Turnpike Gallery Is More Than A Shop By NICHOLAS HANCOCK The Turnpike Gallery on Main Street in Marshall is more than just another shop or store according to Joe Penland Jr., co-propriator and third generation Penland to operate a business on Main Street. The Gallery, which opened on July 19, will sell art and handicrafts produced by Ma<hson County and other i area craftsmen, but in addi MACRAME, weaving and soft sculpture are just some of the many crafts on display at Penland and Rabb's business. Hon to the sale of the goods, local people will have the op portunity to see and learn how crafts are made here, Penland explained. Crafts such as woodwork, pottery, weaving, ironwork and stained glass are current ly on display at the Gallery. Homemade quilts as well as batik and soft sculpture are also featured. Soft sculpture is the term applied to figures such as butterflies or flowers made by sewing cloth in the desired pattern and stuffing the figures to create a three dimensional effect. Penland said he plans to have different craftsmen spend some time in the shop in order to demonstrate their particular craft or trade. 'This i* why we are not call ing the Gallery a store," he said. "A gallery is a place where things are shown or demonstrated." "It's something I've plann ed for 10 years, but up until dow the opportunity wasn't right," Penland said of the unique gallery idea. "I do woodwork myself, and I have been able to meet a lot of local artist. We wanted to have a place for them to show off their wares." The Turnpike Gallery will be accepting crafts from ar tists on a 20 percent consign ment basis for the present time. And, this is a generous offer to craftsmen since most establishments charge 35 per cent of the selling price, accor ding to Penland. ? We want to givo the craft smen a break, and we want to make the crafts available to the general pobtte," be aatd. Penland attended tbo University of North Carolina at Asbeville and Aaherilie ? Biltmore Technical Collage where be studied woodwork ing. He said he has been in crafts for five years, and he has "made everything from dulcimers to kitchen cabinets." His partner in the Turnpike Gallery is Amy Rabb who is originally from Chapel Hill, but has lived here for three years. Ms. Rabb graduated from Mars Hill College with a degree in art education. She met Penland through Penlands' wife while atten ding MHC. Their mutual in terest in art and crafts led to their partnership in the gallery. Ms. Rabb plans to teach art classes for children in the gallery shortly after school starts in the county. She also wants to start special interest classes at night for teenagers and adults, if there is enought interest in the community. Presently, she is doing her own artwork to sell in the gallery. 1 nomas luyer Appointed W. Baine Martin, president of Shadowline. Inc. has an nounced the qppointment of Thomas G. Myer as plant manager of the Mars Hill plant effective July 30. He suc ceeds Kenneth Howell . who resigned to accept employ ment in Colorado Mr. Myer joined Shadowline Sept 18, 1972, as a manage ment trainee He has served in the Boone and Morganton plants in various engineering and production capacities since that time. He is a native of Asheville, and graduated from Mars Hill College in 1971 where he received a B.S. degree in business administration. He is married to the former Alice Henderson of Charlotte. They have two children, Gaines and Logan. HOLEY Holey Promoted Robert E. Holey has been promoted to the position of location manager of Micro Switch's manufacturing operation in Mars Hill. He suc ceeds Thomas J. Bodvig, recently named director of manufacturing for the basic sensors/transducers unit of the Honeywell division in Fceeport, 111. Holey is a native of Toledo, Ohio. He graduated from the Uifiversity of Toledo (BSME) in ' 1950 and joined Micro Switch in Freeport in 1952 as a methods engineer. He became supervisor of methods engineering in 1957 and super vi4br of design services in 1940. In 1965 he was named ger for a new line of lercial lighted pushbut l. From 1977 until his pre t assignment he has served itions superintendent forScommercial products $oiey is a veteran of WW II the author of several ar \ on geometric dimension ing, cost estimating, lagraphy and value DIE FOX, SI year old son Mr and Mrs. Edwin Fox of Hill, received the Fireman Award )at the 9th Annual Mars Department Auto I July 26 and 27. Fox award in 1978 He lars Hill fireman he award *i* Mars Hill Florist j "SERVING MADISON COUNTY LONGER THAN ANY OTHER FLORIST" MARSHALL - MARS HILL - WEAVE RVILLE ? 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