The Appalachian Arts Craft Center will be hosting Fiber and Clay artist Liza Jane Alexander on August 2nd from 10 to 11:30 a.m..  Liza has been creating fiber baskets in East Tennessee since childhood. Her meditative coiling process allows color and form to unfold organically, celebrating life through every stitch. Recently, she began incorporating her own hand-formed clay embellishments into her designs, blending earthy texture with vibrant fiber artistry.

Liza Jane’s baskets are found in homes across the globe. As part of her international art initiative, “108 Baskets for Healing & Protection of Earth,” she invites basket owners to share where they’re taking their baskets, contributing to a global tapestry of healing, intention, and connection.

Liza’s necklaces feature her hand-made clay medallions and beads embellished with pearl and stone beads on knotted leather. Each medallion is symbolic of the desire to move through the world with the intention of healing and protection for our precious planet. She also offers beautiful earrings and bracelets that include her hand made clay beads and calls her jewelry line Pearl & Bone, Clay & Stone.

Visitors will have the opportunity to view her richly textured Appalachian Rag Baskets, made from repurposed t-shirts as a tribute to Appalachian ingenuity and resilience.

The exhibit will remain on display in our gallery through August 24.

This event is free and open to the public. Guests will be able to meet the artist, hear about her journey, and witness demonstrations of her basket coiling technique. Light refreshments will be provided.