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“My favorite custom piece would be the one that I completed for the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC. This piece took me a little over 4 months to complete.”
Meet Corey Alston Gullah Sweetgrass Basket Weaver at Charleston City Market
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Corey Alston knows a thing or two about keeping traditions alive. A Gullah Geechee native, Corey found his vocation in educating others on his heritage through cooking classes, interactive workshops, spreading community awareness, and creating the hand-woven masterpieces that have been the cultural cornerstone of the Gullah people for over a century: Sweetgrass Baskets. Corey’s family has been weaving traditional Sweetgrass Baskets for nearly five generations, and he keeps this timehonored craft alive by selling these treasured baskets at the Charleston City Market. Though his infectious smile and passion are always the main attraction.
