Tag: Penland School of Crafts
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Penland sketchbook
Since Jessica and I got back from teaching at the Penland School of Crafts, I’ve been struggling to put the experience into words. But no matter how I go on about how beautiful the Blue Ridge Mountains are; or how unique Penland’s creative culture is; or how amazingly talented each and every one of our…
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Mountain dispatch
All I can manage is a quick note today—because this is where I am right now … and this place has got me pretty speechless. I’m here teaching with Jessica this week, with a studio full of smart, sassy, and seriously talented women. The class has got us inspired to stay up late printing every…
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Printing at Penland
When Jessica and I were in North Carolina last summer, we had just enough sightseeing time to squeeze in a short trip along the aptly-named Blue Ridge Parkway. Between the dappled sunlight, the lush Southern greenery, and the unexpected splashes of color, we were enchanted in an instant. (I, for one, was tempted to do…