traditional and reactive glazes,which are applied by dipping or...

Regina Semko

Charleston, SC Decorative sculptural pieces handcrafted using traditional Origami and Kirigami cutting techniques with various papers, including Japanese Chiyogami and rice papers, high quality gift wrap, and recycled paper. [Show slideshow]

Selma Andrews

Mt. Pleasant, SC Beautiful and whimisical jewelry creations from polymer clay. Some elements are handsculpted in a free-form style. Others are created using the millefiori techniques of traditional glassmaking to form this lightweight material into complex, colorful...

Shelby Parbel

Johns Island, SC Shelby Parbel Jewelry Distinctive copper and fine silver statement pieces in an earthy, organic style, featuring personalized hand stamped mixed metals, riveting, and bezel-set gemstones. Shelby welcomes custom orders, so please contact her through her website...

Caroline Harper

Caroline Harper CHI design Studio Columbia, SC CHI Design Studio is an indigo arts studio founded by Caroline Harper, textile designer and natural dyer. Launched in the fall of 2014, the studio represents Caroline’s passion for creating useable, wearable art....

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