BOOKS
Nontraditional Longstitch Binding
with Beth Schaible
Create an array of functional longstitch books, starting with basic stitching and moving quickly to nontraditional patterns. All levels. October 5-11.
Other Possible Outcomes: Reexamining Glass Beads
with Amy Lemaire
In
this workshop we'll reexamine glass beads as portable sculpture that is
both personal and public, and we'll consider the body as a site for
wearable sculpture. We'll cover traditional and experimental approaches
to flameworking as well as cold-working and jewelry fabrication. All
levels. October 5-11.
METALS
Surface Adornment on Steel
with Ben Dory
Using
steel as a base, we will explore how to transform the surface of this
rigid material with texture, thin layers of precious metals, and
gemstones. All levels. October 5-11.
CLAY
A Week of Shino
with Kent McLaughlin
Bring
your stoneware or porcelain bisqueware suitable for cone 10
temperatures, and we'll explore a variety of shinos and some of the
techniques that are possible with this intriguing glaze, including
carbon trapping, wax-resist patterning, manipulated drying, carbon
cooling, and glaze layering. All levels. October 19-25.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Rethinking Wet Plate Collodion Photography
with David Emitt Adams
In
this workshop we'll explore tintypes and ambrotypes - two photographic
techniques based on wet plate collodion materials. You'll explore the
possibilities of these materials, experiment, and create alternative
methods of display for your photographs. All levels. October 19-25.
WOOD
Foundations of Furniture
with Russell F. Gale, Jr.
There
are so many things to think about when building a piece of furniture:
design, material selection, joinery, edge and surface treatments, shop
safety, etc. In this workshop we'll work through these issues and more
as we each build a small table. October 19-25. All levels. Class is currently full; please contact registrar@penland.org to be placed on a waiting list.
LETTERPRESS
Letterpress Basics & Beyond
with Jessica C. White
Get
to know your way around letterpress printing by learning the basics and
exploring a variety of ways to create relief prints on a Vandercook
press. All levels. Nov. 2-8.
TEXTILES
Weaving: The First Layer
with Beth Ross Johnson
By
learning to warp with multiple threads, to beam on without tangles, and
other tricks of the trade, we can use the process of winding a warp as a
way to establish a foundation for fabrics that will go where we want
them to go. All levels. Nov. 2-8.
WOOD | METALS
Carving Wooden Jewelry
with Sarah Martin
Looking
to expand your jewelry repertoire? This class will show you how to
carve wood on a small scale appropriate for jewelers. We'll cover how to
safely carve with both knives and dremels and how to transform these
carvings with surface embellishment, findings, and finishing techniques.
All levels. Nov. 2-8.
Penland School of Crafts is a national center for craft education located
in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains. Penland's focus on excellence,
its long history, and its inspiring, retreat setting have made it
a model of experiential education. The school offers workshops in
books and paper, clay, drawing and painting, glass, iron, metals,
photography, printmaking and letterpress, textiles, wood, and other media. Penland
sponsors artist residencies, a gallery and visitors center, and
community education programs. Penland is located at 67 Doras Trail, Penland, NC - near Spruce Pine.
