by Cory Marie Podielski | Jun 15, 2015 | Featured Artists, Folk School, Interview
I sat down with Terry Hale in the Folk School Enameling Studio where she teaches bead making several times a year. We talked about the joys of craft addiction and how she got hooked on moving glass into beads, what she likes about teaching, what she loves about the...
by Cory Marie Podielski | May 4, 2015 | Craft, Featured Artists, Folk School, Interview, Soap
When I was a Work/Study in 2011, one of the classes I chose for my work/trade was Dr. T’s Soap Making class. For a total beginner, the class was an amazing introduction to the chemistry and art behind creating your own customized cold process soap batches. Dr. T (aka...
by Cory Marie Podielski | Apr 30, 2015 | Featured Artists, Folk School, Interview
A big congratulations to Brasstown artist Lynda Metcalfe for being the recipient of a NOMMA (National Ornamental and Miscellaneous Metals Association) Top Job 2015 Silver Award. She received the honor for creating an impressive railing for the Lost Hollow...
by Cory Marie Podielski | Apr 12, 2015 | Craft, Events & Happenings, Featured Artists, Folk School
Blacksmith Work Week is an annual tradition at the Folk School where skilled blacksmiths come for a week and volunteer their time to do projects around campus and make improvements in the Clay Spencer Blacksmith Shop. I talked to Paul Garrett, the Folk School’s...
by Cory Marie Podielski | Mar 19, 2015 | Featured Artists, Folk School, Pottery
It’s like Christmas Eve over at Smoke in the Mountains Pottery today because it’s the day before the big wood kiln will be opened and unloaded. Many potters from all over the region contribute pots to be fired the traditional way in Rob Withrow’s...
by Cory Marie Podielski | Dec 31, 2014 | Featured Artists, Folk School, Inspirations
Every time I see Sara Boggs around the Folk School, like a giddy child, I ask her: “Can I see your sketchbook?” She always says “yes.” You see, Sara is one of those artists who constantly carries her handmade sketchbook around, capturing tiny...
