slowly she turned
Living the Slow life in North Carolina
Category: North Carolina mountains
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A long weekend over Halloween at the Big Lynn Lodge in Little Switzerland was another balm to my soul. I found this group of fiber artists on Facebook, and not knowing a soul there, I headed off for the Blue Ridge Mountains again. Now I have a new group of friends. The only requirement to…
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This was the third year that I’ve attended Edwina Bringle‘s fiber art retreat at Wildacres Retreat near Little Switzerland, NC. I’ve fallen in love with this area (and Edwina). It broke my heart when Hurricane Helene devastated so much here last year just after I left. The people here at the time had to be…
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Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. I am 3/4 of the way through! I may even finish this in time for Christmas! Although we had to vacate our rooms by 9:30 a.m., my classmates cleaned up the studio and we trickled out until it was just Edwina and I, working on my tapestry and her on a…
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Friday-Saturday, Sept. 13-14, 2024 The fog and a few showers rolled in. The rain was needed though. Dust covered the cars in the parking lot from the drive up the roads to Wildacres, which were partially paved. I finally bound my “Dark Forest” book, although it could use a press under weights and I still…
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Wednesday-Thursday, Sept. 11-12 A gorgeous day beckoned, and we decided to go to the Switzerland Cafe for lunch. However, it was closed, so we checked out their general store and the awesome book/coffee/gift shop next door, Little Switzerland Books & Beans. This is the kind of bookstore I’ve always dreamed of having – an old…
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Monday-Tuesday, Sept 9-10, 2024 Edwina Bringle, that fascinating and multi-talented artist who has been a teacher and mentor to so many fiber artists, held a second fiber retreat at Wildacres Retreat, a mountaintop retreat facility near Little Switzerland, North Carolina. I attended last year, and jumped at the opportunity to go again this year. Because…
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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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Edwina Bringle, one of the leading fiber artists in our region, invited several fiber artists to play with her at Wildacres Retreat near Little Switzerland, NC in mid-September. Spending almost a week with Edwina to observe her weaving tips and tricks, listen to her counsel, and getting to know her better was one of the…
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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 –…
slowly she turned 