Fine Art Print

“What I Saw At Hobcaw”

by Sarah Drake Streetman, 2013

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The original ink painting for this fine art print was created to celebrate the many varied flora and fauna of Hobcaw in South Carolina.  Many native species make their home in these 16,000 acres of maritime forest, salt marsh, upland forest, swamps and abandoned rice fields. It was known to Belle Baruch (founder) as “the friendliest woods in the world.” 

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This image is printed on fine art, Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Bright Paper.

Bright White – a 100% cotton paper with a smooth surface texture – guarantees archival standards. With its premium matt inkjet coating Photo Rag® Bright White meets the highest industry standards regarding density, colour gamut, colour graduation and image sharpness while preserving the special touch and feel of genuine art paper.

There are two sizes available: 8” x 10” & 11” x 14”

These fine art prints are hand printed to order.  Please allow 2-4 weeks for printing and shipping.

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Sarah Drake Streetman (American, 1944-2019) was a resident and visitor to the Lowcountry of South Carolina for more than fifty years, coming and going to the family summer house, “Oak Lea” in Pawley’s Island. Falling in love with Hobcaw as a teenager, she rode and exercised Belle Baruch’s horses and was invited to come live at Hobcaw. Her mother, Julia Augusta Farrior Drake, spent time with Belle Baruch, sharing with her knowledge of grafting and growing camellias. Memorial camellias grow at Belle’s home and other historical sites of Pawley’s Island and Georgetown in Julia’s name.

The artist was an advocate for social justice, the Earth, its people, for animals and birds, and for the environment. She taught and mentored gifted and talented young people for most of her adult life. She was moved to create by man’s inhumanity to man, the plight of all creatures and by the environment. An avid lover of flowers, she was known for her arrangements and decorating. As a licensed wildlife rehabilitator (Commonwealth of Virginia permit and Federal Migratory Bird permit), she cared for hundreds of orphaned and injured wildlife. She was most impressed by the gallantry of the river otter and loved the red fox. Red tailed hawks and American bald eagles were her favorite birds of prey. 

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About Hobcaw:

Hobcaw is 16,000 acres of maritime forest, salt marsh, upland forest, swamps, and abandoned rice fields in South Carolina. Many native species make Hobcaw their home. Among the unique mammals and birds are: bobcat, wild turkey, white-tailed deer, river otter, beaver, feral pig, and the fox squirrel. Song birds thrive there, especially the red-cockaded woodpecker (an endangered species). Waterfowl, like geese, swans, and diving or dabbling ducks, make their home there. Birds of prey including osprey, kestrel, falcon, owl, hawk, and the American bald eagle can be found nesting in and around Hobcaw. There are many species of reptiles and amphibians: snakes—cottonmouth, canebrake, pigmy rattle, and copperhead; frogs, lizards, turtles; and the American alligator.

The local First Nationer’s word “Hobcaw” means “between the waters”. Five rivers flow into the Winyah Bay: Waccamaw, Black, Great Pee Dee, Little Pee Dee, and Sampit. Flowing on the western side of the 16,000 acres, the rivers create the third largest watershed along the East Coast. On the eastern side of Hobcaw in the North Inlet Estuary, which is dominated by the Atlantic Ocean, and is a 5,000 acre salt marsh, considered the most pristine along the Eastern seaboard.

In these waters and in ponds live a myriad of water life: dolphins, loggerhead sea turtle, flounder, spot-tail bass, shrimp, crab, oyster, clam, and others. Native insects, dragonflies, moths and migrating butterflies live and travel through Hobcaw. The plant life is abundant: cabbage palmetto palms, resurrection ferns, beauty berry, wild flowers and herbs, live oak and turkey oak, magnolia, holly, smilax, bald cypress, long leaf pine, cedar and more. Native orchids, bromeliads and Spanish moss thrive in what Belle Baruch called “the friendliest woods in the world”. Belle Baruch, Bernard Baruch’s daughter, had a love of azaleas and camellias— winning camellia competitions and receiving hundreds of ribbons during her life. Belle planted many of these flowering bushes and bulbs all over Hobcaw and her home.

Hobcaw is a privately owned foundation and is located on the lower Waccamaw Neck of the Lowcountry Coast of South Carolina between Georgetown and Pawley’s Island. The foundation maintains the land and the historic structures. For more information on Hobcaw visit, www.hobcawbarony.org.

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