An emotional roller coaster. That’s how you might describe a tough week of unexpected things. Or, if you’re me, that’s how you describe your week in the woodturning studio. By 3:30 on Thursday, I’d had enough. I put a plastic bad over the piece I’d been working on (to keep it from drying out) and…
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A Birthday Present – Times Three
I am always a little late to the first night of classes. I hate being late for anything. But I have Host duties to attend to, so I always arrive about a half hour late. My co-host Cory says the worst thing about this is that you miss the introductions. My spinning teacher over the…
Things You Wouldn’t See Back Home
“Cheap Cigarettes” – words you’d expect in the window of a gas station, but in the foyer of a library? $1.50 a pack for Seneca cigarettes it said. He had examples to show me it said. Wish I’d taken a picture of that sign for you all to see…. Craving chocolate, I stopped by the…
Another Job
I dropped my bag onto the bathroom floor and closed the door behind me. As I pulled off my jeans and stepped into a silky red halter dress I’d borrowed, I overheard the instructor telling her students, “The model is in the bathroom getting ready.” This was the first time in my life I’d ever…
Playing with Fire
This week at the John C. Campbell Folk School, I took a glass bead making class with Lynday Huneycutt. This class was held in the Enameling Studio located on Studio Row. First, we outfitted ourselves: The apron is to protect me from flying shards of glass – which thankfully don’t happen too often if you…
On Reading
Last week a woman was telling me about a book I might enjoy and then said, “But you probably don’t have any time to read while working here.” “Actually, I read every night before bed,” I said. I explained that on my first full day in town one of the first things I did was…
Blacksmithing – in July?!
The story goes that, when asked if there were any problems with the classes here at the Folk School, one student remarked that the air conditioning in the blacksmith shop wasn’t working. For those of you that don’t know, there usually isn’t air conditioning in a blacksmith shop. So why anyone would come to the…
Polymer Clay Basketry
On Thursday, I went into the lower level of Keith House (the main building on campus) to check out Karen Woods’ Polymer Clay Basketry class. This weekend I’m taking “Herbs for Health and Happiness.” Will post some pictures soon:)
A Visit to the Woodturning Studio
As if it weren’t already hard enough to choose which classes I’d like to take, here’s something that makes it harder: studio visits. Anytime there are classes going on, anyone can go into the studios to see what’s happening. If you happen to find yourself in Brasstown, NC (though this is not a place one…
Student Arrival
Yesterday, I moved in. Today, the new students moved in. They’ll be here until Friday taking classes in everything from soapmaking and weaving to blacksmithing and banjo playing. They come from as far away as Maine and California, and as close as Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Actually, it can take 8 hours to drive…
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