The climate around Penland really supports great flowers.
Penland Flora
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The climate around Penland really supports great flowers.
It is difficult to leave one of my favorite places.
Here is Alice showing a color blanket to some of the students, and a visitor/observer , a legend in fiber, Edwina Bringle (https://craftcouncil.org/post/edwina-bringles-50-years-textiles).
Bhakti Ziek and Tommye Scanlin were the instructors for the weaving concentration course which lasts for eight of the best weeks a student could have. Alice was asked to present some of her current work for a few hours last Friday and I came to hang out and shoot some pictures. The firs t is of Bhakti, a true national treasure in weaving. The second image is of Alice and Tommye. Tommye is an expert tapestry weaver and teacher. It was great to see a fair number of younger weavers.