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
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HOLEY
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Promoted
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