Faces of the Lowcountry
Zenobia Washington
"On both sides of my family there are people that have been here for a long, long period of time and I so think that that's wonderful. And I think it's always a privelege to be grounded in the place that you were raised.So it's not only that I'm from here. It's not only that my mother is from here. It's that my people are from here."
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A trip to Georgetown would hardly be complete without a stop by the local art galleries, and one would be hard pressed to find a gallery that wasn't angling to display and sell the handcrafted dolls of artist Zenobia Washington. Now an Artist in Residence with the South Carolina Art Commission, Zenobia's custom dolls reflect her pride for her Gullah heritage and are a colorful celebration of the blend of Lowcountry and African culture that makes Georgetown so unique.