Art, Craft and Design in North Carolina Recommendations - For all ages

BOOKS for ADULTS

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Appalachian White Oak Basketmaking Handing Down the Basket

by Rachel Nash Law
University of Tennessee Press,1991

Learn about various Appalachian basket forms and share the author’s appreciation of white oak basketry as a part of that region’s history and culture.

Gift from the Hills: Miss Lucy Morgan's Story of her Unique Penland School

by Le Gette Blythe
University of North Carolina Press, 1971

The story of how the Penland School came about by the founder of the school.

Mountain Homespun

by Frances Louisa Goodrich
University of Tennessee Press,1989

An engaging look at the arts and crafts of the eastern American mountains with a focus on weaving, spinning and dying.

The Penland Book of Ceramics: Master Classes in Ceramic Techniques

by Deborah Morgenthal
Lark Books, 2003

Instructors from the Penland School provide the reader with tips and techniques for the art of ceramics.

The Penland School of Crafts Book of Jewelry-Making

by John, Coyne Editor
Quality Books, 1977

Seven intimate portraits of Penland jewelry artists and their individual creation processes. Includes lists of material suppliers and glossary of jewelry-making terms.

The Penland School of Crafts Book of Pottery

by John, Coyne Editor
Bookthrift Co., 1975

Nine ceramic artists are featured in this book as a representation of the Penland experience, both in terms in the quality of the instruction and overall creative excellence.

Weavers of the Southern Highlands

by Philis Alvic
Unversity Press of Kentucky, 2003

Settlement schools, like Penland, gave rural mountain women the skills and the opportunity to improve their families’ lives for many generations.

WEBSITES

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Penland School of Crafts
http://www.penland.org

This is the official website of the Penland School. It provides information on the school, information on classes offered and information on visiting and tours.

Piedmont Craftsmen's Guild
http://piedmontcraftsmen.org

Since 1963, Winston-Salem, North Carolina has been home to Piedmont Craftsmen, Inc., a guild founded by craft artists and collectors to honor the work of the hand.

The Society of North American Goldsmiths
http://www.snagmetalsmith.org

Founded in 1969 to provide a meeting-place for contemporary jewelers and metalsmiths; to encourage the free exchange of information inside the field; to promote the field to a wider audience; and to recognize outstanding creative achievement.