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Charleston's Corey Alston: Innovating Gullah Sweetgrass Traditions

Photos 6Issue August 2026
Big Percy basket commissioned by the South Carolina State Museum / photo credit: Chandler MackCorey Alston spent a year making two complementary sweetgrass baskets for Acres of Ancestry’s traveling art exhibit. / photo credit: Joel CaldwellLeading a Gullah experience / photo credit: Joel CaldwellSweetgrass can be hard to source. The Kiawah Conservancy and Boone Hall Plantation grow sweetgrass to help provide materials for sewers. / photo credit: Corey Alston/ photo credit: Abby Murphy StewartCharleston's Corey Alston: Innovating Gullah Sweetgrass Traditions

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