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Along the trail, you will find an Italian candle maker trained in the art of ceramics and a Swedish-born woman who transfers watercolors into textile designs. An Orleans woman who transforms driftwood into sculpture and a Nantucket scrimshander who etches delicate lines into ivory. A Martha’s Vineyard ceramic artist’s work evokes a whimsical Eden with exotic hand-carved animals, and a woman of Wampanoag ancestry crafts jewelry out of wampum. You will find a pewter crafter, a quilt-maker, and a decoy-carver. There are basket-makers, glass-blowers and potters.
Find out more about the artists on the trail by viewing our Featured Artist of the Month below, or by clicking the one of the seven trails below for a full list of artists, artisans' studios and galleries on that trail.
FEATURED ARTIST FROM THE TRAIL: Ken & Kathy Campbell
Heirloom Baskets of Chatham, 154 Old Harbor Road, Chatham
Innovation is the hallmark at Heirloom Baskets, where husband and wife Ken and Kathy Campbell design signature baskets. Their working studio is upstairs in a loft-like room in their home. Ken is the originator of what he calls Whaler's Baskets, which are notable for the use of whalebone, whale ivory, baleen and exotic woods. Kathy, one of the few authentic Nantucket Lightship basket makers on the Cape, is internationally recognized for her one-of-a-kind Matapoisett baskets, coil-bound with pine needles and raffia, as well as her traditional baskets. Ken enjoys telling the history of Nantucket baskets to visitors, and both enjoy demonstrating their techniques. Open Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 508-945-4657.
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