Penland glass studio coordinator Nick Fruin finishing up a demo for Kenny Pieper’s glass workshop. The piece is in the form of a watering can. Here, let’s get a better look:
Penland glass studio coordinator Nick Fruin finishing up a demo for Kenny Pieper’s glass workshop. The piece is in the form of a watering can. Here, let’s get a better look:
Let’s hear it for everyone in “Bindings in Paper,” Anna Embree’s session 1 class. In under two weeks, this crew not only learned a number of new binding and stitching techniques, they also made 212 books by hand. Yes, 212. Up close, each one has its own special details, from paste paper covers and decoratively-stitched bindings to coordinating cases and block printed details. But don’t worry that their suitcases will be too heavy on the way home: the class is donating twenty-two of its creations to the scholarship auction tonight to help future students come to a Penland session!
Penland’s eight-week concentrations are known for being intense and immersive workshops that leave students with new ideas, new skills, and new friends. This spring’s timber framing concentration was all that, but it also left a permanent mark on the Penland campus. In just eight weeks, the class, led by instructor Raivo Vihman and studio assistant Tom Shields, raised a full timber frame that will become the permanent home of a historical display just behind the Craft House. It took weeks of work to prepare the beams and fit them all together, but the raising took place in just one exhilarating day! Here’s to teamwork, cranes, and careful planning.
Thank you, timber framers, for this gorgeous structure! It will be a cherished part of campus for years and years to come.