Thank you, 2021 Summer Interns! – The Penland Sketchbook

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3. Clay studio intern Emily helping with the salt kiln!

4. Special events intern Katie making a drone video for the Penland Benefit Auction!

5. Glass intern Andrew with visiting artist Ché Rhodes

6. Glass studio intern John assists visiting artist Fred Kahl

7. Intro to electricity class with all of the summer interns

8. Clay intern Nora assists instructor Linda Christianson

9. Special events interns Katie and Kara sending out thank you letters to scholarship supporters with special events coordinator Marianna Pop

10. Iron studio intern Odette helps fix a tool

Thank you, Penland summer interns! Y’all rocked it! We could not have done it without you! Seventy-seven summer workshops and the Penland Benefit Auction were a great success, thanks to your help!

This summer was special. We expanded our summer internship program as part of pandemic-related restructuring. Normally, each workshop has its own studio assistant. This year, we were able to assign a summer intern to each studio to support instructors. Interns came from all over the country and stayed with us on campus from May through August!

We loved getting to know these awesome folks!

2021 PENLAND SUMMER INTERNS

Andrea Ramos – Textiles studio

Andrew Mahaffie – Glass studio

Avery Newton – Wood studio

Elizabeth Kaise – Print & Letterpress studios

Ellyse Bendillo – Metals studio

Emily Gunning – Clay studio

John Dillard – Glass studio

Kara Fisher – Donor relations

Katherine Speer – Special events

Lil Seidlin-Gore – Clay studio

Lindsay Davis – Drawing, Painting & Photography studios

Meera Mittal – Books & Paper

Nora Watkins – Clay studio

Odette Blaisdale – Iron studio

Rowan Leek – Books & Paper