Local Roots

Holston Mountain Artisans-early days and history with Rees Shearer, Kathy Shearer and Friends


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Kathy and Rees Shearer, along with Eric & Sara Reese and Bill Gable, shared stories of the early organizing days of Holston Mountain Artisans (HMA), a co-operative, featuring the handwork of around 100 craftspeople and artists from our region. The stories feature amusing and enlightening stories about country craftspeople, Barter Theatre founder Robert Porterfield, a Virginia governor, and Abingdon's Cave House. HMA recently moved into the former Wolf Hills Antique shop in Abingdon at 280 West Main Street.

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