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Explore Mountain Art & Craft
Written By: Donna Rhodes | Issue: August - 2022
Highlands Mountaintop Rotary Art and Craft Show, set for August 27-28 at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park, promises the creations of 80 talented regional artists.
For 17 years residents and visitors of the surroundingregion have flocked to the Highlands MountaintopRotary Art and Craft Show.It’s time to mark your calendar: Saturday and Sunday, August27-28, 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., both days, for booth-after-boothof eye-popping delight. The show is held at Kelsey-HutchinsonFounders Park. Arrive early for parking and please avoidblocking the ATM for obvious reasons!The blend of artists, vendors, and products changes every show,so there’s always something new to experience.Visit your annual favorites while you enjoy many new vendorsand products, among them something you’ll want to meetand eat: hand-prepared Cajun Sausages. Mmm. The aromawill make you long for a bowl full of red beans and rice. Pairthat with Chile Today & Hot Tamale which specializes in hotsauces and hot pepper jellies. Add mouth-watering cookies andcrackers from Bits’n Pieces – and your party table is set.How about lamps made out of found objects? Some are elegant,some funny, some mind-blowing.Don’t miss the delicate quilled art, narrow strips of paperfashioned into a lovely variety of motifs.If you’re a fan of essential oil blends for mood-boosting, sleep-improvement, inflammation-reduction, headache-relief, you’llfind a match for every need.How about CBD oils? The organic Appalachian Growers inCowee Valley offers CBD products, and you can get it withDelta 8.Well-known Highlands Photographer Cynthia Strain, creator of theoriginal show, has watched her inspiration bloom into one of themost popular events of the summer. Now, with the support of theHighlands Chamber, Rotary, and enthusiastic vendors and shop-pers, this last show of 2022 promises to be one of the best ever.Cynthia says, “I want the show to be a destination that folks can’tresist. Supporting arts and crafts in the mountains is a top priority.And we make sure the participants meet the highest standard.”To learn more, call (828) 318-9430. Visit Facebook: HighlandsMountaintop Rotary Art & Craft Show, or mountaintopshow.com. On the website you can fill out a form if you want to takepart in the show.
by Donna Rhodes
photo by Colleen Kerrigan
