slowly she turned
Living the Slow life in North Carolina
Category: John C. Campbell Folk School
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Well, gosh, I nearly forgot about posting this third part of my trip to the Folk School August 4-10. I have almost always stayed in Keith House, which is the oldest building in use for housing on campus, and I love the vibe there. This time I shared a room with two women from Tennessee…
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My personal experience in this class, and the overall experience at JCCFS, felt transformative. My emotions were all over the place, and I was overwhelmed on Monday and Tuesday morning. There was so much to discover in such a short time – such a wide array of possibilities to follow – how would I choose…
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It’s been a little over a week since I returned from my latest visit to John C. Campbell Folk School. This was my second class with environmental artist Bryant Holsenbeck and my first class with her co-teacher, paper sculptor Nicole Uzzell. It was one of the most exciting and fulfilling classes I have ever taken.…
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Spending a week at John C. Campbell is healing for my spirit. From the time I walk into that weathered door in Keith House to check in, I feel the calm begin to take hold of my stressed out body. This time I was in a room with only one roommate, and she and I…
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Our class created a huge diversity of animals, including some that came into new existence. Some photos are not great – I had planned to take better ones but time got away from me and there was a crowd at our display and the end-of-week show-and-tell. I’ll go around the room in my memory –…
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Hello friends! I am back from a rejuvenating six days (including travel) at John C. Campbell Folk School, where I finally snagged a spot in a class I’ve wanted to take for a long, long time – “Wrapping Wild: Making Animals Out of Recycled Materials,” taught by the amazing Bryant Holsenbeck. First, the photos of…
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I wandered down to Little Brasstown Creek late Friday afternoon and did a little reflecting. And picked up some pebbles, of course. On the way back I photographed a few wildflowers. This beautiful lichen was on downed limbs all over the place. Every time I walked over this meadow I felt like twirling around and…
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I finally forced myself to stop making books today and get out into the beautiful weather. I’ll finish uploading photos etc. when I get back home, which will be tomorrow afternoon.
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We finished binding the spine of the wooden books today. We still have a lot of work to do to it tomorrow. Mine is named “Brasstown Book.” It looks a lot like an old celestial map. I filled the mica window of the third book with sparkly beads. Oops, I thought that I was finished…
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Well, last night after I posted, I nearly ruined my first book with a green ink mishap. Today I think that I redeemed it and it will look better after I work on the inside at home. In a way it was a good thing, as accidents often are, because it gave me the idea…
slowly she turned 