I'm pleased that my new Swedish
Star has been selected for the
cover of the December 2011 issue
of North Carolina's magazine
(shown at right). The Star in both
red and natural is now on my Small
page (see tab above).
The magazine's title page had this
to say:
Martin County native Judy Wobbleton was a
young military wife when she took her first
basket-weaving class, offered free to Air
Force spouses at Seymour Johnson Air Force
Base in Goldsboro. Her son, then a toddler,
carried around his collection of Hot Wheels
cars in the first basket she ever made. For the
next 30 years, Wobbleton refined her craft,
drawing on American Indian techniques and
even making her own stains for the delicate
reed from the abundance of black walnut trees
found throughout eastern North Carolina. In
1986, she cofounded the North Carolina
Basketmakers Association; now, with 1,100
members, it’s the largest organized basket-
making association in the nation. This month,
Wobbleton’s red-reed, woven ornament serves
as the perfect symbol of holiday hospitality.
The design originated centuries ago as the
Swedish star, a symbol of goodwill intended to
be hung in a window at Christmastime,
welcoming neighbors and friends.
Cover photography by Stacey Haines
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