Sleigh-in-a-Day! Winter residents Avery Newt and Maria Fernanda Nuñez prepared for our recent snowstorm by creating their custom sled… “SLEIGHER!” Constructed of kerf-bent plywood, it is lined with cork, embellished with colored pencils, and made extra speedy with shellac and wax!

We checked in with Avery and Mo ahead of the storm as they were putting on the finishing touches in the Penland Wood Studio spray booth. They walked us through the custom colored penciled dashboard, flames, and “wheee” license plate.

Avery Newt is the wood studio assistant during winter residency and Maria Fernanda Nuñez has been a Penland Core Fellow since February of 2020. During winter residency in the Wood Studio, “Mo” has been working on a juicer that was begun over the summer during Sylvie Rosenthal’s workshop. In addition to his studio assistant responsibilities, Avery has been working to create a walnut box with compound angles.

We are happy to report that “Sleigher” wooshed down the knoll most elegantly. Well done, Mo and Avery!

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