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Fall Weekend Photography

PHOTO FALL WEEKEND SESSION
October 20–22, 2023
Betsy DeWitt
Chemistry and Cloth

This workshop will meld the worlds of photography and textiles by using the cyanotype process to make prints on cloth. We’ll generate images using photograms (a cameraless process) and digital negatives, mix cyanotype chemistry, coat the fabric, then expose and develop our images. Once we have our blue beauties on fabric, we’ll cover simple sewing, embroidery, and fabric manipulation techniques to alter and embellish them. This workshop will give students a photo process and textile techniques they can practice in their own homes. All levels. Photography studio. 

Former photo/drawing and painting studio coordinator at Penland; exhibitions: Turchin Center for the Visual Arts (NC), Asheville Area Arts Council (NC), Vermont Center for Photography, Soho Photo Gallery (NYC), Rebus Works (NC), Leeds Gallery at Earlham College (IN), St. Andrews Art Gallery (TN).

Enrollment for this workshop will begin on May 1. 

Betsy DeWitt, Snack Bag, cyanotype on cotton, 13 x 13 inches
Betsy DeWitt, Snack Bag, cyanotype on cotton, 13 x 13 inches
Betsy DeWitt, Dazzle, cyanotype on cotton, 10 x 8 inches
Betsy DeWitt, Dazzle, cyanotype on cotton, 10 x 8 inches
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Fall Weekend Iron

IRON FALL WEEKEND SESSION
October 20–22, 2023
Andy Dohner
Forging FUNdamentals for the Kitchen

Students in this workshop will learn the fundamentals of forging while making functional kitchen utensils. While the focus will be on forging utensils from single pieces of steel, students will be able to explore other possibilities. We’ll cover conventional and unconventional techniques like drawing a taper, isolating mass, spreading, and various connection options. Be prepared to work with fellow students of varying skill levels in a fun, safe environment that will encourage creativity. All levels. 

Studio artist; teaching: Peters Valley (NJ), Touchstone (PA), Campbell Folk School (NC), Center for Metal Arts (PA), California Blacksmith Association, The Steel Yard (RI); exhibitions: Madison Morgan Cultural Center (GA), Metals Museum (TN), Penland Gallery.

@andydohnerstudio

Enrollment for this workshop will begin on May 1. 

Andy Dohner, Kitchen Set, forged steel, 12 x 10 x 2 inches
Andy Dohner, Kitchen Set, forged steel, 12 x 10 x 2 inches
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Fall Weekend Glass

GLASS FALL WEEKEND SESSION
October 20–22, 2023
Linda Sacra
Beads: Out of Round

Complete beginners and experienced flameworkers can explore the endless possibilities of bead making in this workshop: from one-color to multicolor, from round to asymmetric. After brief demonstrations, students will light the torches and make their own unique beads using soft glass and a variety of tools, stringers, and frits. The torch will ignite your creativity, and you’ll see that the best beads aren’t necessarily round. All levels. Flameworking studio.

Studio artist; teaching: Penland, workshops in her home studio; represented in galleries in the southeast including Sandpiper Gallery (SC) and Island Jewelers (NC). 

Enrollment for this workshop will begin on May 1.

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Fall Weekend Clay

CLAY FALL WEEKEND SESSION
October 20–22, 2023
Lisa Pedolsky
Contain Your Enthusiasm

This process-oriented workshop will focus on slab-constructed ceramics whose function is to contain: cups, bowls, plates. Students will be guided through the building process from drawings to paper patterns to assembling components in earthenware. We’ll incorporate various elements including feet and rims and will use familiar and unconventional tools for building and decorating. Topics will include slump and drape molds, sgraffito, and stencils. Students will leave with a number of fully-formed vessels, however, in this short time frame, we won’t be glazing or firing. This is a beginning level workshop that is also suitable for experienced students who want to learn new methods or hone their skills. Lower clay studio.

Studio artist; teaching: Penland (NC), Shakerag Workshops (TN), Taos Clay (NM), San Juan College (NM), Plinth Gallery (CO); residencies: NCECA International Partners Program, Centro de Arte Curaumilla (Chile); publications: Studio Potter, Pottery Making Illustrated, 500 Vases (Lark Books); representation: Penland Gallery (NC), Diane West (CO); collections: Rosenfield Collection (TX), San Juan College (NM), Centro de Arte Curaumilla (Chile).

lisapedolsky.com | @lisapedolsky_twofishstudio
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Enrollment for this workshop will begin on May 1. 

Lisa Pedolsky, Wonky Plates, slab-constructed earthenware, multiple glazes, longest: 7 inches
Lisa Pedolsky, Wonky Plates, slab-constructed earthenware, multiple glazes, longest: 7 inches
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Wood Fall Concentration

WOOD FALL CONCENTRATION
October 1 – November 10, 2023 (six weeks)
Wyatt Daglá Severs
Design, Build, Admire

This workshop will explore the characteristics of wood and the creation of one-of-a-kind furniture pieces. We’ll begin with each student building a table, working from quick sketches to full-scale drawings, refining ideas, and developing an understanding of the set-up and operation of the tool involved. The rest of the workshop will focus on students building furniture unique to their imaginations and learning to break down the construction of complex pieces into single steps. Individual instruction will support each person’s specific areas of interest. All levels. 

Studio artist, teacher and manager of woodworking at Innovation Hub (KY); other teaching: Penland, Peter’s Valley (NJ), Arrowmont (TN), Campbell Folk School (NC), Appalachian Center for Craft (TN); exhibitions: Paducah School of Art and Design (KY), Nashville International Airport (TN), Desotorow Gallery (GA), Yeiser Art Center (KY); publications: 500 Cabinets (Lark Books), Making Good, Maker Moxie, Woodwork magazine. 

wyattsevers.com | @wyattsevers

Regular enrollment will begin on May 1.

Wyatt Daglá Severs, Day Table, ash, cherry, maple, milk paint, Danish oil, 33-7/8 x 67 x 10-3/8 inches
Wyatt Daglá Severs, Day Table, ash, cherry, maple, milk paint, Danish oil, 33-7/8 x 67 x 10-3/8 inches
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Textiles Fall Concentration

TEXTILES FALL CONCENTRATION
October 1 – November 10, 2023 (six weeks)
Eleanor Anderson
Stitch, Bead, Print

This workshop will touch on a wide range of fiber techniques, including sewing, embroidery, appliqué, piecework, beading, dyeing, and printing on fabric. We’ll also cover some structural techniques such as braided rugs and coil baskets. During the first half of the workshop, students will experiment with these techniques and create samples. This will be followed by projects that may draw on everything covered up to that point. Our practice will also be enriched by local field trips. This workshop will cater to beginning and experienced artists; everyone is encouraged to bring an open mind and a playful spirit of curiosity. All levels. 

Studio artist; workshop teaching: Penland, Pocosin Arts (NC); visiting professor: Colorado College, Cleveland Institute of Art, College for Creative Studies (Detroit); residencies: Penland Core Fellowship, Textile Arts Center (NYC), Women’s Studio Workshop (NY), The Tides Institute (ME), Haystack (ME), Praxis Fiber Workshop (Cleveland); Surface Design Association Outstanding Student Award; featured in American Craft. 

eleanoranderson.com | @eleanor_anderson_studio

Regular enrollment will begin on May 1.

Eleanor Anderson, Intuitive Cartography I, machine embroidery, piecework, hand-dyed canvas, 67 x 51 inches
Eleanor Anderson, Intuitive Cartography I, machine embroidery, piecework, hand-dyed canvas, 67 x 51 inches
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Books and Paper Fall Concentration

PAPERMAKING FALL CONCENTRATION
October 1 – November 10, 2023 (six weeks)
Amy Jacobs
Paper: From the Inside Out

Handmade paper has a special magic and a limitless range of surfaces, textures, colors, and forms; this workshop will be a thorough immersion in its possibilities. We’ll cover the preparation of cotton, abaca, linen rag, and flax pulps along with pigmenting and mixing. Other processes will include small and large sheet formation, pulp painting, stenciling, blow-outs, wet collage, embedding, watermarks, drying and finishing treatments, surface manipulation, and sculptural methods with high-shrinkage pulps. By the end of the session, students will understand handmade paper as a complete medium. All levels. 

Master papermaker and senior director of artistic projects at Dieu Donné (NYC); teaching: Museum of Modern Art (NYC), University of the Arts (PA), New York Public Library (NYC), University of Georgia Cortona Program (Italy); residencies: Vermont Studio Center, Elizabeth Foundation SHIFT Residency (NYC), Penland Core Fellowship.

Regular enrollment will begin on May 1.

Amy Jacobs, Amelia, handmade abaca paper with embedded textile, graphite, and wax on wood, 14 x 14 x 1 inches
Amy Jacobs, Amelia, handmade abaca paper with embedded textile, graphite, and wax on wood, 14 x 14 x 1 inches
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Metals Fall Concentration

METALS FALL CONCENTRATION
October 1 – November 10, 2023 (six weeks)
Leslie Shershow
Wild and Controlled: Material Explorations in Jewelry

This workshop will begin with experimental exercises and techniques as we dissect the meaning of various materials. We’ll create silicone and plaster molds to be cast with plastic, resin, expanding foam, and other materials and use these castings to learn additive, subtractive, and fabrication processes. Mid-session, a pivot to traditional metalsmithing techniques will cover the mechanisms needed to create functional jewelry. Topics will include cold connections, pin backs, hinges, settings, and other methods for capturing and connecting materials. We’ll turn our untamed material studies into wearable art and refine our conceptual intent by composing artist statements. All levels. Upper metals studio.

Lecturer at San Diego State University (CA), instructor at San Diego Community Education (CA); other teaching: New Mexico State University, School of the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston); residencies: Baltimore Jewelry Center, Haystack Open Studio Residency (ME), Houston Center for Contemporary Craft; exhibitions: Schmuck 2022 (Munich), Galerie Marzee (Netherlands), Gallery Loupe (NJ), Alliages (France); representation: Sienna Patti Contemporary (MA). 

leslieshershow.com | @shersh_oh

Regular enrollment will begin on May 1.

Leslie Shershow, Claw Party, steel, brass, acrylic, resin, canvas, vinyl, cord, powder coat, hydrographic film, 16 x 14 x 1/4 inches
Leslie Shershow, Claw Party, steel, brass, acrylic, resin, canvas, vinyl, cord, powder coat, hydrographic film, 16 x 14 x 1/4 inches
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Glass Fall Concentration

GLASS FALL CONCENTRATION
October 1 – November 10, 2023 (six weeks)
Dan Friday
Furnace Formed

This workshop will break down the essentials of glass blowing and off-hand glass sculpting. We’ll work in the hot and cold shops and cover the fundamentals of bubble setup, using hand tools, and how to make the heat work for you. Other techniques will include optical molds, bit work, cane/murrine, and other methods of color application. When using the garage and components, time management and teamwork are crucial to productivity and will be underlying focal points of the workshop. Students will work from sketchbooks and learn to navigate from paper to blowpipe. Both experimentation and repetition will be encouraged. Our goal is to use technical processes to help you find your voice within the medium. All levels. Hot glass studio. 

Studio artist; teaching: University of Washington, Evergreen State College (WA), Pilchuck (WA), Haystack (ME); residencies: Museum of Glass (WA), Burke Museum (Seattle), Corning Museum (NY), Dream Community (Taiwan); Bill Holm Grant from Burke Museum (Seattle), People’s Choice Award from Bellevue Arts Museum (WA), Artist Trust Fellowship (WA), Discover Fellowship through the Southwest Association for Indian Arts (NM), contestant on Netflix’s Blown Away; representation; Blue Rain Gallery (NM), Stonington Gallery (Seattle), Ainsley Gallery (Toronto), Habatat Galleries (FL).

fridayglass.com | @danfriday

Regular enrollment will begin on May 1.

Dan Friday, detail of Schaenexw Run, blown and sculpted glass, 40 x 12 feet
Dan Friday, detail of Schaenexw Run, blown and sculpted glass, 40 x 12 feet
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Drawing & Painting Fall Concentration

DRAWING AND PAINTING FALL CONCENTRATION
October 1 – November 10, 2023 (six weeks)
Clarence Morgan
Practical Reset: Pushing your Practice

Artists are often taught to think about painting and drawing in ways that reinforce conventional practices and classifications. In this workshop, students will play in the gap between what is familiar and modes of working that are beyond their place of comfort, adjusting to unconventional ways of using tools, materials, and processes. Participants will be encouraged to rethink their studio practice and develop individual visual vocabularies that speak to their inner life as well as their personal history, cultural heritage, and ethnic lineage. This is a conceptually-driven workshop that will not focus on specific skills or techniques. Intermediate level: for people who have an established artistic practice in any medium. 

Studio artist; professor emeritus at University of Minnesota; Distinguished Alumni Award from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Penland Outstanding Artist Educator, Sam and Adele Golden Foundation Artist Residency (NY); recent exhibitions: Ralph Arnold Gallery (IL), Penland Gallery, Minneapolis Institute of Art; collections: Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), Cleveland Museum of Art, Flint Institute of Art (MI), North Dakota Museum of Art. 

clarence-morgan.com | @cmorganstudio

A Penland video about Clarence Morgan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nv_YtCVrsc

Regular enrollment will begin on May 1.

Clarence Morgan, Uses of Solitude, graphite, watercolor, acrylic ink, marker, pen on paper, 22 x 30 inches
Clarence Morgan, Uses of Solitude, graphite, watercolor, acrylic ink, marker, pen on paper, 22 x 30 inches
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Clay Fall Concentration

CLAY FALL CONCENTRATION (six weeks)
October 1 – November 10, 2023
Dan Finnegan
Good Pots for Good Food

This workshop will celebrate the connection between ceramics and food and how creating finely crafted pottery enhances everyday rituals. From cups and mugs to lidded pots and cooking vessels, we’ll explore a wide range of useful pots for the kitchen and the table. We’ll use Starworks North Carolina stoneware, fire both the salt and wood kilns, and use a variety of slips and glazes, even trying some raw glazing! Students will make lots of pots but will fire only their best. The emphasis will be on improving skills and adding personality to your work. Mostly wheelthrowing with some handbuilding. All levels. Upper clay studio. 

Studio potter; trained at Winchcombe Pottery (UK); teaching: Museum of Mankind (UK), Savannah College of Art and Design (GA), Scottish Potters Association (UK), Penland, and other venues in the US, UK, and Czech Republic; representation: Schaller Gallery (MI); founder of LibertyTown Arts Workshop (VA); curator of Pottery on the Hill (DC). 

danfinneganpottery.com | @dan_finnegan_pottery

Regular enrollment will begin on May 1.

Dan Finnegan, Lidded Jar, salt-glazed stoneware, cobalt slip, 7 x 6 x 6 inches
Dan Finnegan, Lidded Jar, salt-glazed stoneware, cobalt slip, 7 x 6 x 6 inches
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Clay Fall 3

Clay Fall One-Week Session III
November 3-9, 2019
Eleanor Anderson
Sketch Your Way into Clay

Due to the current risks associated with bringing a large group of people together on our campus, we have decided to cancel all spring 2020 one-week workshops. Please see our COVID-19 Response page for more information. Thank you for your understanding and support as we navigate this evolving situation.

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Metals Fall 3

Metals Fall One-Week Session III
November 3-9, 2019
Lisa Colby
Square One

Due to the current risks associated with bringing a large group of people together on our campus, we have decided to cancel all spring 2020 one-week workshops. Please see our COVID-19 Response page for more information. Thank you for your understanding and support as we navigate this evolving situation.

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Textiles Fall 3

Textiles Fall One-Week Session III
November 3-9, 2019
Leigh Hilbert
A Place for Tools

Due to the current risks associated with bringing a large group of people together on our campus, we have decided to cancel all spring 2020 one-week workshops. Please see our COVID-19 Response page for more information. Thank you for your understanding and support as we navigate this evolving situation.

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Books & Paper Fall 2

Books & Paper Fall One-Week Session II
October 20-26, 2019
Lisa Blackburn 
The Artist’s Book: Simple Structure, Endless Possibility

Due to the current risks associated with bringing a large group of people together on our campus, we have decided to cancel all spring 2020 one-week workshops. Please see our COVID-19 Response page for more information. Thank you for your understanding and support as we navigate this evolving situation.

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Print & Letterpress Fall 2

Print & Letterpress Fall One-Week Session II
October 20-26, 2019
Lynda Sherman
Breaking the Algorithm

Due to the current risks associated with bringing a large group of people together on our campus, we have decided to cancel all spring 2020 one-week workshops. Please see our COVID-19 Response page for more information. Thank you for your understanding and support as we navigate this evolving situation.

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Drawing Fall 2

Drawing & Painting Fall One-Week Session II
October 20-26, 2019
Dietlind Vander Schaaf
Encaustic 101: Painting with Wax

Due to the current risks associated with bringing a large group of people together on our campus, we have decided to cancel all spring 2020 one-week workshops. Please see our COVID-19 Response page for more information. Thank you for your understanding and support as we navigate this evolving situation.

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Glass Fall 1

Glass Fall One-Week Session I
October 6-12, 2019
Sean Donlon
Heat, Bend, Repeat

This workshop will explore unusual approaches to flameworked glass. We’ll cover a range of glass forming techniques, from the lathe to the bench, along with unconventional coloring methods and mirroring. In addition to basic flameworking skills, students will learn to form glass with the lathe and fabricate graphite to make specific shapes of glass. We’ll have constructive critiques and discuss design, composition, concept development, mirroring methods, fun, and life. All levels. Code F01GB

Studio artist; teaching: Virginia Commonwealth University, Chrysler Museum Glass Studio (VA); Virginia Museum of Fine Arts fellowship; exhibitions: solo at Quirk Gallery (VA), Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Peninsula Fine Arts Center (VA), Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, National Liberty Museum (Philadelphia), Washington Project for the Arts (DC).

seandonlondesign.com

Sean Donlon, detail of "Halo," installation: 9 x 13 x 1 feet
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Photo Fall 1

Photo Fall One-Week Session I
October 6-12, 2019
Benjamin Dimmitt
Black & White Landscape Photography

Through photographing in the field, experimentation, and critique, we’ll learn to make compelling images of the landscape. We’ll consider historic and current practice as we learn to think about landscape—photographing in nearby mountains and forests and working in the darkroom with the goal of producing a cohesive body of prints. We’ll emphasize observation, personal vision, and exploring new vocabularies. We’ll cover a wide range of topics including metering, exposure, depth of field, pinhole photography, film development, darkroom printing, split-filter burning, lighting, and composition. All levels. Code F01P

Studio artist; teaching: International Center of Photography (NYC), Warren Wilson College (NC), The Bascom (NC); exhibitions: Southeast Museum of Photography (FL), Ogden Museum (New Orleans), Soho Photo (NYC); collections: Museum of Fine Arts Houston, American Academy of Arts and Letters (NYC), Florida Museum of Photographic Arts.

benjamindimmitt.com

Benjamin Dimmitt, "Palm Hammock," selenium-toned gelatin silver print, 14 x 14 inches
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Specials Fall 1

Specials Fall One-Week Session I
October 6-12, 2019
Caverly Morgan & Joy Seidler
Immortal Messages: Mindful Making

That which is never born and never dies is always singing. This workshop invites you to explore ways we can source our creative endeavors from the deep river-beneath-the-river—the eternal wellspring of consciousness experienced in quiet moments of meditation and creative practice. We’ll explore how intention and attention, spontaneous play, structured limits, and direct experience of the mystery can guide us. We’ll employ multiple crafts—including paste-paper, journal making, clay, and more—as vehicles for the practice of presence and receptivity. We’ll explore meditation, weaving creative mindful practice into life, and the role of service in the craft arts. All levels. Code CB-Flex

Caverly: founder and guiding teacher of the mindfulness organizations Presence Collective and Peace in Schools; studied for eight years in a Zen monastery; former Penland core fellow. Joy: studio artist and educator; over twenty years of experience teaching journaling at Penland and elsewhere; journals included in national and international collections.

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Caverly Morgan, "Tribute to Paulus," clay, 3 x 3-1/2 inches
Joy Seidler, "Fern Journal," paper, board, waxed linen, 9-1/4 x 6-1/4 inches
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Fall Short Session Wood

WOOD FALL SHORT SESSION
SEPTEMBER 24 – 29, 2023 (four studio days)
Fabiano Sarra
Making Three-Legged Stools with Hand Tools

Students will learn fundamental skills for hand-tool woodworking as they build a three-legged stool with Windsor-style joinery. Within that format, each student will have creative freedom to design their own seat shape, leg profile, and leg angles. Topics will include drilling holes by hand with the help of sight lines, the theory and practice of tapered mortise-and-tenon joinery, and using hand tools for flattening and shaping seats and legs. This workshop will appeal to those new to woodworking as well experienced students who want to learn more about working with hand tools. All levels. 

Studio artist; teaching: Penland (NC), Anderson Ranch (CO), Rochester Institute of Technology (NY), Hobart and William Smith Colleges (NY); residency: Haystack Open Studio (ME); exhibitions: Center for Art in Wood (Philadelphia), Burchfield Penney Art Center (NY), Memorial Art Gallery (NY).

fabianosarra.com | @fabbajabba

Regular enrollment will begin on May 1.

Fabiano Sarra, Three-Legged Stool
Fabiano Sarra, Three-Legged Stool
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Fall Short Session Textiles

TEXTILES FALL SHORT SESSION
SEPTEMBER 24 – 29, 2023 (four studio days)
Stephanie Santana
Printmaking on Textiles

In this workshop, we’ll transform fabric through relief printing, monoprinting, and screenprinting. With a focus on self-directed experimentation and play, students will develop their own motifs and textures by carving rubber blocks, manipulating paint on gelatin plates, and creating stenciled artwork for screenprinting. Students will leave with a small portfolio of textile studies for reference or to incorporate into other projects. All levels: beginners encouraged. Third-floor textiles studio.

Studio artist; founding member of Black Women of Print; teaching: Fabric Workshop and Museum (Philadelphia); recent exhibition: “A Contemporary Black Matriarchal Lineage in Printmaking” at Highpoint Center for Printmaking (Minneapolis); collections: Metropolitan Museum (NYC), Getty Research Institute (Los Angeles), Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Smith College Museum of Art (MA). 

stephaniesantana.com | @stephanie___santana

Regular enrollment will begin on May 1.

Stephanie Santana, A Watchful Eye, screenprint appliqué, monotype, relief printing, hand embroidery, acrylic, machine quilting, 23-3/4 x 29 inches (L), 21 x 25-1/2 inches (R)
Stephanie Santana, A Watchful Eye, screenprint appliqué, monotype, relief printing, hand embroidery, acrylic, machine quilting, 23-3/4 x 29 inches (L), 21 x 25-1/2 inches (R)