Many of the agricultural products that you see circulating around the United States are probably from South Carolina. Whenever you down a glass of milk, or proudly light up a newborn baby cigar, have you ever stopped and considered where they come from? Probably not, but chances are they come from South Carolina.
Aside from making a lot of agricultural products, we have also been producing a remarkable selection of textiles, machinery, automobiles and even paper products. Truly a land of great resources, South Carolina has been able to make rich equipment like these.
By day’s end, though, the majority of people never stop to think about where the things they see everyday come from. People take for granted how much work is really done to make the simplest of things that we use every single day; from breakfast cereal, to school supplies, to automobile parts. These have been made with much effort and thinking on someone else’s part.
This has been my calling for a time now. I haven’t quit my day job, yes, but I have made steps to increase my awareness of the people who are responsible for making these products. To do this, I make a lot of different crafts that depict their lives. I try to work on my art skills for about an hour each day, and I display them on one of the many craft shows held around South Carolina. I’m not about to brag, but I believe my crafts are well-received both by friends and strangers.
My crafts are special, so I believe, because I show how life is here in South Carolina. As it happens, I try to use the very material that the people I depict in my crafts manufacture. For example, a diorama I have made shows a tobacco farmer in his fields. I try to show how rich life is in this state. It is a new and personal way of showing how life is here and I’m sure many will be interested in it.
