Holding the Fray
byArtists embrace damage, care, and repair at Penland What does it mean to mend? PERFECTION: a question of repair, opening at Penland Gallery this…
Penland School of Craft
Five to Nine
byBy day, they keep Penland School of Craft running — managing studios, flipping omelets, sweeping floors, designing publications, and greeting visitors. But after hours?…
A Deep-Seated Passion
byAs a Brasstown native, Emolyn Liden spent her childhood at the John C. Campbell Folk School, where she learned to appreciate the mountain makers…
Adorning Oneself With the Remains of the Day
byAnna Johnson dug a hole in her backyard and buried the dead snake that had been in her freezer for weeks. Along with it,…
Furniture Maker Never Took Tradition Sitting Down
byDuring one extraordinarily difficult period in her life, Annie Evelyn lost her stepfather, her father, and got divorced in the span of two years….
Studious Textiles Go Many Fathoms Deep
byTextile artist Amy Putansu says her earliest “fiber memory” is watching her fisherman father using a knotted netting technique to knit heads for his…