Another wonderful week at John C. Campbell Folk School has come and gone. Again, my daughter and I found ourselves not willing to leave. She took a jewelry class using blacksmithing techniques and enjoyed it immensely, while I took a very interesting basketry class with instructor Nancy Jones. The techniques Nancy taught me were new [...]
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Morning song at the Folk School is a cherished way of waking up. We can slowly get out of bed, walk to the Keith House Community Room, make a cup of coffee or tea, and for thirty minutes before breakfast, blink, yawn, and listen to music. Depending on who is performing – listeners are invited [...]
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Last week has been a wonderful exploration into weaving history for me! My dear friend and “weaving Mom,” Barbara Miller and I traveled to Berea College in Kentucky. We spent several long days looking through archives on early weaving programs at settlement schools in the Appalachian region. Fireside Industries in Berea was one of the [...]
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I was invited by Nanette Davidson to participate in last Saturday’s May Day celebration, in particular the maypole dance and the parade, and I felt honored. Work/studies tend to be seen as more transient members of the Brasstown Folk School community, at best benign passers-through. Now – individuals choose to be work/studies for a variety [...]
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Here’s a video of the Earth Day mule plowing demonstration in the Folk School’s garden. Watch Buildings and Grounds Manager John Clarke plowing and singing the “Muleskinner Blues” and work study student Harrison Topp seems to catch on pretty quick, too. The 2 mules, Jim and Joe, owned by Danny Logan. Hal Hogsed, Muleskinner. Jim [...]
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