2008 Jan Wyatt Symposium on Plain-Style Furniture

Jan Wyatt, Symposium Founder, and Tim Osmond, Cashiers Historical Society Executive Director, ready the Registration Desk
Exhibition at the Mountain Heritage Center	Fine examples in the Exhibition


Jesse Bryson Stakup’s Tool Box	Norma and Red (Bubba) Tolbert view some of their original furniture pieces from the Zachary-Tolbert House
Chair Dr. Scott Philyaw opens Symposium	Western Carolina University Vice Chancellor Clifford Metford welcomes guests
Joe Rhinehart - Instructor, Shaker Furniture, John Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC : Hands to Work
	Sarah Nelson, Nancy Pankey, and Skip Ryan enjoy the break
Jan Wyatt, Chairman, Director and organizer of the 2008 Symposium on Plain Style Furniture rocks on an Appalachian Rocker	June Lucas - Director of Research, Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts: Winston-Salem, NC: Peaked Aprons and Sawtooth Borders: Two Schools of Piedmont, North Carolina
Brian Coe - Director of Exhibition Buildings and Exhibits, Old Salem Museums and Gardens : Tools and Techniques of Plain Style Furniture. An Instant Pod Cast out over the Internet – a Symposium First
Steve Lott, Guest Curator, and Ray Owens discuss the children’s furniture on exhibit at Mountain Heritage Center	Collector Earl Lanning points out some of his furniture on exhibit
On Exhibit for the first time - five Cupboards from the Four Corners Cupboard Man of the Piedmont area of North Carolina	Trends in Contemporary Furniture from Appalachian Traditions, Fine Art Museum, Fine & Performing Arts Center, WCU – Jerome Clark, Sylva; John Gernandt, Waynesville; and David Scott, Clyde. Above: Maple and Walnut Tables by David Scott
Café Annie Naturally served lunch at the Fine Arts Center at Western Carolina University	Guests tour Martha Black’s Farm
One of several cabins on Joe Doyle’s Farm	Millie and Bob Lathan’s Apple Valley Farm
Ken Farmer, Ken Farmer Auctions and Appraisals, Radford, VA; PBS Antiques Roadshow: Through an Appraiser’s Eyes	Don Williams, Senior Furniture Conservator, Smithsonian Institute, Author, Saving Stuff: How to Care for and Preserve Your Collectibles, Heirlooms, and Other Prized Possessions: Conserving Furniture and Other Wood Objects
Jane Gibson Nardy, Author, Historic Tales of Cashiers and Cashiers Valley, Cashiers Historical Society Historian: Mordecai Zachary, Master Craftsman - the Jesse Bryson Stakup Connection	Don Williams, Mike Henry, and Skip Taylor select from Wild Thyne’s lunch at the Zachary- Tolbert House
Jane Nardy’s VIP House Tour became instruction from the expert, Don Williams	Williams on the floor to get a better look at the table construction
More clues from the unplaned botton of the desk drawer	Mike Beadle of the Smokey Mountain News transcribes Don Williams comments: “Rarely have I ever seen a body of work that revealed the skill and character of craftsmen to whom exquisite workmanship was as natural as breathing”
Zachary-Tolbert House Museum – largest collection of Plain Style Furniture by a single maker – Mordecai Zachary	Wine and Cheese at the Bascom to see Dovetail and Nail – Southern Furniture
A Sugar Chest from the Piedmont area of South Carolina, c. 1835 on display at the exhibit
2008 Symposium Brochure