Norma Thompson
Norma Thompson is a Choctaw basketmaker who lives in the Conehatta community in Newton County (Conehatta is one of the communities that make up the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
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Frank Stewart
Frank Stewart comes from a long line of potters. Members of his family have been creating pottery in Winston County since his grandfather, Homer Wade Stewart, began the business in
Judy Spiers
Prize-winning quilter Judy Spiers was born and raised in Marion County and lives there now, on the western edge of Foxworth. Her family tree is packed with musicians and artists,
Susan Rogers
Susan Rogers is the youngest member of the Tutwiler Quilters. Born in 1977, she first learned to sew at the age of sixteen, when she enrolled in a class at
Hystercine Rankin (1929-2010)
Hystercine (pronounced “Her-teh-seen”) Rankin of Lorman has been making quilts since the age of twelve. She was taught by her grandmother in order to help make covers for her ten
Stuart Proctor
While serving in the military during the mid-1960s, Stuart Proctor was stationed in Long Beach, California near one of his aunts. She happened to be a retired home economics teacher,