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Pansy
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Artist in Residence (Ehrhardt, SC)
Pansy Clayton,
Ehrhardt, SC, a well-known and highly accomplished
artist of the SC Lowcountry, is famous for her
"heartfelt" renditions of "old houses" & her lifelike
realistic oil portraits of celebrites & common folks alike. She has painted
everyone from Hank Williams, Jr., to many known
& unknown southern legends. Her portraits are
extremely lifelike, but are still uniquely the
artist's own expression. Pansy loves to paint historical
scenes of days gone by....of a time when days were simpler,
and home and family were the center of people's
lives. Pansy took art under Mrs. Thrailkill
of Bamberg, SC and Mrs. Zita Melon of
Allendale, SC> Her art gallery, Heritage
Gallery, near Ehrhardt, SC, is listed as a stop on
the Heritage Corridor, by appointment only.
Pansy also
continues to donate her creativity & talent to the
Ehrhardt, SC Community, as the new Ehrhardt News
Columnist, which has been a longtime tradition for
over 40 years, (formerly by Angelia Breland) being published
in the Advertiser-Herald Newspaper of Bamberg,
SC.
You can reach Pansy
at (803) 267-2204
(click on
link at top of
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Bamberg Historic
Society
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Bamberg SC's own Nancy Foster, President
of the Bamberg Historic Society, receiving The Ambassador
Award from SC Governor Mark Sanford in 2007.
(
Click on link above for
more info) It will
take you
to the
website of
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Bamberg Historic
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Rich Cultural
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Many folks might not be aware of the rich
cultural heritage which we have here in the SC
Lowcountry. When the first slaves were brought to
the SC Colony, many of them came from Barbados, and so
much of our lowcountry influence is actually Barbadian, along
with African.
Also, in Charleston,
SC, there is still a language called
GULLAH, with a whole community & culture of it's
own.
The following excerpt on the GULLAH
culture and arts can be found on the PBS website
link:
GULLAH/PBS
"Gullah History
Primer"
Recently, historians, anthropologists,
and preservationists have come together to realize that
preserving a culture is akin to preserving an ecosystem. There
are many interlocking parts to the whole. The Gullah Culture
of the Lowcountry is such a system. It has a language,
history, economic system and artistic vision found nowhere
else. It is indeed, a heritage so rich no price tag can
measure its value.
The United
States Congress has acknowledged the very special nature of
the Sea Island way of life by authorizing The
Lowcountry Gullah Geechee Culture Special Resource
Study
by the National Park Service. Its goal is
"to analyze the multi-faceted components of this living,
breathing culture" and make a recommendation on how to keep it
alive as part of our national heritage.
THE GULLAH AREA
The coastline from South
Carolina to Northern Florida is home to an estimated 300,000
Gullah people. The Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina
— among them Edisto Island, Coosaw Island, Daufuskie Island,
and St. Helena Island — have provided Gullah roots of millions
to African Americans.
The climate and isolation of
this area were integral to the development of Gullah culture.
The rice plantations of the Lowcountry were deemed unhealthy
for white owners and their families. Relatively autonomous,
the Lowcountry slaves were freer to converse in their own
languages and dialects, and to preserve more of their African
culture. Lowcountry slaveowners also tended to purchase slaves
from the same areas of West Africa who also spoke similar
languages.
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Welcome to
our
LOWCOUNTRY
ARTISTS
Page
"An Online Christian
Interactive Magazine "
BAMBERG, South
Carolina
803-824-9217 or
803-245-0446
email: marty@thelightofthelowcountry.com
www.sc-heritagecorridor.org
Above, our grandkids
with the salesgirl at the Region 3 Discovery Center outside of
Blackville, SC (87 Heritage Hwy., Blackville, SC 29817,
(803) 284-3976.) Photo taken in one of the rooms of the Gift
Shop, which features Palmetto themed items, artwork by
local and regional artists, books, and unique gifts.
Notice the painted gourds for sale, the framed
photographs, and of course, Michaelle
wanted the bear she was holding. It was a customizable bear,
and came in pink, blue and other colors. There was just so
much to see, and we thorughly enjoyed our visit.
We will return to purchase the bear, something for
Little John, and I spotted a wonderful photograph of a horse in a
misty morning field, framed in an old board frame, so I have my eye
on that!
Also, still at
the Discovery Center, (see below) the
grandkids at an old time exhibit~ notice the dishes on the
table. They are an older patten called "Desert Rose"
and lo and behold, when we saw this exhibit at the Discovery Center,
I mentioned to the grandkids that it was my sister Pansy's
(see left box) original wedding china years ago! What a
coincidence. So, the kids sat at the table and promptly went
to "saying grace!"
Grandkids "saying grace" at an old time family
table exhibit at the
Heritage Corridor Discovery Center just
outside of Blackville, SC on Hwy. 78.
This
was an exhibit of old time barrels, where the old folks used
to
play checkers. I tinted the photo with a sepia tint to
get
that "old time" look! They got to see how our region
used to be
in the old days when life and commerce was centered
around
the "Railroad."
One of
the many rugs which a local Lowcountry artist creates. There
were
square ones also. These are all FABRIC rugs and they
are very
classy, not made out of bread wrappers folks, lol.
They have artistic
TEXTURE and they come in gorgeous
colors. They look like
VERY EXPENSIVE rugs, which
should be at some specialty shop.
I am going
back to the Discovery Center Gift Shop
to get one of the square
rugss in earth tones of green. I love
earth tones, and especially
green, olive mainly, but I like
all colors of green, and those
rugs would fit right in with
my own home decor.
Little John on the old time telephone exhibit.
There was a
voice actually talking when you picked up
the phone. Kids
really like something like
that!
Don't
forget to go to the FORUM link and sign up on our FORUM! You
can interact with us and other members , ask questions, comment,
etc. So, if you have any problem getting registered,
don't hestitate to email us at:
marty@thelightofthelowcountry.com
or
Or to send regular mail to:
In Faith
Publications
P.O. Box 1044
Bamberg, SC
29003
MISSION
STATEMENT:
Everyday it is becoming more and more
evident that the evils of the world are being promoted by the mass
media, in radio, tv, satelllite, and in magazines, books, and many
other publications. The Bible predicted that this would happen
in
the last days before Jesus Christ returns to
earth.
Our
Oline Christian magazine is proud to be a part of GOD'S MEDIA ARMY, who will
help to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ through the printed
word. Our base of operations is in the SC Lowcountry, Bamberg,
SC, but we know that this magazine will be a shining light,
not just to the S.C. Lowcountry, but to all of SC and far
beyond. Through us the LIGHT of Jesus Christ will be shed
abroad in the hearts of all of our readers across the US and in
other countries. Let us never forget that Jesus is the TRUE
LIGHT of the world, so don't be afraid to let your light shine!
John
8:12: "I am the light of the world; he that followeth
me...shall have the light of
life."
Matthew 5:16:
"In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see
your good deeds and praise your Father in
heaven."
marty@thelightofthelowcountry.com
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Art N
Frames
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Anna
Barnwell-Williams, owner of ART & FRAMES of Denmark,
SC.
Be sure to read about Artist In
Residence, Anna Barnwell-Williams Art & Frames Shop in
Denmark, SC. Her Art N Frame Shop is a stop on the Heritage
Corridor, in Denmark, SC. Jim Harrison's Gallery is
right across the street, and Caroline Antiques is right down
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Marty Clayton
Banfield |
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Marty
Clayton Banfield is a local lowcountry artist from
Bamberg, SC. She is the
publisher of the Light of the Lowcountry Magazine, as well
as a former Nashville Recording Artist. Marty
is a singer/songwriter, artist, musician, amateur
photographer, as well as videographer.
Marty
lives just outside of
Bamberg, SC, with her husband, James Banfield, and (we
won't name exactly how many cats, lol.)
Marty
enjoys "found art" and enjoys abstracts, although she also
paints realistic landscapes and people as well. Marty states
that once she went "beyond the canvas" into sculpting and
found art, it was hard for her to return to the canvas.
Marty studied art under Professor Conrad Mehhenbacher
at USC-Salkehatchie, and won the "Outstanding Artist of the
Year" Award during graduation ceremonies.
Lowcountry
artist Pansy Clayton is Marty's sister, and they both took art
together as children under Mrs. Thrailkill, of Bamberg,
SC.
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Heritage Corridor Discovery
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If you have not
yet visited the Heritage Corridor Discovery Center just
outside of Blackville, SC, you should do so. Right next
door to it is the Museum and right behind it is the Clemson
Agricultural Station.
We took the
whole tour in the Discovery Center, with grandkids in tow, and
we were surprised at the Lowcountry Artist's Work which was
present and for sale in the giftshop as well. Prices
were very reasonable, so there is much to see and many
wonderful Lowcountry Artists work to view.
As you walk
through the building, everything is motion sensor activated,
and sights and sounds come on as you walk from one section to
another. Life in the lowcountry was centered around
cotton, so as you walk into the first space of the tour, it is
as if you yourself walked into a moving train car,
riding through old time cotton fields!
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