Corey Alston knows all about our January theme, Roots. He is a fifth-generation sweetgrass basket weaver from Mt. Pleasant and started weaving when he was a teenager. His baskets display a variety of patterns and designs, and he’s even taken the time-honored tradition into the modern world with online design creation and beautiful photography. 

We are proud to feature Corey at this month’s event on January 24th!

1. What do you love most about what you do?

Creating one-of-a-kind pieces.

2. What inspired you and how did you become involved with your current career(s)?

Learning the art from family, it inspired me to do more and get more involved/inventive.

3. How do you start your day?

My mornings start with me waking my daughter up for school, and my first cup of coffee. I drop off my 7th grader to school and then head into work. 

4. Tell us about your proudest moment or accomplishment.

One of my proudest moments was becoming 2018 Artist of the Year.

5. Do you have a hidden talent?

I’m a great father, awesome husband, man of God, and a business man.

6. Who or what gives you creative inspiration?

Realizing my art is rare and the state handcraft of SC.

7. Coffee fuels our morning events. If you’re a coffee drinker, what’s your go-to order?

A double shot of espresso, topped off with coffee, room for sugar and cream.

8. What is your favorite place in Charleston?

Anywhere I can fish at.

9. How do you unwind or destress?

A couple of margaritas, nachos and salsa.

Rapid Fire:

Morning person or night owl?

Morning

Summer or winter?

Summer

Mountains or beach?

Beach

Pancakes or waffles?

Waffles

Fiction or non-fiction?

Non-fiction