Cowboy Up

Cowboy Up

As part of the celebration of America, Borderless Arts TN has been looking at art connected to American culture. There are few things that say America more than the cowboy. The group made cowboy hats about a month ago with Brooke Hammond. We made cowboy boot and hat...
Learning About Native American Culture

Learning About Native American Culture

As part of our focus on a Tribute to America and our Pathways Project that includes the Trail of Tears, the Borderless Arts participants learned a lot about the Native American culture by visiting the Oconaluftee Village in Cherokee NC, the Museum of the Cherokee...
Cowboy Up

Cowboy Up

Borderless Arts Tennessee is focused on American art this year. We took a week to focus on cowboys and Native Americans. Several of our families visited the Gatlinburg area. We started our visit with the Dollywood Stampede. You don’t get much more cowboy than...
Hiking the Appalachian Trail

Hiking the Appalachian Trail

As part of the Borderless Arts Tennessee Americana Pathways project, we took a little hike on the Appalachian Trail. We thought of trying to get to Maine by dinner but we had some other things to do too…ha. The study of this trail is what led to our “art shoes”...
Corn Bead Necklaces

Corn Bead Necklaces

An absolutely wonderful workshop making corn seed necklaces with the Cherokee in tribute to the Trail of Tears. The history and significance behind these necklaces is significant. We learned so much and had fantastic hosts at the Qualla Arts Center. Participants from...
Candle Dipping

Candle Dipping

Cowboy hats and boots candle dipping for Borderless Arts Tennessee as part of our Americana tribute with a focus on Cowboys and Native Americans.  This was done at Lorelie Candles in Gatlinburg TN.