Craft – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

David and Caleb Burress

Blacksmiths David and Caleb Burress draw learning and inspiration from their family’s heritage of craftsmanship,...

Brandy Clements and David Klingler are the proprietors of Silver River Center for Chair Caning...

Jayne Henderson builds guitars and ukuleles and creates inlay design for acoustic instruments from her...

Chris Testerman plays old-time music and builds fiddles, dulcimers, and other stringed instruments. Chris grew...

“This is where I feel like I belong; this is where my heart is,” says...

Banjo builder and player Patrick Heavner created Pisgah Banjos in 2012 to make affordable, professional...

“Tinsmithing is my passion,” says Michael Felk, who practices the artwork with a deep understanding...

Fiddle maker and player Bob Kogut has been on the hunt for the perfect sounding...

Bernice Calhoun Bottchenbaugh has spent many years preserving and sharing Cherokee cultural traditions, just as...

While no one wishes for the nation’s economy to take a dive, there can be...

Eva Wolfe was an accomplished weaver of rivercane baskets, a traditional type of Cherokee basketry....

Willard Watson and his wife Ora were among the extraordinary traditional artists in the Watson...