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Highland Rim Members,
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2008 Officers:
President:
Andrzej Gutek
Vice-president:
Susan DeMay
Treasurer:
Noreen Grisolano
Secretary:
Susan Thornton
Board Reps:
Jeanne Brady
Kimberly Winkle

The Highland Rim Chapter is one of six active chapters of The Tennessee Association of Craft Artists. Chapter members participate regularly in TACA activities, including the Tennessee Crafts Fair in Nashville. We meet four times a year either at the The Appalachian Center for Crafts or in members' homes. Frequently those meetings include a studio tour. Members participate in annual exhibitions (right Joyce Sievers). Information about membership and how to join TACA is on the TACA membership page.

Since 2000, Highland Rim has been responsible for the craft exhibition area of the Cookeville Fall Fun Fest. Many of our members participate in the Fall Fun Fest. Jim McGie (right) is a Master Heritage Artist who utilizes simple hand tools to produce rocking chairs, dough bowls, rustic bark baskets, hand-carved spoons, footstools, benches, neck hauling yokes, and guitar stands just as they were made in days gone by.

Susan DeMay (left) is known for her colorful stoneware pottery. The background image used for the header on this page is a detail of one of her ceramic pieces.

Noreen Grisolano (below) teaches at the "Kids Booth".

Tim Hintz (left) prepares hickory bark for his ladder back chairs.

Rob Harvey (right) and his salt-fired stoneware pottery.

Upcoming Fairs and Exhibitions:
10th Annual Celebration of Craft at the Appalachian Center for Crafts, Saturday, April 5, 2008, from 10am to 5pm central.
38th Annual Tennessee Crafts Fair, May 1 - 3, 2009, Centennial Park, Nashville (chapter booth info and application).
30th ANNUAL TACA Fall Craft Fair, Sept. 26 - 28, 2008 (chapter booth info and application)
Fall Fun Fest Art and Craft Fair, September 5 and 6, 2008, Cookeville (for more information about the Fall Fun Fest see www.fallfunfest.com).

News and Events:
Several Highland Rim Chapter members participated at the TACA Spring Fair. See and read more ...

Next Highland Rim Chapter Meetings:
Friday, October 3rd, at Andrzej's and Carol's home at 6 pm.
Saturday, December 6th, at the Appalachian Center for Crafts at 2 pm.

We hope that all Highland Rim members will join our Yahoo TACA group to keep in touch!

Last updated on July 10, 2008. Comments? Send an e-mail to Andrzej Gutek.