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Broommaker to show craft at Kentucky Artisan Center By Gwen Heffner On Friday, June 1, Christopher Robbins of Brodhead will demonstrate broom making from 10:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea.At the age of 14, Chris Robbins began working in the Broom Shop at the Bittersweet Cabins in Renfro Valley, Kentucky, where he developed a love of broom making. Chris then had the good fortune of meeting master broom maker Jim Harmon, of Springfield, Kentucky. Mr. Harmon has been instrumental in teaching Chris the basics of broom making and has helped Chris refine his skills and acquire the equipment needed to produce brooms. Chris makes all of his brooms either totally by hand or with the assistance of 100 + year old broom making equipment. Chris uses a 100-year-old winder that was constructed with wooden pegs to attach the broomcorn to the broom handle. His vice, which is used to tie the brooms, is dated September 10, 1878. Chriss Shaker-style brooms are not only works of art but are extremely durable and useful. Broomcorn, used to make brooms, is a member of the millet family. Its botanical name is sorghum vulgare. This tall plant has little foliage and woody stocks, but looks somewhat like sweet corn, It produces bristles laden with seeds rather than an ear of seed. The bristles are processed after drying in multiple ways depending on how they will be used in producing brooms, brushes, or in floral arrangements. Chris has continued working at his craft in a workshop at his home. He recently was given an 1860s log cabin that once belonged to his ancestors and he is restoring the cabin to one day house his broomshop and craft store. In 2002, Chris was juried into the Kentucky Crafted Marketing Program one of the youngest craftsmen ever to be awarded this honor. He is also a juried member of the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen and the Sheltowee Artisan Guild. Chris graduated from Somerset Community College with an associate degree in Business Management and will graduate from Eastern Kentucky University this spring. Chris says, It feels good to be knowledgeable and able to carry on the art of a dying craft. Works by Chris Robbins are regularly available at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea, located just off Interstate 75 at exit 77 (Berea). The Centers exhibits, shopping, and travel information areas are all open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and the caf from 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. The Center currently features works by more than 650 artisans from all across the Commonwealth. For more information call 859-985-5448 or visit the Centers web site at www.kentuckyartisancenter.ky.gov The Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea is an agency in the Commerce Cabinet of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. This story was posted on 2007-05-26 04:03:03
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