Hellen Colman, a student in Aimee Lee’s Eastern papermaking workshop this June, sent us a trove of photographs about her experience. We love watching how June at Penland–in the studio and out–bloomed in Hellen’s camera.
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“Marjorie is encouraging us to work with what we know,” says Geraldine Murphy of Dublin, Ireland, about the metal objects being shaped and enameled by students in Marjorie Simon’s workshop.
We couldn’t help noticing that one of the wildest “work-with-what-you-know” forms, in Geraldine’s case, is her name.
Interested in taking a Penland tour? Tours are free and start at the Penland Gallery and Visitors Center every Wednesday, March through early December, 1:30 PM. Reservations are required. Please call the gallery at (828) 765-6211 to schedule a tour.