Kentucky, United States
Hailing from eastern Kentucky, Minnie is the matriarch of Kentucky woodcarvers. She started carving her whimsical animals and Biblical characters as a young woman and initially met with little success. In fact, her neighbors would make fun of her critters and tell her she needed to go to art lessons. Minnie persisted, and now enjoys renown as a carver throughout a region rich in the woodcarving tradition. Her carvings are part of The Smithsonian Institution’s collections, as well as The Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, MD.
