- Title
- Our State
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- Date
- October 2004
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- Place
- ["North Carolina, United States"]
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Our State
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DOLL LADY
For nearly 30 years, Pam Earp has been shaping
ordinary cornhusks into extraordinary reflections
of pioneer- and Victorian-era women.
by Diane Silcox-Jarrctt
Watching Pam Farp make
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cornhusk doll is
like vvjtching any other pro at thcif craft.
You say to yourself, "Now that looks easy.
I'll bet I could do that." But as always,
they make it look easy, and that’s what
makes them the pros.
harp wets the dry. hard cornhusks. and in seconds the dry
pieces of husks are transformed into pliable, workable pieces of
material. I he water makes the husks flexible enough for Karp to
bend ansi shape them, yet they retain their strength. “See. you
can’t break ir," she says, deftly lying the husks together.
In her talented and swift hands, the long, soft pieces of
cornhusk soon become altered, changing into ladies of long ago.
All the materials to make the dolls are natural, such as the cotton
to form the head and the cotton twine to tie the husks together.
It's almost impossible to believe these dolls, uniquely designed
by Karp, arc made of cornhusks. Creating cornhusk dolls has
been a part of her life for close to 50 years, and her dolls are
now in homes across North Carolina and other Southern states,
adorning stairways and fireplace mantels.
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