Brenda
Martin
Marengo County
Fiber Arts
Brenda’s material comes from stores and
neighbor’s yards! She creates corn shuck dolls and pine needle baskets while
watching TV in the evenings.Her dolls
are made while watching two hours of “programming”, and baskets are created in about
four hours. Her dolls were first created from information in a children’s
magazine “The Children’s Friend”.Her
basket making skill was taught by a dear friend.
Although she says she has not had any special
training, there is talent in her family as her mother created quilts and her
sister is an artist. Brenda had been making dolls for thirty-five years and
baskets for five years when she brought her work to BBTCAC.
Brenda proudly shares her talent by teaching
her grandchildren and church groups in Marengo County.