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Bernie Vinzani runs one ojthe country’s most succes^ul paper-
making studios. He’s shown here pulling a large sheet of paper.
Metals instructor Kim Cridler working on one oJher
Jiantastic vessel sculptures. This one is madefrom
steel, silk, and honey (really!).
Paul Chal^standing in a large car kiln with a very large
clay vessel.
Artists at Work!
Although Penland students get to watch their
instructors work during the time they spend
together in the summer, most of them never see
these same artists working in their home studios.
Often the work our instructors produce during the
rest of their lives is on a scale or a level of complex
ity that would not be appropriate to attempt while
teaching a two-week class. This year, as we were
gathering photographs of work for the summer cat
alog, we noticed that some instructors had sent
along good pictures of themselves working in their
own studios. We thought it would be fun to run a
few of them here as a glimpse into where all this
amazing work comes from.
John Skau weaving a basket sculpture in his home studio.
Fall
Doug Hendrickson
A four- or eight-week intensive craft class requires consid^
erable planning and commitment for both instructor and
students, so this is a good time to look ahead if you have
Penland Concentration in mind. This fall we are offering
classes in books, clay, glass, iron, metals, and textiles.
In the book studio, Princeton University book conser
vator Mick LeTourneaux will lead a four-week class
focusing on book structures. Approaching the book as a
mechanism, his class will concentrate on fundamental book
binding methods to provide students with a cornerstone for
book design. i
Tbe fall clay
class will produce
wheeltbrown,
functional pottery
in both porcelain
and stoneware.
Instructor Gay
Smith will lead
the first four weeks and then she’ll be joined by Scott
Goldberg for the second half of the class. Gay and Scott
are full-time studio potters; both of them used to live and
work at the Findhorn Foundation in Scotland.
Two glass classes are lined up for fall. Penland Resident
Joe Nielander will teach a hot glass class for people with
some glassblowing experience who are ready to move to
the next level. Master flameworker Sally Prasch will
teach a four-week workshop covering a wide variety of
techniques in soft and borosilicate glass. Sally will also
encourage her students to combine flameworking with hot
glass, neon, and other media.
Doug Hendrickson is a
full-time blacksmith with years of
teaching experience. The goal of
his class is the expression of visual
ideas through iron. In the metals
studio, Robert Ebendorf will
lead an investigation of jewelry
making using traditional skills
w ith a contemporary point of
view. While Robert will stress
innovative approaches, his stu
dents will get a strong grounding
in fundamental techniques.
Sondra Dorn is one of the many former Core stu
dents who has returned to Penland as an instructor. Her
class. The Expressive Cloth, will cover many ways to mark and
manipulate fabric, beginning with basics sucb as dyeing and
stamping and then moving^on to advanced techniques
including photographic silk screen and surface embellish
ment.
For more information about these classes or for regis
tration information contact Gregg Johnson, registrar, (704)
76^-23^9.
CONCENTRATION PROPOSALS
Penland is eager to receive proposals from artists interested
in teaching concentration classes. Instructors who are
expecting a sabbatical or an unusual break in their schedule
are especially encouraged to think about one of these ses
sions. Contact Dana Moore at Penland School of Crafts,
P.O. Box 37, Penland, NC 2876^.
Robert Ebendo^