We love it when our students blog about us! Steve Johnson, a Folk School student and painter has recently taken a class at the Folk School with Melody Boggs, Old Masters Style of Painting March 17-23 and has written about it in his blog, Slim (Steve) Johnson Paints. Read his blog here [...]
Students come to Campbell to learn, teachers come to Campbell to share their knowledge. But I believe the heart and soul of the Folk School boils down to one thing– friendship. We bring friends from home to share our love of this place… we gather with friends from far and wide to renew our friendships… [...]
We just love it when students write about their experiences here. This week we are featured in basketry student, Tony Stubblefield’s blog. Beautiful photography and writing. Thanks Tony! Check it out here
A Student Perspective by Donna Mentzer Last spring I was visiting a yarn shop with a friend who was looking for books. As she pulled out the book she wanted, another book fell to the floor. I picked it up and was about to replace it when the wonderful fabric on the cover caught my [...]
Having been awarded a scholarship by Vasa District 15 to take a class studying something relating to Swedish or Nordic traditions, I took the chance to learn a new skill. I completed a class in weaving at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina. This school was established in the 1920is after [...]