Penland School of Cra fts Annual Report Fiscal Year 2012 May  – April  Penland School of Crafts Penland School of Crafts is an international center for craft education located in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Penland’s focus on excellence , its long history, and its inspiring retreat setting have made it a model of experiential education. The school offers workshops in books and paper, clay, drawing and painting, glass, iron, metals, photography, printmaking and letterpress, textiles, wood, and other media. Penland sponsors artist residencies, a gallery and visitors center, and community education programs. Penland School of Crafts is a nonprofit, tax-exempt institution.

Penland’s Mission The mission of Penland School of Crafts is to support individual and artistic growth through craft.

The Penland Vision Penland is committed to providing educational programs in a total-immersion environment that nurtures individual creativity. Penland’s programs embrace traditional and contemporary approaches that respect materials and techniques while encouraging conceptual explo - ration and aesthetic innovation.

Cover Information Front cover: Student Sophie Eisner using a power hammer in the iron studio. Back cover: Community members launching paper hot-air balloons at the end of the July  festivities. Inside front cover: Letterpress students showing their school spirit in the annual July  parade. Inside back cover: Student Honora Bacon making incised marks on a pot before glazing it. Annual Report Credits Editor: Robin Dreyer; design: Ele Annand; writing: Robin Dreyer, Jean McLaughlin, Wes Stitt; assistance: Mike Davis, Stephanie Guinan, Tammy Hitchcock, Polly Lórien, Susan McDaniel, Jean McLaughlin, Wes Stitt; photographs: Robin Dreyer, except where noted. Penland School of Cra fts Annual Report Fiscal Year 2012 May  – April 

Penland School of Crafts receives support from the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. Introduction

Cutting the ribbon on Penland’s new housing building. Left to right: Architect Mike Watson of Bowers, Ellis & Watson, Penland housekeeper Anna Gardner, Penland director Jean McLaughlin, USDA state director Randy Gore, Penland board chair Glen Hardymon, and USDA Rural Development area specialist Marvin Hutchison.

A year at Penland is always filled with moments of individual growth and collective accomplishment. Enrollment was strong in our  fiscal year with , students and  instructors experiencing the excitement and challenges of creative experimentation. With your support our workshops brought the learning process to life for artists from all skill levels and many different walks of life. Half of our students con tinue to be ages  - , and  students attended with some kind of financial assistance. We held a weeklong Artist Educators’ Retreat to cele brate processes of learning and teaching with  Penland instructors; artists Christina Shmigel and Jeff Goodman led group exercises to complement the individual work. Barry Lopez was our Andrew Glasgow Writer-in-Residence and we honored met - alsmith Fred Fenster as our  Penland Outstanding Artist Educator. Collaborating with our community continues to connect Penland with partners like the Mitchell County public schools where we provide teacher training through our Subs with SuitCASEs program; workshops for all students in grades three, four, and ten; and special mentoring experiences. Our summer Kids Camp enchanted young people with classes in maskmaking, photography, storytelling, Appalachian folk arts, journal making, and other subjects. The Campaign for Penland’s Future advanced quietly—and significantly—with the receipt of two major gifts: one from the Samuel L. Phillips Family Foundation for a new drawing/painting and bookarts studio and another from the Nicholson Foundation for new photography and paper stu dios, and a new social hall. We com - pleted a new dormitory and sleeping cabins to improve student housing. Designing for the future takes time and the collaborative input of many people. The design process advanced this year for two key historic properties—Dora’s Place and Morgan Hall—and for a new home for Penland’s core fellows.

 Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Introduction

Our supporters make the daily work of teaching possible and enable our staff to work behind the scenes in ways that promote the creative process. Studio coordina - tors and other staff members participated in nine national media conferences and an international iron conference in Ireland. Our engagement with these organizations helps us increase awareness of Penland, market our classes, recruit new instructors, and provide continuing education for our staff. We began a long process of advanc ing technology on campus, and we now have computers in each studio and wireless Internet access across most of campus. Although fall classes ended in November, Penland was far from quiet over the winter. During these months, thirteen of our fifteen studios were open, offering independ ent study for winter renters, print and letterpress residencies with master printers, and studio opportunities for several special groups. Trustee and artist Julie Leonard used the books and paper studio to make sheets of paper for a broadside of a poem by the late Betty Oliver, which was part of a project funded through the USA Projects plat form. Edwina Bringle and Elizabeth Mears each hosted groups of flameworkers for a week in the glass studio. Sculptors Robyn Horn and Stoney Lamar convened a group of twenty-three iron and wood artists to experiment and learn from each other during a week of high-pitched camaraderie and expert crafts - manship. Along with their independent projects, the group created an extraordinary collaborative bench for the Craft House porch. As you read through our annual report, we encourage you to delve deeply into the programs we offer with your support—programs that impact creative life through - out our country.

Jean W. McLaughlin, executive director Glen B. Hardymon, chair, board of trustees

More than 100 Penland instructors along with studio coordinators and studio assistants shared a fantastic week of open studios, collaboration, conversation, and inspiration in September 2011 at Penland’s Community of Education retreat.  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Workshops

Instructor Claudio Bottero working with students on a group project—a complex mechanical head made of forged steel (plus a few glass components). Claudio is an internationally known blacksmith and sculptor. He taught an advanced class in the iron studio. Most of the class time was devoted to making this piece, with each person forging different components.

Penland’s workshops are intensive, total-immersion experiences that allow students and instructors to focus almost exclusively on the studio work they are engaged in. These classes are based on the principle of learning by doing—it’s normal for students to produce work on the first day. Classes are small, ranging in size from six to twenty students, and individual instruction is plentiful. Penland has no standing faculty, instead hiring more than  guest instructors each year, giving students the opportunity to work with full-time studio artists and faculty from dozens of colleges and universities. These instructors are incredibly generous individuals who share their knowledge freely and give countless hours to their students. In fiscal year  , Penland offered classes in books and paper, clay, drawing and painting, glass, iron, metals, photography, printmaking and letterpress, textiles, and wood. There were also workshops in shoemaking and teacher training, and a special workshop for ceramics collectors that included history lectures, studio visits, demonstrations, and hands-on work. Penland workshops often work across media. In summer  , enamelist Elizabeth Turrell and bookbinder Eileen Wallace taught a class in which book covers and entire books were made from enameled sheets of cop per or steel. Student Verina Schatz picking up a Instructor Eric Ryser taught a workshop in the iron studio that involved mak - murrini pattern on a glass vessel ing prints from etched steel plates and then forging those plates into function - during a hot glass class taught by al or sculptural objects. As a designer of custom carpets, Alicia D. Keshishian is Ché Rhodes.

 Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  passionately involved with color. In her one-week spring workshop she presented a series of color exercises to students who work in a variety of media. One of Penland’s signature programs is the Concentration: eight-week workshops that are presented in the spring and fall. Almost as long as a college semester, but with the intense focus of the workshop format, these classes allow students to make great strides in their work. The format of these classes is unique in craft educa - tion, and it supports educational possibilities that would be difficult to accomplish in shorter workshops. For example, the work students made in Kathy King’s eight- week clay workshop was inspired by a series of lectures on historical ceramics that took students through myriad techniques and materials.

Student Kristen Orr pulling an etching from the press in a summer printmaking work - shop taught by Robert Mueller.

Penland Workshops Fiscal Year 2012

Clay instructor Sang Parkinson Roberson (right) and three of her students looking at Students: 1,365 pieces after a pit firing. Instructors: 157 Classes: 129 The Penland workshop program is a complex and ever-changing landscape that Studios: 15 reflects the school’s dedication to expanding the boundaries of craft while continuing to nurture its traditions. The content of these workshops grows out of Penland’s extensive network of artists and incorporates information gleaned from instruc tors, students, resident artists, studio coordinators, and numerous program advisers. As each season’s workshop program is announced, Penland’s commitment to creative education is renewed.

 Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Resident Artists

Wes Stitt The Penland Resident Artist Program makes it possible for a group of full-time artists to spend three years living and working in the creative community atmos phere of Penland School of Crafts. The benefits of the program include low-cost studios and housing; meals when classes are in session; feedback and encouragement from staff, community, and fellow resident artists; and contact with hundreds of visitors, collectors, students, instructors, and auction patrons. Resident artists host an open house at their studios during each Penland session and exemplify for students many possible approaches to life as a working craftsperson. The resident artists in fiscal year  were potter David Eichelberger, weaver Robin Johnston, jeweler Jeong Ju Lee, wood sculptor and painter Daniel Marinelli, wood sculptor Tom Shields, jeweler Amy Tavern, and potter gwendolyn yoppolo. Jeong Ju Lee, Daniel Marinelli, and Amy Tavern completed their three-year residen - cies in spring  . In addition to selling work from their studios and the Penland Gallery, resident artists participated in exhibitions at many venues, including The Clay Studio and “I am so grateful for the time I’ve Gravers Lane Gallery in Philadelphia, Green Hill Center, Crimson Laurel Gallery, been given to immerse myself in and Christa Faut Gallery in North Carolina, Red Lodge Clay Center in Montana, the physical environment as well Blue Heron Gallery in Maine, SOFA Chicago, Society for Contemporary Craft in as the community environment Pittsburgh, and Velvet da Vinci and Root Gallery in San Francisco. Amy Tavern’s at Penland,” says resident artist work was featured on the cover of Metalsmith magazine’s prestigious “Exhibition in Print” issue. Robin Johnston. “I always incorpo - Wes Stitt rate aspects of my immediate surroundings into my work. At Penland I have reinterpreted historical weave drafts that were used by weavers in the early days of the school and also layered personal and environmental data, including sleep patterns and the lunar calendar, into woven pieces. Most recently I have been wrapping yarn around black walnuts (from a tree on my road) to encourage the dye to seep out, creating a random stain. Then I weave the yarn from many wal - nuts together, and a unique pat - tern emerges from each bundle. “The open, supportive atmos - phere at Penland has encouraged me to move in innovative direc - tions and enabled my daily life with my family to intertwine naturally with my studio life.” Resident artist David Eichelberger rolling out a clay slab in his Penland studio. David came to the residency after completing an MFA at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Core Fellowship

Penland’s nine core fellows are a force that touches every part of Penland School. They are a constant creative presence—taking classes or working independently in the studios —and the annual exhibition of their work is an inspiring highlight of each year. They live on campus and work in the kitchen, dining hall, and gardens. They plan entertainment, facilitate instructor slideshows, and run errands for the school. They supervise work-study students and lead the crews that get the school ready, session after session, for incoming students. They interact with hundreds of students and instruc - tors who know that if they have a question, they can always ask a core fellow.

Core fellow Jack Mauch worked primarily in clay while pursuing a BFA degree at Maine College of

Art. During his time at Penland, however, he has worked mostly in metal and wood, with forays into bookbinding, leatherwork, and printmaking. He brings an elegant sense of design to everything he makes. “My time as a core student has been seminal in every regard,” he says. “I have grown immensely The 2011 core fellows. Back row (left to right): Bob Biddlestone, Rosina Saqib, Ian Henderson, in my understanding of material Seth Gould. Front row (left to right): Daniel Beck, Ele Annand, Amanda Thatch, Jack Mauch, and process, and in the sophisti - Rachael Garceau. cation of my artistic vision. I have lived, worked, and learned with Core fellows do all this while working diligently to explore materials, acquire people who have had a profound new skills and refine old ones, build portfolios, and find their identities as artists. impact on me, and whose influ - The core fellowship is intense and demanding—it is an educational opportunity like no other. ence I will carry forever. I have Completing the core fellowship in Febr uary  were printmaker Ele Annand, had the highest of highs, the low - blacksmith and sculptor Daniel Beck, ceramist and metalsmith Ian Henderson, est of lows, and the most cups of textile artist Rosina Saqib, and sculptor, bookmaker, and textile artist Amanda coffee.” Thatch. Continuing for their second year were ceramist Bob Biddlestone, clay and metal artist Rachel Garceau, all-around metalsmith Seth Gould, and metalsmith and furniture maker Jack Mauch. They were joined in the spring by textile artist Zee Boudreaux, woodworker Liz Koerner, glassblower and woodworker Mike Krupiarz, book artist Rachel Mauser, and potter Molly Spadone.  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Scholarships

Charles Stokes It is important that Penland be accessible to people from different backgrounds and circumstances. Running a small school that provides individualized instruction is expensive, and the fees paid by students are more than matched by the donations of Penland’s many contributors so that tuition, room, and board can be kept as low as possible. Penland also works hard to provide hundreds of scholarships and tuition discounts. In fiscal year  ,  spaces in Penland classes were filled by students receiving some form of financial assistance, representing  percent of total enrollment. This included  work-study scholarships,  full scholarships,  studio assistantships, and  instructor family members and staff members who paid no fees. Penland’s standby program gives discounted tuition to teachers and area residents who take unfilled spots at the last minute;  people took advantage of this offer. Penland core fellows accounted for  spaces in classes. The higher education partnership program allowed  students to attend free of charge. These are current students at colleges and universities; they are selected by their home institution, which also shares the cost of the scholarship. The William R. Kenan fellowships, funded by the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts, provided full scholarships for ten recent Amy Raab received a Windgate graduates of the high school visual arts program at the University of North Carolina Scholarship for Jason Pollen’s School of the Arts. summer textiles class. “My twenty- Penland’s scholarship programs are made possible by donations to the annual five-year career working in the fund, gifts from the Alvin Lehman Foundation Fund, the Claire Lucas Fund, the nonprofit sector on children’s Windgate Charitable Foundation, and other foundations, the sale of work at end-of- issues has left me with little time session auctions, Penland’s general operating budget, and individual scholarship and income to pursue my art - endowments. For a list of specially funded or endowed scholarships, see page  . work,” she said. “I plan to retire Wes Stitt within the next two years and would like to be a producing artist again. . . . The most exciting thing about this experience has been my revival as an artist. By the second day I was completely immersed in my work and I remembered how it feels to have the time, the space, and the guid - ance to create. I am very pleased with the work I produced after being dormant for more than twenty years. . . . When I return home, I plan to set up studio space in my house, and I hope to return to Penland again to con - tinue developing my skills. I can - not thank you enough for helping me rekindle my creative spirit.”

Studio assistant Wyatt Severs working on a huge turned vessel in the wood studio.  The piece started as a log, and Wyatt worked on it over the course of an eight-week session. Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Community Collaboration

Penland’s commitment to creative education includes a variety of programs Wes Stitt that connect the school with the local community. Since the mid-  s, Penland has supported a teaching artist who provides curriculum-based art classes in the local schools and in a Penland studio dedicated to this program. In fiscal year  , teaching artist Meg Peterson worked with every third, fourth, and tenth grader in the Mitchell County public school system, a total of  students. These students explored family history, astronomy, nature study, and North Carolina culture through drawing, painting, collage, writing, and making handbound journals.

Community Open House Some Fun Numbers 500+ visitors 9 studio coordinators Area artists at a Subs with SuitCASEs training session led by Penland staff member Stacey Lane and poet Mimi Herman. The participants will use the information and activities learned 160 volunteers at Penland to enliven their work as substitute teachers in the local school system. Together they made

Mayland Community College collaborates with Penland on an associate of arts 45 paperweights and degree that combines studio classes at Penland with general education classes at drinking glasses Mayland. In fiscal year  , two students took advantage of this program. Subs with SuitCASEs (Creative Approaches to Substitute Education) gives training and 250 glass beads materials to local studio artists who are also substitute teachers and use these 180 cloth pendants with resources to bring art activities into the classroom. More information can be found at photo imagery subswithsuitcases.org. The school also sponsored special one-day workshops in stop- 175 pounds of ceramic motion animation and puppetry for teachers and other community members. Kids Camp is a popular summer program that provides art-based day camps for pottery and sculpture children. In summer  ,  children participated;  of them received a schol - 180 enameled copper brooches arship. Penland partnered with the Centro Latino, the SafePlace women’s shelter, 25 hand-decorated postcards and the Communities in Schools program to provide Kids Camp participants with 75 sheets of painted transportation, meals, and language assistance as needed. paste paper The annual community open house, held on March ,  , was staffed by  100s of paper hats, monoprints volunteers and welcomed more than  visitors for hands-on activities and demonstrations in Penland’s teaching studios. Penland also participated in a num - and letterpress cards ber of other community activities including the Troutacular festival and the Fire on $150 in donations to the the Mountain blacksmithing festival. As part of the Carolina Literary Festival, the Mitchell County school was proud to sponsor a presentation by Audrey Niffenegger, a Penland Animal Shelter instructor who is the author of two best-selling novels. For more information on these and other Penland community programs, visit pen land.org/programs/community_education.html.  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Special Programs

Wes Stitt The seasonal nature of Penland’s workshop program creates a flexibility that makes it possible for the school to present activities and programs that fall outside of the regular schedule. Some of these have become a recurring part of each year, while others happen in response to the needs and interests of particular groups of people. The Andrew Glasgow Writer’s Residency was established in  to provide writers, scholars, and curators with time to conduct research and write on topics designed to advance the field of crafts. The resident writer for  was essayist and fiction writer Barry Lopez. While at Penland he worked in several studios, spent time with instructors and students, and electrified the community with a reading and talk. During Lopez’s residency, letterpress instructor Paul Moxon created a broadside from one of Lopez’s stories. More on Barry Lopez on page  . In September  , with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Penland hosted a retreat for  former instructors. They were given access to all of the studios, with excellent support from a group of studio assistants and Penland’s studio coordinators. Most of them chose to work in studios that were unfamiliar to them. Evening programs were hosted by artist/educators Christina Shmigel and Jeff Goodman. The retreat produced a rare level—even by Penland standards—of energy and camaraderie.

Erika Adams was the  lead printer in the printmaking studio for the January residencies in printmaking and letterpress. These residencies offer artists and writers with little or no printing experience a chance to work in Penland’s studios with experienced printers, creating editions of broadsides, prints, or small publications. Erika facilitated the projects of two groups of print residents, each for a two-week session, and then had the run of the studio for the month of February to make her Metalworkers Rick Smith, Stephen Yusko, and David Clemons working out the design for the steel components of a bench made collaboratively by a group of artists who worked own work. Erika teaches at together in the iron and wood studios during February 2012. Concordia University in Montreal and was able to participate in the Winter included the annual letterpress and print residencies, in which artists winter residency as part of a from a variety of media backgrounds work with master letterpress printers and sabbatical year that also included printmakers in the Paul Hayden Duensing studio. Winter studio rentals included working at the Robert Blackburn two groups of flameworkers who each rented the flameworking studio for a Printmaking Workshop in New York week. A group of twenty-three artists were resident in the iron and wood studios City and taking a trapeze class. for a week. The group was convened by sculptors Stoney Lamar (see page  ) and Robyn Horn. They worked together and separately and moved freely between the two studios. The whole group collaborated on a beautiful wood and steel bench that  now sits proudly on the Craft House porch. Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Archives

Penland’s archive is a repository for documents and articles related to the school’s history, both recent and distant. Although most of its holdings are paper records, photographs, correspondence, and other documents, the archive also includes a small collection of objects and artwork. Current publications and docu - ments are continuously collected as they are generated. Classes sometimes donate collaborative or commemorative projects, and the school regularly receives gifts of artifacts from the past. The Penland archivist is responsible for cataloging and organ - izing all of this material and also responds to frequent requests from staff members and the general public for historical information and access to the archive’s holdings. Items acquired by the archive in fiscal year  include a hand-stitched panel made at Penland in  by instructor and Penland neighbor Paulus Berensohn as part of The Ribbon Project, an international peace project commemorating the bombing of Hiroshima. Other donations were a paper and metal sculpture by the late Betty Oliver, a portfolio of photographs by long-time Penland instructor Evon Streetman, a number of copper and pewter items produced in the  s by the Penland Weavers and Potters, a group of color slides taken at Penland in the summer of  , small works made in the  s and the  s by instructors Gerry This plate, which is now part of the archive, Williams, Gay Smith, and Mark Peiser, and, from more recent history, four glass was painted with china paint by Feng Weina horns that were made in one of Sally Prasch’s flameworking classes and used in the during the visit by members of the  July  parade. Jingdezhen Pottery Institute. Also donated were two ceramic pieces made during a visit to Penland by mem bers of the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute. During that visit, three Chinese potters threw and decorated a number of pots which were subsequently fired by studio coordina tor Susan Feagin. Several other vessels they made were later decorated and fired by community members and were sold at Penland scholarship auctions.

This textile piece was made by instructor and Penland neighbor Paulus Berensohn in 1985 as part of The Ribbon Project, which joined together 24,000 sewn panels into a fifteen-mile-long ribbon that was stretched from the Pentagon to the Capitol on the 40th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. Many of the individual pieces are now in collections including the Smithsonian Institution (DC) and the Textile Museum (DC). Sherry Lowe, who was one of the coordinators of the project, ended up with several hundred of them, including this one. The label on the back identified it as having been made at Penland School, so she contacted Penland’s archivist, Michelle Francis, and in 2011 the piece came home.

 Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Gallery and Visitors Center

Penland Gallery 2011 Exhibitions

Many Paths: A Legacy of Karen Karnes Work by ceramic artist Karen Karnes and fourteen artists whose lives and work have been touched by her

Letter Forms: Functional and Nonfunctional Typography Work that uses typography for both content and design

Foreign Worlds, Private Places Four artists exploring unfamiliar Located in Horner Hall, the gallery and visitors center is the gateway to the school. territories: Cristina Córdova, Kreh Mellick, Keisuke Mizuno, and Christina Shmigel The Penland Gallery and Visitors Center exhibits work in all media by artists who have connections to the school. It also shows work by each session’s instructors and The Barns: 2011 mounts invitational exhibitions. In addition to curating, displaying, and selling artwork, Work by Penland’s current the gallery provides assistance and information to individuals, organizations, curators, and galleries interested in Penland School and Penland-affiliated artists. resident artists Gallery staff organizes twice-weekly tours of the Penland campus, distributes maps of nearby studios, works with patrons to commission or acquire work not currently in the gallery, and advises artists on pricing and marketing. The gallery works with corporate clients, design firms, and art museums on special purchase projects for corporate gifts, awards, and acquisitions for office and public lobby spaces. In fiscal year  the gallery and visitors center welcomed  , visitors and showed work by  artists. Gallery sales of $  , returned $  , in commis - sions to artists. Gallery tours gave  people a look at the school enhanced by histori - cal and program information. In addition to its regularly-scheduled tours, the gallery arranged special tours for a number of groups including the Jingdezhen Pottery Institute, painting and ceramics students from Caldwell Community College, studio art students from Appalachian State University, and patrons of the Art Institute of Chicago. The opening exhibition of the  season featured work by renowned potter Karen Karnes and fourteen other ceramic artists whose lives have been touched by Karnes’s. The show was guest curated by Karen Karnes and Mark Shapiro, and it coincided with a retrospective exhibition of Karnes’s work at the Asheville Art Museum. Penland also hosted a screening of the film Don’t Know We’ll See: The Work of Karen Karnes .

 Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Facilities

The work of the Penland facilities and grounds crew never ends. With  acres and  buildings to look after, the crew—two maintenance technicians, a studio technician, a groundskeeper, and the facilities and grounds director—seem to be everywhere all the time. Their ongoing work includes tasks such as painting, grading, plant propagation, carpentry, troubleshooting and repair of studio equipment, water-system maintenance, and vehicle maintenance. An important project under - taken during the year was the complete renovation of the resident artist glass studio, which dates back to the  s. The director of facilities and grounds also works closely with architects and con - tractors on new construction. In fiscal year  , Penland completed two building projects that have greatly improved student housing. A cluster of small buildings, called the Sleeping Cabins, created ten double rooms tucked into the woods at the north end of campus, replacing the aging Homosote building. A new housing build ing located west of the Pines has a flexible room plan that will accommodate between  and  students depending on what type of rooms are requested. Both of these projects were designed by architect Dail Dixon. Construction documents and construction oversight for the new housing building were handled by Bowers, Ellis, and Watson, PA. That project was financed through a low-cost loan from USDA Rural Development supported by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of  . It was also a year of transition as Scott Klein left the job of director of facilities and grounds after seven productive years. He was succeeded, in February  , by David Sommer, a civil engineer with broad knowledge of contemporary building systems and historic structures. A local guttering contractor making a 126-foot-long gutter for Bill’s Place. This is an example of the constant maintenance required by Penland’s 56 buildings.

The Sleeping Cabins, a cluster of buildings tucked into the woods on the northern edge of the campus, were an important upgrade to Penland’s housing. Each building has two bed - rooms. They are connected by walkways to each other and to a common bathroom.  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Annual Benefit Auction

26th Annual Benefit Auction August 12 –13, 2011

Works sold: 247 Contributing artists: 256 Volunteers: 202 Attendance: 612 Total income: $614,405 Net income: $456,304

Auction Sponsors

Auction Patron ($5,000) American Craft magazine Artsee magazine Blue Ridge Printing David H. Ramsey Commercial Photography Auction volunteer Jason Burnett displaying a piece by photography instructor Dan Estabrook SOFA CHICAGO 2011 during the 2011 benefit auction. Tryon Distributing WNC magazine Each year Penland’s Annual Benefit Auction brings hundreds of artists, Auction Supporter ($2,500) patrons, and volunteers to the school for a weekend celebration of craft, education, American Style magazine Biltmore Wines and community. The weekend’s central event is the display and sale of work donat ed Blue Ridge Soap Shed by current and former instructors and resident artists and former core fellows. The Our State magazine event is a showcase for Penland’s campus and programs, creates visibility for the work of hundreds of artists, and provides the school with about  percent of its Auction Associate ($1,500) annual income. Classic Event Rentals   EbenConcepts/Cardinal Insurance The auction was a record breaker with the highest attendance ( for the Hallmark Capital Management weekend), the highest ticket sales ($  , ), the highest net income ($  , ), Jon Ellenbogen and the most centerpieces sold, and the most sponsorships to date. The Fund-A-Need, Rebecca Plummer which asked for direct donations toward the construction of a new house for the Norman Sound & Productions, Inc. core fellows, raised $  , —also a record. The centerpiece of the auction was a large, figurative ceramic sculpture by Cristina Córdova, which was commissioned for the event. This piece sold for $  , , the highest price of the weekend. The weekend began with a luncheon for Lucy Morgan Leaders followed by an auction preview and a memorable demonstration and hands-on workshop in pewter casting led by instructors Fred Fenster, Hiroko Yamada, and Susie Ganch. Fred Fenster was honored as the  Penland School of Crafts Outstanding Artist Educator. As always, Penland’s gratitude goes out to the  contributing artists, the  volunteers, and the many staff and board members who made this important event possible.

 Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Lucy Morgan Leaders

Donor Profile: Jon and Gwen Van Ark Jon Van Ark

For Gwen and Jon Van Ark and their son Daniel, volunteering is a family value. “It’s always been an important thing for our family,” Gwen says. “We’ve volunteered for NPR fund drives, we ride our bikes for fundraisers; working for worthy causes together is just part of what we do.” Every year, the Van Arks give about a week of their time to Penland, as a family, working at the annual benefit auction. The rest of the time, at home in Carrboro, North Carolina, Jon is a medical software engineer, Gwen works in the Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina, administering projects that study childhood autism, and Daniel works at a supermarket. Gwen first came to Penland as a student in  , and has taken a class almost every year since. She’s studied papermaking, printmaking, and bookbinding: Jon, Gwen, and Daniel Van Ark at home in Carrboro, North Carolina. Jon and Gwen are “everything from medieval manuscript illumination to lithography, linoleum cuts, Lucy Morgan Leaders and the whole family letterpress, and miniature books,” she says. Shortly after she started taking classes, volunteers at the auction each year. she and Jon began volunteering. They started as art handlers, moving the work back and forth between Northlight and the tent, but were soon tapped for other jobs. “I’ve been an art guard, sleeping in the exhibition hall; I was on the ‘young guns’ crew for a while; I’ve done whatever anyone needed,” says John. “Now my crew unboxes the artwork at the tent and coordinates it with the models. We’ve got it all very organized.” “I was asked to take over as chief of the ‘Vannas’ [ as the models who show the art - work during the live auction are affectionately called ],” Gwen says. “I hand-pick them all and invite them.” Daniel joined in when he was old enough, and works in the kitchen and dining hall, where he enjoys the “good food, good atmosphere, and, occasionally, fun.” In  , he took his first class, a one-week wood workshop. Jon has never taken a Penland class; his time off is limited, and “the auction takes vacation priority for me,” he says. “I enjoy it enough to think of it that way.” The Van Arks are also Lucy Morgan Leaders, although Gwen points out, “we don’t partake in the special Lucy Morgan Leader auction activities because we’re too busy working.” She adds that there are quite a few high-level donors who vol - unteer for the auction. She sees her position as a crew chief as an opportunity to recruit for the school. “I look for volunteers who are artists or art students—or col lectors who should know about Penland from a buying perspective,” she says. “We often encourage people we meet to volunteer so they can explore Penland as a place to take a class,” Gwen continued. “Volunteering at the auction is a good way to try the place out without a big commitment—you come, work hard, fall in love with the place, then figure out how to do a one- or two-week class. I want my vol - unteers to make this a part of what they do, where their personal time and money goes.” –Wes Stitt

 Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Lucy Morgan Leaders

Lucy Morgan Leaders Penland’s Lucy Morgan Leaders are a special leadership group of annual fund donors who con tribute $ , or more each year to support the annual operating needs of the school. These gifts directly benefit studio operations, studio scholarships, and work-study scholarships. Lucy Morgan Leaders honor and continue the work of Penland’s founder, Lucy Morgan, by investing in Penland and helping all who come here develop the ideas and skills needed to grow personally and artistically. The list that follows names donors who have made gifts of $ , or more between May ,  and April  ,  . Lucy Morgan Leader art donors are listed on page  .

Bill Brown Visionary David Charak ($  , and above) Katy and Mark Cobb Anonymous ( ) Bob and Peggy Culbertson Ayco Charitable Foundation The Dana Foundation James D. Clubb Pepper and Donald Fluke Lutu and Tom Coffey John and Linda Garrou Flora Family Foundation Ed and Sue Glass Charitable Trust Robyn and John Horn Laura and Michael Grace Steven and Ellen LeBlanc G. Felda and Dena Hardymon Susan Parker Martin and Alan Belzer Glen and Florence Hardymon Laura Taft Paulsen and William F. Paulsen Jim and Marlene Hubbell Lucy Morgan Leader Marian Heiskell Rob Pulleyn Jerry Jackson decorating a cast-pewter spoon during Harley and Helgi Shuford Bobby and Claudia Kadis the hands-on workshop for Lucy Morgan The Seth Sprague Educational and Thomas S. Kenan, III and Chris Shuping Leaders that was part of the 2011 Annual Charitable Foundation Richard Koopman, Jr. Benefit Auction. She is being assisted by Ira and Phyllis Wender Dr. Kent Leslie and Dr. Bob Leslie Susie Ganch, a Penland instructor and Lincoln Financial Group Foundation, Inc. former resident artist who is now head Craft Leader Isaac and Sonia Luski of the metals department at Virginia ($ , –$, ) John Marek Commonwealth University. Anonymous Sara and Bob McDonnell Cathy and Alan Adelman Barbara N. McFadyen and Douglass Phillips Polly Allen Charles L. McMurray Lisa and Dudley Anderson Ron and Susan Meier Elizabeth Aralia and Nicholas Graetz Sharon Mills Fleur Bresler Patricia Nevin John and Jennifer Culver Sandy and Anne Overbey Laura Edwards and Elaine Andrews Eric S. Rohm and Amy Hockett Sarah Lee Elson and Louis Goodman Elson Seymour and Marcia Sabesin Lisbeth C. Evans and Jim Lambie Stella Schloss and Dr. Neil Parker Dorothy S. Hines Caroline To Dr. and Mrs. John E. Lee Cynthia A. Toth Jean W. McLaughlin and Thomas H. Spleth Charlotte Vestal Wainwright and David and Suzu Neithercut Steve Wainwright Tom and Toni Oreck Lana Wilson Kaola and Frank Phoenix Hellena and Isaiah Tidwell Artist Advocate ($ , –$, ) Studio Sustainer Anonymous ( ) ($ , –$, ) Marla and Joel Adams Barbara Benisch and Jacque Allen Milton Adelman Suzanne and Leslie Baker John and Judy Alexander Fred and Jeannie Birkhill Suzanne and Walter Allen Philip and Amy Blumenthal Patricia L. Amend and Stephen M. Dean Cynthia Bringle Robert Annas and Doug Shaw Elsie Forsyth Chambers Mary Lou Babb and James G. Babb Jr.  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Lucy Morgan Leaders

Daniel W. Bailey and Emily Stanley James R. Hackney and Scott T. Haight J.Timothy Prout Dawn Barrett and R.D. Oxenaar Edwin F. Harris, Jr. and Susan Arrendell Joe Sam and Kate Queen Joan Baxt Jeff Harris Mary Regan Helga and Jack Beam Ann and Pegram Harrison Elaine Reily Lee Ann Bellon Marty Hayes and Michael Cucchiara Ché Rhodes Paulus Berensohn Jerry Heindel and Renee Rux Victoria Rogers Edward and Angela Bernard Marian S. Heiskell Betsy and Marcus Rowland Elizabeth and James Bethune Pamela and John Helms John J. Ryan and Wesley Chenault Daniel A. Bloom and Barry Golivesky Mrs. Anne J. Henderson Harry Santen Kristin Hills Bradberry and John Bradberry Randy Hinson Christina Shmigel and Patrick Moreton Larry Brady Dwight M. Holland William M. Singer and Wade and Brenda Brickhouse Garnett L. Hughes and Donna Moran Catherine Sweeney Singer Edwina Bringle James and Peggy Hynes Gay Smith Jan Brooks John R. Jesso and Stacy Sumner Jesso James W.M. Smith Harold and Kathryn Brown Joia Johnson Karen Smith-Lovejoy and F. Bentley Lovejoy B.C. Burgess Trust Thomas P. Johnson, Jr. and Ina Smith David L. Staub and Susan Edwards John and Ann Campbell Emily Kass and Charles Weinraub Joy Stember Linda Carter Jan Katz and Jim Derbes Steven Stichter and Mark Ewert Claudia Carucci Betty P. Kenan David Sutton Janis G. Chapman Clay and Linda King Drs. John A. Thompson, Jr. and Lee Rocamora David Clemons and Mia Hall Virginia Kraus and Jay Westwater Dr. Russell Tippins and Randy New Joan Levy Coale George H. Lanier Ellen B. Turner Don and Nancy Ackerman Cole Peter J. Larson, MD T. Tim Turner Dorothy and Clyde Collins Susan and David Larson Mary B. Uhland Marilue M. Cook Barbara Laughlin Jonathan M. and Gwen G. Van Ark Robert and Elizabeth Cooper Levi Strauss Foundation Diana and Albert Voorthuis Ann and Thomas Cousins Carol and Seymour Levin Charlene Diana Walker John Cram and Matt Chambers Mina Levin and Ronald Schwarz Wendy Weiner and Delia Champion Rebecca M. Crowell Joseph P. Logan Barbara and Sam Wells Mike Davis Frank D. Lortscher Rick and Brenda Wheeler William A. and Betty Gray Davis Jane and Robert Lurie Rob Williams and Warren Womble Ellen and Bert Denker Simone and Scott Lutgert Julia Wilson Andy Dews and Tom Warshauer Mary R. Lynn Paul Wisotzky Ginger Duensing Andrea and Bob Maricich Martha H. Womble Noel L. Dunn and Mia Celena Brian and Gail McCarthy Lauren and David Worth Tesa DuPre Patricia McCauley Michael Wright and Bob Glascock Richard and Bridget Eckerd Dr. Fletcher H. McDowell Foster Young Lynn and Barry Eisenberg John and Tina McGuire Ann Ziegler Bert and Shan Ellentuck Bonnie and Chaffe McIlhenny Alida Fish and Stephen Tanis Katherine W. Merten Betty and Wes Foster Andrew Geer and Susan Moore Linda T. Fox Judith and Jim Moore Gusti and Daniel Frankel Elizabeth Mueller-Roemer and Gary Fuquay James Walter Crocker Michael and Libba Gaither Scott Mullennix and Hilary M. Wilson Elizabeth Gant Brian H. Neill and Lori Cahoon Neill Barbara and Jim Goodmon Virginia E. Newell and Bob Wilkins Bill and Patty Gorelick Sanford and Barbara Orkin Shelton and Carol Gorelick Myrna and Sheldon Palley Adrienne and Harvey Gossett Greg Parker and Randy Dickerson Harriett Green Philip and Mary Ruth Payne Dr. Lewis I. Greenwald and Edith Peiser Dr. Olive Greenwald Gina Phillips Jean Greer and Scott Radway John D. and Ann Porter Barbara D. Greiss Ronald C. Porter and Joe Price  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Annual Fund

The Annual Fund May 1, 2011 – April 30, 2012 The Penland annual fund supports the annual operations of the school, from utilities that keep our buildings heated and lights on, to propane for studio operation, to scholarship assistance for many deserving students. The annual fund provides essential support each year and helps ensure the quality of the Penland experience for both students and instructors. In fiscal year  ,  donors to the annual fund contributed $  , to the school, pro viding critical operating support for our mission. Penland is grateful for the generosity of our annual fund donors. The list that follows names donors who have made gifts of $  or below between May ,  and April  ,  . Gifts of more than $ , are listed in the Lucy Morgan Leader section, beginning on page  . Art donors are listed beginning on page  . We have made every effort to recognize donors who have made gifts during this timeframe. If your name does not appear as you believe it should, please contact the development office so that we may correct our records. Gifts made after April  ,  will be recognized in our next annual report.

Penland Friends – Patrons Russell and Sally Dalton Robinson ($  –$ ) Tommie Rush and Richard Jolley Anonymous Gary C. Scales Steve and Enee Abelman Emily and Zach Smith Phillip Arensberg and Kit Murphy Laura P. Smith Student Ednah Folk making a popup book Don Ball Bob and Jane Trotman during a workshop taught by Collete Fu. Sue Baum William and Pat Williamson Katherine M. Belk The Penland School of Crafts Fund at Frank and Ranlet Bell The Winston-Salem Foundation Carolyn Branch Julia R. Woodman David and Laura Brody Philip Broughton and David Smith Penland Friends – Sponsors Louis Cherry and Ann Marie Baum ($  –$ ) Mrs. Charles Clark Jim Adams Paul Cookson and Jim Walsh John S. Arrowood Mark and Sue Denny Beverly and Gene Ayscue Spencer and Mary Ann Everett Ann Batchelder and Henri Kieffer Greg and Cindy Feltus Jill Beech In honor of John Horn Robert and Lynell Bell Arline Fisch David and Lauren Benson Chris and Susie Fox Charlotte and Charles Bird Louis Gottlieb Alan and Rosalie Blumenthal In memory of Marcia Gottlieb Christopher M. Brookfield James Hatley Leslie G. Byers In honor of Mike Davis Frank Konhaus and Ellen Cassilly Geoffrey Isles James and Marie Cohen Dan and Jennifer Turner Joiner Doug Cooke Richard E. Jones Helen Romayne Cox Arthur and Anita Kurtz Linda J. Crabill Julia A. Leonard Scott and Kim Cunningham Lorinna W. Lowrance William P. Daley Adrian and Page Luxmoore Lucy C. Daniels Bruce and Diane MacEwen Lucy V. Dierks Richard Margolis and Sherry Phillips Robin Dreyer and Tammy Hitchcock Martha Brim and Ken May Mignon Durham Andrew B. Oliver Catharine Ellis and Kent Stewart  Ratio Foundation Lee Ellis Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Annual Fund

Donor Profile: Dan and Ruth Jordan

“We would do anything to support Penland,” said Ruth Jordan. “It’s our artistic home.” Ruth was introduced to Penland by her husband, Dan, who started taking classes at the school in  . Sometime in the  s, Dan, who was a labor lawyer, visited the studio of the furniture maker George Nakashima. “I didn’t amount to much with my hands,” he said, “but Nakashima inspired me. Somehow I heard about Penland and signed up for a wood class with Skip Johnson. I was taken with Penland, and Skip was a wonderful person. I hadn’t met people like that before who were so open to new ideas and to helping people do what they wanted to do.” Dan and Ruth married in  , took their first class together in  , and have been coming to Penland regularly since then. Ruth, whose career was in journalism and public relations, has mostly taken printmaking classes, with forays into related areas such as papermaking and letterpress printing. Dan took only wood classes for many years, but eventually found his way to the iron studio. Although they recent - ly moved into an apartment in Silver Spring, Maryland, for many years they had a home in Greencastle, Pennsylvania with a print shop, a wood shop, and a forge.

“Penland has been a big part of our relationship,” Ruth says, “and so has craft. We go Ruth and Dan Jordan in the Penland dining to craft shows, we know artists, and our home is filled with craft—some of which hall. They have been taking classes at we traded for our own work. It’s just an integral part of our lives.” Penland for more than forty years. Of course, coming to Penland for more than forty years, they have seen a lot of changes. “We’ve stayed in almost every place on the campus and the facilities now are fabulous,” Ruth said. The first place we stayed, years ago, was Radcliffe, and it was kind of crummy. The last time we stayed in that building it had all been fixed up and it was beautiful. Unbelievable. And the current print studio is just superb. Dan has some back trouble and when he found he wasn’t up to doing wood or iron, he took a drawing class. So there’s always a place for you at Penland.” –Robin Dreyer

Ilene Fine Aimee and Alain Joyaux Harry Rhodes Kathleen A. FitzGerald Deena and Jerome Kaplan Sang Parkinson Roberson James E. Friedberg and Charlotte Moss Reena and Pradith Kashyap Diane Roberts Martha Giberson Barbara Johnson Kasler Catherine Schroeder and Phil McMillan Amy C. Gilbert Nancy J. Kerr Norman and Gloria Schulman Ed and Sue Glass Charitable Trust Kenn and Michelle Kotara Charlene Sevier In memory of Beth Burkett Karen F. Krieger Clarissa T. Sligh and Kimberly Grey Purser Ed and Sue Glass Charitable Trust Nunzio Lupo and Michael Grover Dana Smith In memory of Helen Connor Linda A. Mauck Alan Solomon and Andrea Cartwright Daniel Greenberg and Susan L. Steinhauser Nathan and Carole Metzger Audrey Straight Anna and John Hammond Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Eva J. Summer and Sharon K. Little Borden and Ann Hanes Carlton Midyette Sheila Sweetser Andrew and Hathia Hayes James and Sharon Miller Leslie To Lindsay Hearn Yun Dong Nam Dennis R. Trombatore Kay and Roderick Heller Marc and Celene Oken Mary E. Wellehan Cheryl Holland and Doug Quackenbush Jere Osgood Judith West Martin and Irina Horn David Perrin and Anne Kenan Gladys Whitney Cheryl Walker and Jeff Huberman Jane Quimby In honor of Robyn and John Horn In Situ Studio Haywood and Sabine Rankin Arthur H. Johns Frances Reid Sally and William Johnson In honor of Susan Parker Martin  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Annual Fund

Joseph M. Bryan, Jr. Susan E. Burnes Robert Bush Debbie Caldwell Deborah and Michael Caliva Bernard Y. Calvert, III Laura M. Campbell Larry Carden Bill and Judy Carson Kyoung Ae Cho Lucy Christopher In honor of the sisterhood of Jun e While and Lucy Christopher with Kitty Couch Robert Cmarik John Cogswell and Barbara E. Chapman Ken and Mary Beth Collins Julie Connaghan Elizabeth Conner Patti Connor-Greene Eli Corbin Cristina Córdova and Pablo Soto John Coyne Alfred and Ann Crompton Student April Hale working in the textiles Penland Friends – Partners Jane Crowe studio during a shoemaking class taught by ($  –$ ) Jo Ann Czekalski and James P. Stokes Malika Green. Anonymous ( ) Whit and Cathy Daily Peggy and John Acorn Linda Darty and Terry A. Smith Welborn and Patty Alexander John Davis Cathryn and Dante Amidei Joseph B. Davis, Jr. and Jesse Anderson Dr. Ann Hoscheit-Davis Robert and Kathleen Anderson In honor of Mike Davis Mary Anglin Patsy Davis Mr. and Mrs. Shepard L. Ansley Maggi DeBaecke Harvard L. Armus Robert Frank Dogens Elmer Art Kim L. Dolce Barbara and Ellis Aycock Patrick and Linda Dougherty Charles E. and Anna Reamer Baker Ruth L. Doyle Eve and Stephen Balboni Donna Jean Dreyer Mr. and Mrs. William T. Barnett Frank E. Driscoll and Mary Cain Driscoll Nancy Baron Jon Ellenbogen and Rebecca Plummer Joan M. Bass Deborah Louise Ellis Constance M. Baugh and Carolyn Benson Louise Erskine In honor of Angela Fina Thomas W. Eshelman and Jeanne Finan Carol Baxter Keith and Kiki M. Farish Kim and Bill Biddix Paul and Kym Farr Harold Black Fred Fenster and Susan Doane Sandy Blain Bruce R. Ferguson Cati Blitz Jennifer Ferreira Nini and Henry Bodenheimer In memory of Neta Lee Townsend Ritey Elizabeth E. and Henry M. Booke Lowell and Laraine Fine Natalie R. Boorman William and Sally Freelove Rosemarie G. Bowie Elissa L. Freud Frances Brenner Miles Frieden David and Lisa Brewster C. Robert Friedman and Vernon Mosheim Jane Bruce Steve and Marsha Funk  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Annual Fund

Cecilia Gelfman Jane L. Levy Lisa C. Robey Martin Gellert Bingle and Doug Lewis Ann Robinson George and Susan Gibbins Douglas A. Long Stephen Rothrock and Karen Nickless John and Ann Glover Randy Long In memory of Lynn Ennis In honor of Jane Peiser, Cynthia Bringle and Betty Helen Longhi Geoff Roupas Edwina Bringle Nancy Lopez-Ibanez Jeanne Ryder Miguel A. Gómez-Ibáñez and Fay Larkin Robert Lynch and Diane Brace Bonnie Salund and Mark Beck Bill Goolsby Susan MacLean Dorothy Saxe Cissel Gott John and Nancy Maloney Jane and Ronald Schagrin Charlotte H. Gower Suzanne Marsh Alice and Bruce Schlein Mark and Tina Granville Ms. Joanna R. Marsland Mrs. John T. Scott Arne Gray In memory of Lynn Ennis John K. Shannon and Jan Serr Mary Gray Elizabeth Matheson Dr. and Mrs. Alvin Shapiro Ted and Susie Gross Sarah T. McArdle C. Miller Sigmon Bill and Mary Ellen Gumerson Kirby and Risden McElroy C. Miller Sigmon Lee and John Hancock Amy K. McGrath In memory of Neta Riley Patricia and Frank Hankins Jean W. McLaughlin and Thomas H. Spleth Annie Silverman Deborah M. Harris In memory of Lynn Ennis Stephanie L. Smart and Allen Vander Meulen Dr. Josephine Harris Roy Baroff and Caroline McLaughlin Bonnie and Jere Smith Eleanor A. Harrison Harry McLean Lanty and Margaret Smith Lee Ann Harrison In honor of Barbara McFadyen and Lark and Steve Smith Jane Hatcher Douglass Phillips Paul J. Smith Ann Hawthorne Sunny McLinn Ted Smith John and Barbara Hayes Lynn McLure Sydney R. Sonneborn Frederick Heath and Merrily Orsini Elizabeth and Michael Mears Melvin and Mary Stanforth Phil Henderson C. James and Laurel Meyer Kathleen and Darwin Stanley Lloyd E. Herman Barbara Middleton Kathy and Scott Steinsberger Mark and Carol Hewitt Dorothy Miller Susan and Edward Stickney Howard and June Hicks Robert and Karen Milnes Rebecca Strickland Kristy Higby and Mark Flowers John and Stephanie Mitchell Strickland Family Foundation Linda and John Hillman Chris Moses Linda Strong In memory of Sue Aries Arnold and Jean Nevins Leigh Suggs Linda and John Hillman James and Laura Page Ruth T. Summers and Bruce W. Bowen In memory of Malcolm Davis John Parker Jim Tanner Dorothy D. Hodges In honor of Sara O. McDonnell Janet R. Taylor Brigid L. Hogan Barbara J. Payne Terry Taylor May and Howell Hollis Jeannie Pearce Dan and Rebecca Terrible Thomas Horan Brian S. Pearson Pat Thibodeaux and Glenn Squires Tom Huang and Shelli Ulmer Rosemary L. Peduzzi Veronica M. Thighe Benjamin and Eileen Hulsey Chris Peregoy In honor of Kent Leslie Lauri and Richard Huss Flo Perkins and William Agnew Suan Ying Tillman David and Robbie Irvin Jeff and Pam Peters Joe Todd Patricia N. Jay Winfred Pierce Ellie and Jon Totz Nels Johnson In honor of Mignon Durham Carl W. Tyler, Jr. Sally and Paul Johnson Shepherd and Grey Poole Tyler Glass Guild Klugh Jordan In memory of Billie Jean and Bill Taft Alison J. Van Dyk Ruth and Dan Jordan Cindy Dawn Powell Ursula Vann Sandy and Lindsay Jordan April C. Price Caroline H. Vaughan Lydia A. Kalyna Cynthia Quesenberry In memory of Mary Hickman Vaughan Kenneth and Virginia Karb Laurel and C. Perrin Radley James and Jean Veilleux Diane Solomon Kempler Karla Reed Deborah Velders Jo Kenney Jay Rich In honor of Jean McLaughlin Deanna King James S. Richards Diana Parrish and Max Wallace Lois Langston Staton Chris Rifkin Ned Walley and Kurt Gabrielson Ashley and Peter Larkin Carolyn and Jack Riley Randall and Susan Ward  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Annual Fund

I was so pleased and honored to Susan W. Ward Vivianne L. Carey teach at Penland. The whole experi - Reid M. Weigner Frances Barr Cargill Rita and Steve Weisskoff Anna L. Carlton ence exceeded my already high Ann N. White Linda Casbon expectations. The mix of dedicated, Andrea C. Willey MacFarlane and Marguerite Cates passionate, enthusiastic makers Kathleen Winn Johannes Causey brought together in a supportive, Robbie Wolff Wynn and Katherine Charlebois Jean Woodall Nelly Bly Cogan beautiful, state-of-the-art facility Margaret and Dan Cogswell simply bowled me over. What a Penland Friends – Associates Bruce D. Cohan and Carol Shapiro  model to aspire to. I recognize some (under $ ) Cecilia Cohen Anonymous Michael S. Cohen inkling of all that it must take to Roger and Deane Ackerman Vicki E. Cohen make this happen, and I just want to Iwan Adami Mimi Corwin let you know how much I appreciate Ashleigh and Michael Adamosky Carl Cruse all you and your compatriots do. Deborah Ahalt Lynne H. Davis Finn Alban Jessica Depp –Instructor Stephanie Metz, from a letter Thomas M. Allen Lance and Lenore Deutsch to director Jean McLaughlin Renee B. Altman Angela Dickerson American Express Gift Matching Program Ellen Dissanayake Judy Applebaum Cindylou Douglas Charlotte Arrendell Lauren Dyer Peg and Steve Bachenheimer Stanley and Rhoda Epstein Nancy Baldwin Kressa Evans Dorothy Gill Barnes Cass and Andy Faller Margaret L. Barrick Leslie Fesperman Rebecca Barton Len and Joyce Fidler Mary A. Batsch Melissa Fitzgerald Anne and John Baum Hayes and Anita Fletcher Patricia and Bruce Becker Heather Fletcher Sandra Belozercovsky W. Ann Forbes Eleanor Bemis Mary Francis Peter Bernett Sandy Frank Florence Berryhill Ed and Sue Frankel Doug Beube Jose Fumero and Herbert Cohen Nisa Blackmon Ben Galata Helen Blanchard Jane Gish Blevins Oil Company Andrew Glasgow Gay Block Donna J. Globus Thomas and Melinda Blue Pat Glowa and Don Kollisch Mary Beth Boone Jeffrey M. Goodman and Margot Atuk Clara B. Boza Maria L. Grandinette Emily Breyer Suzanne E. Grinnan Meredith Knapp Brickell and Ray Duffey Gregory W. Guenther Jessie Couch Brinkley Jack and Doris Hancox Edward C. Brinkman Cheryl A. Harper Kathryn A. Brock Edwin R. Harris and Mildred Harris Tama Brooks Jenna Harris Teri Brozak Lucia Harrison Braden Buchanan Kimberly Hart Dariel Buczek Phyllis and Ross Hatch Jean Buescher-Bartlett Michael Dwayne Hawks Claudia Burke Alix Hitchcock J. David Caldwell Sheila Hoffman Alice Cappa Mary Jane Hofmann and  Janet Capra Charles H. Hofmann, Sr. Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Annual Fund

Cathy Holt Steve Miller and Desmond Lim Arturo Alonzo Sandoval Phil Homes Abby Minor David and Sally Seavey April Horton LeeAnn Mitchell and Jim Buonaccorsi In memory of Vivian Wommack Caroline Hughes David Battick and Rebecca Moyer Gail M. Sells In memory of Neta Lee Riley Ana M. Musachio Harold Shapiro Elliott Hutten Sana Musasama Lisa and Charles Shepherd Florence K. Jaffa Charles and Cynthia Nash Mary Ann Shirk Audrey W. Jones Carolyn P. Nelson In honor of Kit Slaugh’s  th birthday Fred Jones Holbrook Newman Terri Sigler Laura E. Kellar Kate L. Newsom Maxine and Gary Silverstein Dorlin and Susan Kerr Lou Raye Nichol Marjorie Simon Barbara Kiger Laura Foster Nicholson Karen Skrinde Betty Kjelson Diane T. O’Malley Claudia Smigrod Jeana E. Klein and Mark Schurman Dell Orr and David Vandre Dolph and Jessie Smith Allison Knight Kristen Orr In honor of Dana Moore Madge Forbes Koch Polly Pagliai Melissa W. Smitheal Sylvia H. Kortan Paul and Elmerina Parkman Susan Sommer Suzanne Krill Ann Patterson Michael and Jessica Spence Lisa L. Kriner Deborah Patton Teresa Stack Betsy Kruger Gerald Paul Dr. Michael A. Stang and Mrs. E. K. Stang Mollie Lakin-Hayes In honor of Ellen Paul Denker Elizabeth Steinvorth Elaine W. Lamb Thomas Paulson and Rebecca Causey Susan Finch Stevens June and Ken Lambla Tina Peak B. Stewart Jim and Lillian Lawrence Arnold Penland, Jr. Elizabeth Stokes In memory of Neta Lee Riley Roi Malott Penton Sue Moss Sullivan Joe S. Lee Dan J. Peterman Madeline Sutter Rick Lee Jennifer Phelps Paul Sykes Renee Lessner Claire Phillips Peggy Fasullo Towson Marc Leuthold Margaret Phillips Patti Tracey and Chris Hudson Rob and Wanda Levin Jodi Rubin Pinault Linnie Trettin June D. Lockhart Robert Poe Marlene True Thomas Loeser and Bird Ross Harold C. Poole, Jr. Joeseph C.P. Turner Carol and David Lombardo Paul W. Popish Tom F. Urban Sara Luttrell Dan Price Betsy B. Vaden Theresa MacFarland Joseph and Elisabeth Price Valueprint, Inc. Maya D. Machin Jana Pullman Margaret vonRosen Warren and Nancy MacKenzie Nol Putnam Karen Candice Wagner Terriss Maddrey Victoria Rabinowe Margot Wallston Barbara Maloney Susan and Matthew Reynolds Janet Warner Roger Mandel Tut and Harry Riddick Shirley Waters Mary M. Martin Gail Rieke In memory of Vivian Wommack Elizabeth Mather Rosalind Rich Rieser Barbara Lankford Watts Heath Matysek-Snyder Johnie and Lorraine Robinson Arlene Weinsier Warren and Nancy Mauterer Judy Robinson In memory of Roland Weinsier In memory of Vivian Wommack Dr. Robert and Lauryn Ronis Erica Weiss Ruth M. McConnell Karen Rose Clara Wellons Carole McCracken Lindsey Rosen In memory of Neta Lee Riley John and Marjorie McCurrach Wendy and David Rosenfeld Steve and Charlotte White Pamela and Mike McKay Margaret L. Rossi Emily Wicke Jean W. McLaughlin and Thomas H. Spleth Richard Ruff Barbara V. Wishy In memory of Neta Lee Riley Jill Ruhlman Pamela and Paul Wittfeld John and Robin McLean Lynette Russell C. Lincoln and Denielle Wolfe Alice C. Merritt Jacob Sadler Janie Yates Ron and Hester Meyers Judith Salomon and Jerry Weiss Paula W. Zellner Chris H. Miller Amy and Brian Sanders Diane E. Zimmerman  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Other Gifts

Andrew Glasgow Resident: Barry Lopez

Barry Lopez, author of Arctic Dreams and other books of essays and stories, spent two weeks at Penland in October  as part of the Andrew Glasgow Writers Residency (see page  ). During that time, he gave a brilliant presentation to a standing-room-only crowd. He also spent time in the studios—working in several of them—and engaged in many conversations. “If you’re going to come to Penland,” he said, “part of the experience is geographical, part of the experience is aesthetic, and a third part of the experience is conversation with fellow makers.” In his writings Barry sometimes refers to the “culture of hand tools.” Penland is deeply rooted in that culture, so I asked him to reflect on this. “Part of what Penland seems to be about is people trying to stay in touch,” he said. “By that I mean, through their tools, to stay in touch with the raw materials of the earth, with plants from which ink comes, with metals, with stones, with the lead that’s in pencils, with all of During the first week of Barry Lopez’s these things that come up out of the earth and are used to keep going the idea that it Penland residency, he gave a presentation is a good thing and probably fundamentally necessary for civilization to stay in that included readings of two of his stories. inti mate touch with the earth. That, for me, is a lot of what’s going on in crafts. During the rest of the residency, letterpress “When you see somebody in conversation with a piece of wood, in a conversation instructor Paul Moxon worked with Lopez with metal or paper, the conversation is antiphonal,” he said. “I think there is a way to create a broadside from one of those stories: a short piece titled The Trail. to imag ine imposing your will on the material, but there is another way, and that is In this picture Barry is signing copies to have a conversation with the material, to, if you’ll permit the figure of speech, of the broadside in the letterpress studio. be asking the material what it wants; you know what you want. The part that’s very attractive to me about the crafts is the negotiation around a proposal, rather than a negotia tion around an imposition. . . . What’s happening at Penland is people are maintaining a long history of using tools to stay in touch—with each other through the sharing of art, and with the materials that are used to make art and crafted things. I would say that Penland is a place that’s feeding the fire. When these fires go out, we won’t have a civilization.” –Robin Dreyer

Andrew Glasgow Writers Residency The Andrew Glasgow Writer’s Residency provides emerging and established writers, scholars, and curators with time to conduct research and write on topics designed to advance the field of crafts. This program is intended for writers who would benefit from focused time in a retreat environment, who have specific project goals related to craft, and who want to interact with studio artists in the Penland community. The following individuals have made gifts during Fiscal Year  (May ,  to April  ,  ) to support this program.

Cathy and Alan Adelman Val Lyle and Mark Smith John and Judy Alexander Andrea and Bob Maricich Ann Batchelder and Henri Kieffer Leslie McCrory Katharine DeShaw and Mark McConnell Mr. and Mrs. Bill Morgan Andrew Glasgow Charles and Eleanor Owen Dr. Allen W. Huffman and Randy Shull and Hedy Fischer Mrs. Barry G. Huffman Charlotte Vestal Wainwright and Dr. Allen W. Huffman and Steve Wainwright Mrs. Barry G. Huffman Barbara Waldman and Dennis Winger In memory of Wilmer W. Glasgow Windgate Charitable Foundation Janet Koplos Principal gift to fund  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Other Gifts

Government and Foundation Grants Penland receives support each year from a variety of private foundations, and local, state, and fed eral government agencies. These awards supported the operating and capital needs of the school including Penland’s studio operations, residency programs, community collaborations, scholarships, housing, and historic preservation. Penland manages and reports on each grant according to the timeframe and guidelines of the granting institution. This report includes institutions from which grant funds were received in Penland’s fiscal year  (May ,  to April  ,  ).

Beattie Foundation Hillsdale Fund, Inc. F. Ross Birkhill and Laura Jean Birkhill McDowell Foundation Family Foundation Mitchell County Board of Education Bresler Family Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Community Foundation of Western Nicholson Foundation North Carolina North Carolina Arts Council Dana Foundation Samuel L. Phillips Family Foundation Flora Family Foundation Julian Price Family Foundation Doctor Foundation The Seth Sprague Educational and Foundation for Mitchell County Charitable Foundation Golden Pearl Foundation Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts Grable Foundation United Way of Mitchell County John Wesley and Anna Hodgin Windgate Charitable Foundation Hanes Foundation The Winston-Salem Foundation Happy metalsmiths with metal drums marching in Penland’s homemade Special Events Contributions July 4 parade. These supporters served as hosts of Penland Friends and alumni gatherings during fiscal year  (May ,  to April  ,  ). This also includes individuals who were participants in off-site educational experiences during the same timeframe.

 Hands Gallery John and Ione Lee Cathy and Alan Adelman Susan Parker Martin and Alan Belzer Lisa and Dudley Anderson Carr McCuiston Patsy Davis Patina Gallery Dieu Donné Papermill Laura Taft Paulsen and William F. Paulsen Laura and Michael Grace Kaola and Frank Phoenix Glen and Florence Hardymon Rob Pulleyn Amy Jacobs Signature Gallery Dan and Ruth Jordan

Restricted Gifts Community Education Penland Gallery and Visitors Center United Way of Mitchell County John and Judy Alexander Sam and Helen Zell Glass Studio Daniel G. Clayman Penland General Endowment The Dana Foundation Kate Green Sue Eloar In memory of Lynn Ennis

Kids Camp Schell E. McCall Tom and Toni Oreck Rotary Club of Spruce Pine Spruce Pine Kiwanis Club St. Thomas Episcopal Church Amy Weinmeister  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Scholarships

Charles Stokes Scholarship Student Profile: Helen Elliott “A rriving at Penland, not only was I greeted by breathtaking surroundings but everyone was so friendly, humane, and conscious of each other,” writes student Helen Elliott. “We were able to share stories, the struggles of our journeys, and in a few days realize that we are in fact part of one big family.” Helen attended Penland for the first time last summer in Elizabeth Turrell and Eileen Wallace’s metal and books workshop, Enameling for Books and More, with the help of the Mendes Family Scholarship. “I had not attended Penland before, but I had always wanted to,” she says. “I couldn’t have taken this class without a scholarship.” Helen is an experienced enamel artist herself, frequently working in a large scale on steel and copper. Originally from Jamaica, she earned her MFA from Kent State University, the only university with a twenty-foot enameling furnace (until last year when it was removed, she would often go back to fire her largest work), and teach es jewelry part-time at Towson State University in Baltimore, Maryland. As it happened, her class at Penland was a chance to reconnect with an old friend. “I’ve known Elizabeth Turrell for over twenty years,” she says. “She’s been a mentoring friend, and the combination of Elizabeth and Eileen was super.” Helen Elliott working at an enameling kiln Helen also saw the workshop as a part of her recovery from a major illness and in the metals studio. She took an unusual trauma; not long before, she had received a kidney transplant, which dramatically class that combined enameled copper and affected her life and work. “My surgery and recovery impacted everything in my steel with bookbinding. Helen is a skilled life,” she recalls. “I basically lost everything—I didn’t have the energy to work and metalsmith who says of her time at Penland, had to give up my studio. Personally, it’s been a major struggle to get back on my “It’s a good thing to go out and have an exchange with others. There’s no point at feet and do my work.” The class allowed Helen to share her knowledge, to feel her - which you’ve experienced everything.” self making strides of her own again, to rebuild her confidence, and to begin the transition back into the working world. “It’s a good thing to go out and have an exchange with others,” she says. “There’s no point at which you’ve experienced everything. I learned new things and it helped with the creative juices.” In the time since the workshop, she has distilled those juices into a new body of work. “At the moment I’m working on a piece that’s like an enameled book,” Helen reports. “I’ve been looking at sayings from Jamaica with deep meanings that I heard growing up, and I’m translating them, looking at text messaging and how young people express themselves today, at how that new language affects expression. I’ve never used text before, and now I’m cutting out text for enamels. The techniques I learned in class are a perfect way of expressing these ideas. “Penland was all I thought it would be and more,” she said. “I was so excited to be in the studio that I didn’t even get a chance to go out for walks, and I rushed back from meals. I want to come back to rent a studio in the winter, and I’ve been telling people, if you want to go somewhere for a week or two and really work, you need to go to Penland. What a wonderful experience it was for me. It will change my career forever.” –Wes Stitt

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Scholarships “Penland has made a deep impression These individuals made gifts in fiscal year  (May ,  to April  ,  ) to establish or on me. I have returned home to Los increase the endowments of named scholarship funds. Endowed scholarship funds are an important Angeles inspired by the people I met source of support for a stable scholarship program. These funds will ensure that artists for genera - and the techniques I learned. Third tions to come are able to study at Penland and pursue their artistic dreams. A full Penland schol - session was an incubator for lasting arship can be endowed for $  , and a work-study scholarship can be endowed for $  , . If you are interested in learning more about creating or supporting an endowed scholarship fund, friendships and artistic exchange. please contact our development office. “Principal gift to fund” refers to gifts of $  , or more. I found myself having intriguing conversations with instructors and Janet Taylor Acosta Scholarship Fund Mendes Family Scholarship Fund Martha Morrill Joseph Mendes and Molly Mendes peers regarding the nature of and Family Charitable Fund challenges facing our respective Larry Brady and Edward Jones Jenny Mendes and Mark Roegner media. Those late night dialogues Scholarship Fund are already shaping the way I think Warren and Jayne Richmond John Neff Memorial Scholarship Fund Ed Westreicher and Phillip E. Hoover about my craft. I feel blessed to Elizabeth Brim Scholarship Fund have met such wonderful friends Jane Peiser Scholarship Fund Dr. Kent Leslie and artists. It was also a pleasure Alan and Rosalie Blumenthal Carey G. Bringle, Jr. Scholarship Fund Greg and Mary Lou Cagle to work with the Penland staff as Janis G. Chapman Alvin and Rachel Goodman a work-study student. Dishwashing Diane and David Kent in the cafeteria was intense, but the Cynthia Bringle and Edwina Bringle Melanie and Russ Sizemore Scholarship Fund camaraderie among work-study C. Matthew Taylor Penland Clay Scholarship Fund students was a bonus treat I enjoyed. Principal gift to fund Anonymous Third session had some awesome  Ellen Taylor Hands Gallery dishwashers! Principal gift to fund Stanley and Karen Andersen Taylor Family Foundation Posey Bacopoulos “I am now preparing to resume Principal gift to fund Joe Bova and Linda Shafer my artistic pursuits at school and Ken Bova at home. I am excited to apply what Paul H. and Ginger S. Duensing Lucianne B. Carmichael I learned and to explore the ideas Scholarship Fund Brooke Cassady Ginger Duensing Malcolm and Judy Davis that first germinated during my Bill and Linda Farthing time at Penland. Penland truly Eastern North Carolina Jo Ellen and William Grubbs changes lives.” Scholarship Fund Sarah Heimann Lisa and Dudley Anderson Gene P. Hotaling –Joseph Villedas, work-study student in a Nicholas and Lisa Joerling 2011 clay class taught by Stephen Dixon. Bobby Kadis Scholarship Fund Maureen Kennedy Danny and Caroline Kadis Kristen Kieffer Donna Kadis Kathy King Jeff and Shauna Kadis Jean W. McLaughlin and Thomas H. Spleth Ron and Hester Meyers Marcia Macdonald Scholarship Fund Sequoia Miller Mary Anderson Scott Mullennix and Hilary M. Wilson Howard and Lydia Colwell Ronan K. Peterson and Kara Ikenberry Principal gift to fund Rob Pulleyn Deb Stoner John K. Shannon and Jan Serr Jenny Lou Sherburne and Buck Pollard Ann Skipper McAden Scholarship Fund Joe Singewald Salley and Michael McInerney Gay Smith Lee Robinson and Jerry Winakur Lana Wilson

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Penland Metals Scholarship Fund Anonymous Sheila Gaddie Gary and Patricia Griffin Laura Taft Paulsen and William F. Paulsen Ronald C. Porter and Joe Price Lisa and Charles Shepherd Cynthia A. Toth

Michael Pierschalla Scholarship Fund Jere Osgood

Named Scholarships These endowed and annually funded scholarships were awarded in fiscal year  (May ,  to April  ,  ). Most of Penland’s named scholarships are awarded during our summer classes but several of them apply to spring and fall concentrations. If you are interested in learn - ing more about how to establish an endowed or annually funded scholarship, please contact our development office.

Endowed Scholarships Janet Taylor Acosta Memorial Scholarship Fund Glass/Apple Scholarship Fund Established in honor of Janet Taylor Acosta Established by Ed and Sue Glass and the Apple “Penland is the first time I've worked Samuel A. Almon Scholarship Fund Foundation with, and been surrounded by, so Established in honor of Samuel Almon Grovewood Gallery Scholarship Fund many professional artists, as well Milton Baxt Scholarship Fund Established by the Grovewood Gallery of Asheville in honor of Doug Sigler as other students. I got to see, Established in honor of Milton Baxt Dr. Jerrold Belitz Scholarship Fund Huntley-Tidwell Scholarship Fund on a daily basis, the mix of care Established through a bequest from Established by Hellena Huntley Tidwell and and playfulness experienced artists Jerrold Belitz Isaiah Tidwell put into their work. Nothing else Abby Watkins Bernon Scholarship Fund Bobby Kadis Scholarship Fund Established in memory of Abby Watkins Bernon Established by the family of Bobby Kadis could have given me a sense of who Larry Brady and Edward Jones LeBlanc Scholarship Fund these real, contemporary artists are Scholarship Fund Established by Steve and Ellen LeBlanc as people, or motivated me so much Established by Larry Brady and friends and John and Ione Lee Scholarship Fund Established by John and Ione Lee to one day call them my peers.” family of Edward K. Jones (  - ) Carey G. Bringle, Jr. Memorial Harvey and Bess Littleton Scholarship Fund Clovy Tsuchia, who received a Higher Scholarship Fund Established by the Hellers of Heller Gallery Education Partnership Scholarship to take Established by friends and family in memory of and Harvey and Bess Littleton Del Harrow’s clay workshop. Carey G. Bringle, Jr. Mendes Family Scholarship Fund Orville and Pat Chatt Memorial Established by Jenny Mendes and the Joseph Scholarship Fund Mendes and Molly Mendes Family Charitable Established by friends and family in memory of Fund Orville and Pat Chatt Lucy C. Morgan Scholarship Fund Collins, Evans, Massey Scholarship Fund Established in honor of Penland’s founder Established in honor of Mr. and Mrs. T. Clyde John Neff Memorial Scholarship Fund Collins, Lisbeth C. Evans, and William P. Massey Established by friends of John Neff Paul H. and Ginger S. Duensing David and Pat Nevin Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund Established by Pat Nevin Established by friends and family in memory of Betty Oliver Scholarship Fund Paul Hayden Duensing Established by the friends and family of Eastern North Carolina Scholarship Fund Betty Oliver Established by Lisa and Dudley Anderson and Mark Peiser Scholarship Fund Eastern North Carolina friends of the school Established by Judy and Jim Moore in honor  of Mark Peiser Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Scholarships

Charles Stokes Penland Flameworking Scholarship Fund Established by Judy and Jim Moore Penland Vision Scholarship Fund Established by Judy and Jim Moore Michael Pierschalla Scholarship Fund Established in memory of Michael Pierschalla Richard Ritter Scholarship Fund Established by Judy and Jim Moore in honor of Richard Ritter Betsy and Marc Rowland Scholarship Fund Established by Betsy and Marc Rowland The Tommie Rush and Richard Jolley Scholarship Fund Established by Ron and Lisa Brill and family in honor of Tommie Rush and Richard Jolley School Teachers Scholarship Fund Established by friends and family of Dorothy Heyman Norm and Gloria Schulman Scholarship Fund Established by friends of Norm and Gloria Schulman Steele-Reese Scholarship Fund Established by the Steele-Reese Foundation Lenore G. Tawney Scholarship Fund Established by the Lenore G. Tawney Foundation Isaac and Sonia Luski Scholarship “This time at Penland has been rich Teacher Training Scholarship Fund Funded by Isaac and Sonia Luski with personal growth, building Established anonymously McMurray Scholarship relationships and technical skills, Sarah Everett Toy Memorial Scholarship Fund Funded by Charles McMurray Established by Sarah Lee Elson and Louis Mitchell High School Scholarship Award as well as adapting my approach to Goodman Elson, John and Ione Lee, and Funded by Penland School teaching the creative process. I Janet Lee Patricia Nevin Scholarship know that the things I have learned Windgate Scholarship Fund Funded by Pat Nevin Established by the Windgate Charitable Mary Anna Box and Melvin Sidney here will continue to enrich my Foundation Stanforth Scholarship work as well as my students. I took Christy Wright Endowment for Glass Art Funded by Jerry Jackson a risk and took an improvisational Established by friends and family of Antony Swider Art Education Award quilt-making class, having never Christ y Wright Funded by the Penland Endowment for Art Education at th eWinston-Salem Foundation made a quilt before. How wonderful Annually Funded Scholarships UNC Chapel Hill Minority it has been to be a beginner and Patricia M. “Patty” Babb Scholarship Student Scholarship experience artmaking as my students Funded by Jim and Mary Lou Babb Funded by Dr. Olive Greenwald and do. I am thrilled to share the Elizabeth Brim Scholarship UNC-Chapel Hill Art Department Funded by Dr. Kent Leslie improvisational approach to artmak - Bob and Peggy Culbertson Scholarship ing with my students, to encourage Funded by Bob and Peggy Culbertson them to have an open mind, make Furniture Society/Powermatic Scholarship Funded by Powermatic decisions, and adapt to unknown Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) Scholarship outcomes. I have been grateful for Funded by Cathy and Alan Adelman every moment that I have spent Higher Education Partnership Scholarships at this truly magical place.” Funded by recipient colleges and universities, Windgate Charitable Foundation, and –Kristin Polish, who received the Teacher Penland School Training Scholarship to take a workshop William R. Kenan Institute Fellowships with Sherri Lynn Wood Funded by the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Campaign for Penland’s Future

Campaign for Penland’s Future The following gifts were received, or written gift intentions completed, prior to April  ,  . The Campaign for Penland’s Future is a comprehensive campaign to secure increased annual giving, grow the endowment, and address needed capital improvements. The campaign was endorsed by the Board of Trustees in April  and will continue until the goal is achieved. These individuals and foundations have committed their support towards Penland’s future programs, facilities, and services. This and subsequent annual reports will reflect the campaign’s cumulative gifts. $5,000,000 and above Ira and Phyllis Wender Windgate Charitable Foundation $25,000 –$49,999 $1,000,000 –$4,999,999 Dr. Larry Brady Robyn and John Horn Wade and Brenda Brickhouse Samuel L. Phillips Family Foundation Cynthia Bringle Cristina Córdova and Pablo Soto $500,000 –$999,999 Sarah Lee Elson and Louis Goodman Elson The Kresge Foundation John and Linda Garrou Ed and Sue Glass Charitable Trust $250,000 –$499,999 Joia Johnson Anonymous Barbara Laughlin Laura Edwards and Elaine Andrews Dr. Kent Leslie and Dr. Bob Leslie Laura Taft Paulsen and William F. Paulsen Mina Levin and Ronald Schwarz Estate of Ann Skipper McAden $100,000 –$249,999 Sara and Bob McDonnell Instructor Miguel Gómez-Ibañez working Anonymous Judy and Jim Moore in the Penland wood studio. Miguel is a Suzanne and Bud Baker The Randleigh Foundation Trust cabinet maker and the director of the The Blumenthal Foundation C. Matthew Taylor North Bennet Street School in Boston. Lutu and Tom Coffey Barbara and Samuel Wells Randolph D. Fox Trust John Wesley and Anna Hodgin $10,000 –$24,999 Hanes Foundation Anonymous Steve and Ellen LeBlanc Cathy and Alan Adelman William States Lee Foundation The Apple Foundation Susan Parker Martin and Alan Belzer Daniel W. Bailey and Emily Stanley The Nicholson Foundation Bank of America Matching Gifts Foundation Rob Pulleyn Elizabeth and James Bethune Betsy and Marc Rowland Kristin Hills Bradberry and John Bradberry The Seth Sprague Educational and David K. Chatt Charitable Foundation James D. Clubb Ann and Thomas Cousins $50,000 –$99,999 Marion Stedman Covington Foundation Anonymous Davie Construction Polly Allen Charles Michael Davis Lisa and Dudley Anderson William A. and Betty Gray Davis The Cannon Foundation Bert and Shane Ellentuck Howard and Lydia Colwell Alida Fish and Stephen Tanis Bob and Peggy Culbertson Flora Family Foundation Glen and Florence Hardymon Gusti and Daniel Frankel Bobby and Claudia Kadis Harriet Green Dr. John E. Lee and Ione Lee Edwin F. Harris, Jr. and Susan Arrendell Barbara N. McFadyen and Douglass Phillips Hillsdale Fund, Inc. Jean W. McLaughlin and Tom Spleth Ruth DeYoung Kohler Kaola and Frank Phoenix George H. Lanier Charles E. and Ellen H. Taylor Susan and David Larson Family Foundation Lincoln Financial Group Foundation, Inc.  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Campaign for Penland’s Future

Mary R. Lynn Roger and Deane Ackerman James R. Barrows McDowell Foundation Peggy and John Acorn Rebecca Barton John and Tina McGuire Iwan Adami Joan M. Bass C. James and Laurel Meyer Ashleigh and Michael Adamosky Pinky Bass Scott Mullennix and Hilary M. Wilson Jim Adams Sue Bass Ché Rhodes Pamela Adan and Orlando Adan Ann Batchelder and Henri Kieffer Mary Schnelly and Gene Phelps Milton Adelman Mary A. Batsch Buck and Helgi Shuford Deborah Ahalt Constance M. Baugh and Carolyn Benson William M. Singer and Finn Alban Anne and John Baum Catherine Sweeney Singer Kim Alderman Sue Baum Hellena and Isaiah Tidwell John and Judy Alexander Joan Baxt Bob and Jane Trotman Welborn and Patty Alexander Carol Baxter Charlotte Vestal Wainwright and Suzanne and Walter Allen Hayne Bayless Steve Wainwright Barbara Benisch and Jacque Allen Patricia and Bruce Becker Lana Wilson Thomas M. Allen Deborah Bedwell and Richard L. Hill Julia Woodman Renee B. Altman Jill Beech Patricia L. Amend and Stephen M. Dean John Beerman $5,000 –$9,999 Cathryn and Dante Amidei Katherine M. Belk Anonymous Stanley and Karen Andersen Elizabeth Bell Marla and Joel Adams Erica Anderson Frank and Ranlet Bell John Andrew Jesse Anderson Juliet Bell Elizabeth Aralia and Nicholas Graetz Mary Anderson Robert and Lynell Bell Dawn Barrett and R.D. Oxenaar Robert and Kathleen Anderson Lee Ann Bellon Helga and Jack Beam Benares Angeley Chris Beloni Beattie Foundation Mary Anglin Sandra Belozercovsky William and Katherine Bernstein Robert Annas and Doug Shaw Eleanor Bemis Fleur Bresler Mr. and Mrs. Shepard L. Ansley David and Lauren Benson Edwina Bringle Elizabeth Apple Paulus Berensohn John and Jennifer Culver Judy Applebaum Gerald and Allison Berkowitz Dail and Artie Dixon Lee Shaw and Linda Arbuckle Sanford R. Berlin Jon Ellenbogen and Rebecca Plummer Phillip Arensberg and Kit Murphy Edward and Angela Bernard Lisbeth C. Evans and Jim Lambie Harvard L. Armus Peter Bernett Gary Fuquay Charlotte Arrendell William and Katherine Bernstein Elizabeth Gant John S. Arrowood Barbara Berntson Shelton and Carol Gorelick Elmer Art Mikel and Cecelia Berry Andrew and Hathia Hayes Martha Ashby Florence Berryhill Dorothy S. Hines Robert Asman Doug Beube Randy Hinson Sheila and Kevin Avruch Deirdre Bialo-Padin Danny and Caroline Kadis Barbara and Ellis Aycock Kim and Bill Biddix Donna Kadis Beverly and Gene Ayscue The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Jeff and Shauna Kadis Mary Lou Babb and James G. Babb, Jr Charlotte and Charles Bird Frank D. Lortscher Peg and Steve Bachenheimer Fred and Jeannie Birkhill David and Suzu Neithercut Posey Bacopoulos Harold Black Tom and Toni Oreck Bryan Christopher Baker Lisa Blackburn and John Hartom Patina Gallery Charles E. and Anna Reamer Baker Nisa Blackmon Clarissa T. Sligh and Kimberly Grey Purser Eve and Stephen Balboni Sandy Blain James W.M. Smith Nancy Baldwin Helen Blanchard Steven Stichter and Mark Ewert Don Ball Blevins Oil Company Ruth T. Summers and Bruce W. Bowen Tina Bambauer Cati Blitz Jerry Uelsmann Bruce C. Bangert Gay Block Dorothy Gill Barnes Daniel A. Bloom and Barry Golivesky Under $5,000 Barbara Barnett Thomas and Melinda Blue Anonymous ( ) Mr. and Mrs. William T. Barnett Alan and Rosalie Blumenthal  Hands Gallery Nancy Baron Nini and Henry Bodenheimer Stephen and Enee Abelman Margaret L. Barrick Elizabeth E. and Henry M. Booke  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Campaign for Penland’s Future

Mary Beth Boone Joseph M. Bryan, Jr. Braden Buchanan Nick Buchholz and Mary Ker Dariel Buczek Jean Buescher-Bartlett Kathryn Bufano and Chris Foster B.C. Burgess Trust Claudia Burke Susan E. Burnes Nathan and Marcy Bursac Robert Bush David Butler Harlan Butt Leslie G. Byers Greg and Mary Lou Cagle Jessica Calderwood Debbie Caldwell J. David Caldwell Deborah and Michael Caliva Bernard Y. Calvert, III John and Ann Campbell Laura M. Campbell Alice Cappa Selling a patterned silk scarf during a Natalie R. Boorman Janet Capra summer scholarship auction. These auctions, Joe Bova and Linda Shafer Larry Carden which take place at the end of each session, Ken Bova Vivianne L. Carey are celebrations of the work made during Rosemarie G. Bowie Frances Barr Cargill the session, and they are also an important Linda and William Bowman Anna L. Carlton source of revenue for Penland’s scholarship Clara B. Boza Lucianne B. Carmichael programs. In fiscal year 2012, the session Deborah Brackenbury Syd Carpenter auctions raised $113,865. Christopher Brady and Laurie Paratore-Brady Susan Carruth Colin and Sandra Brady Bill and Judy Carson Dorothy D. Bragdon Robin Carson Carolyn Branch Keith Carter Frances Brenner Linda Carter Bresler Family Foundation Claudia Carucci David and Lisa Brewster Linda Casbon Emily Breyer Brooke Cassady Meredith Knapp Brickell and Ray Duffey Frank Konhaus and Ellen Cassilly Fay and Phelan Bright Colleen Castle Phoebe Briley MacFarlane and Marguerite Cates Jessie Couch Brinkley Johannes Causey Edward C. Brinkman Janis G. Chapman Kathryn A. Brock David Charak David and Laura Brody Wynn and Katherine Charlebois Christopher M. Brookfield The Charlotte Lesbian and Gay Fund Board Allen L. Brooks Louis Cherry and Ann Marie Baum Jan Brooks Kyoung Ae Cho Lola Brooks Christa Faut Gallery Tama Brooks Lucy Christopher Philip Broughton and David Smith Sam Chung Harold and Kathryn Brown Lisa Clague Jane Comfort Brown Mrs. Charles Clark Teri Brozak Christine Clark and Bill Will Jane Bruce Geraldine Plato and John Clark  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Campaign for Penland’s Future

Carol Clarkson Maggi DeBaecke Angela Fina and Francine Ozereko The Clay Queen Pottery Cynthia Deitch Ilene Fine Cami Ruth Clemo Ellen and Bert Denker Lowell and Laraine Fine Robert Cmarik Mark and Sue Denny Arline Fisch Joan Levy Coale Jessica Depp Karen Fisher and Robert Warren Katy and Mark Cobb Lance and Lenore Deutsch Diane Fitzgerald Nelly Bly Cogan Andy Dews and Tom Warshauer Kathleen A. FitzGerald John Cogswell and Barbara E. Chapman Angela Dickerson Melissa Fitzgerald Margaret and Dan Cogswell Lucy V. Dierks Brigid Flannery Bruce D. Cohan and Carol Shapiro Ellen Dissanayake Hayes and Anita Fletcher Cecilia Cohen Dail and Artie Dixon Heather Fletcher James and Marie Cohen Robert Frank Dogens Pepper and Donald Fluke Michael S. Cohen Kim L. Dolce Charles and Edna Forbes Vicki E. Cohen C. Dwight and Kathi Jo Donaldson W. Ann Forbes Don and Nancy Ackerman Cole Patrick and Linda Dougherty Betty and Wes Foster Dorothy and Clyde Collins Cindylou Douglas Gene and Tate Foster Ken and Mary Beth Collins Dover Foundation, Inc. Chris and Susie Fox Adam and Shelley Colvin Ruth L. Doyle Mary Francis Julie Connaghan Donna Jean Dreyer Michelle Francis and Harry Keiner Elizabeth Conner Robin Dreyer and Tammy Hitchcock Sandy Frank Patti Connor-Greene Frank E. Driscoll and Mary Cain Driscoll Ed and Sue Frankel Marilue M. Cook Ginger Duensing Don Franklin and Billy Bolton Doug Cooke Judith and Royle Duff Robert R. Freedman Paul Cookson and Jim Walsh Noel L. Dunn and Mia Celena William and Sally Freelove Robert and Elizabeth Cooper Tesa DuPre Elissa L. Freud Eli Corbin Mignon Durham James E. Friedberg and Charlotte Moss Marianne Cordyack Lauren Dyer Miles Frieden Mimi Corwin Robert Ebendorf and Aleta Braun C. Robert Friedman and Vernon Mosheim Cappy Counard and Greg Gehner Richard and Bridget Eckerd Jose Fumero and Herbert Cohen The Cousins Foundation, Inc. Lynn and Barry Eisenberg Steve and Marsha Funk Helen Romayne Cox Catharine Ellis and Kent Stewart GE Foundation John Coyne Deborah Louise Ellis Dennise Gackstetter Linda J. Crabill Lee Ellis Sheila Gaddie John Cram and Matt Chambers Renne Ensley Michael and Libba Gaither Lawrence Crapo Stanley and Rhoda Epstein Ben Galata Thorns and Perry Craven Louise Erskine Aran Galligan Alfred and Ann Crompton Thomas W. Eshelman and Jeanne Finan Susan Ganch and Jerod Eisenshtadt Jane Crowe Dan Estabrook Barbara Gaye-Gonzales Rebecca M. Crowell Kressa Evans Susanna Gee and Toney Harris Carl Cruse Spencer and Mary Ann Everett Cecilia Gelfman Greg Cumbaa Diane Falkenhagen Martin Gellert Scott and Kim Cunningham Cass and Andy Faller George and Susan Gibbins Paula J. Curran Keith and Kiki M. Farish Martha Giberson Jo Ann Czekalski Paul and Kym Farr Amy C. Gilbert Whit and Cathy Daily Bill and Linda Farthing Jane Gish William P. Daley Christa and Robert Faut Karen Glaser The Dana Foundation Susan Feagin Andrew Glasgow Lucy C. Daniels Greg and Cindy Feltus Louise Glickman Linda Darty and Terry A. Smith Fred Fenster and Susan Doane Donna J. Globus John Davis Bruce R. Ferguson John and Ann Glover Joseph B. Davis, Jr. and Gerard Ferrari Pat Glowa and Don Kollisch Dr. Ann Hoscheit-Davis Jennifer Ferreira Steve Godwin Lynne H. Davis Leslie Fesperman Israel and Majorie Goldberg Malcolm and Judy Davis Len and Joyce Fidler Jenna Goldberg Patsy Davis Susan Filley Scott Goldberg  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Campaign for Penland’s Future

Eric Goldschmidt Lucia Harrison Joanna Gollberg and Jamie Sterling Kimberly Hart Scarrain and Geraldo Gomes Dale and Bonnie Harvey Miguel A. Gómez-Ibáñez and Fay Larkin Phyllis and Ross Hatch Alvin and Rachel Goodman Jane Hatcher Jeffrey M. Goodman and Margot Atuk James Hatley Barbara and Jim Goodmon Michael Dwayne Hawks Bill Goolsby Ann Hawthorne Caroline Gore John and Barbara Hayes Bill and Patty Gorelick Marty Hayes and Michael Cucchiara Adrienne and Harvey Gossett Lindsay Hearn Cissel Gott Frederick Heath and Merrily Orsini Louis Gottlieb Robyn W. Heeks Charlotte H. Gower Sarah Heimann Laura and Michael Grace Jerry Heindel and Renee Rux Maria L. Grandinette Marian S. Heiskell Mark and Tina Granville Kay and Roderick Heller Arne Gray Pamela and John Helms “I learned more about art in two Mary Gray Hemby Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Rusty Gray Mrs. Anne J. Henderson weeks than I've learned the two John R. Green Phil Henderson years I’ve spent in art school. Being Daniel Greenberg and Susan L. Steinhauser James Henkel and Debra Frasier surrounded by highly motivated, Dr. Lewis I. Greenwald and Sue Henshaw Dr. Olive Greenwald Lloyd E. Herman creative people has inspired me to Jean Greer and Scott Radway Nancy Herman push my own art using the ideas Barbara D. Greiss Mark and Carol Hewitt they've shared. I now feel I have a Gary and Patricia Griffin Howard and June Hicks better understanding of what it is Suzanne E. Grinnan Kristy Higby and Mark Flowers Ted and Susie Gross Highwater Clays Inc. to be an artist.” Jo Ellen and William Grubbs Linda and John Hillman –Evan Hoffman, who received a Higher Gregory W. Guenther Alix Hitchcock Education Partners Scholarship to take a Bill and Mary Ellen Gumerson Bonnie and Jeff Hitchcock letterpress class with Bill Hall James R. Hackney and Scott T. Haight Dorothy D. Hodges and Amy Pirkle Henry and Sandra Halem Kim Hodges Hoss Haley and Leslie Noell Sheila Hoffman Charity Hall Mary Jane Hofmann and Anna and John Hammond Charles H. Hofmann, Sr. Lee and John Hancock Brigid L. Hogan Jack and Doris Hancox Cheryl Holland and Doug Quackenbush Borden and Ann Hanes Dwight M. Holland Robin Hanes May and Howell Hollis Patricia and Frank Hankins Cathy Holt Anne and Lewis Hansen Phil Homes G. Felda and Dena Hardymon Thomas Horan Cheryl A. Harper Martin and Irina Horn Marc Harper April Horton Martha D. Harper Gene P. Hotaling Jeff Harris Tom Huang and Shelli Ulmer Deborah M. Harris Jim and Marlene Hubbell Edwin R. Harris and Mildred Harris Cheryl Walker and Jeff Huberman Jenna Harris Caroline Hughes Dr. Josephine Harris Garnett L. Hughes and Donna Moran Ann and Pegram Harrison Patti Hughes Eleanor A. Harrison Benjamin and Eileen Hulsey Lee Ann Harrison Jane Hunter  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Campaign for Penland’s Future

Mi-Sook Hur Deanna King Nunzio Lupo and Michael Grover Richard P. Hurley J. Scott King Jane and Robert Lurie Jan and Sam Hurt Kathy King Isaac and Sonia Luski Lauri and Richard Huss Betty Kjelson Simone and Scott Lutgert Elliott Hutten Jeana E. Klein and Mark Schurman Sara Luttrell James and Peggy Hynes Mark Klett Adrian and Page Luxmoore IBM Matching Grants Program Michael Kline and Stacey Lane Robert Lynch and Diane Brace In Situ Studio Allison Knight Elizabeth Lyne David and Robbie Irvin Timothy Knight Lyons Fine Art Consulting Geoffrey Isles Eric Knoche Shaunna Lyons Andre Jackson Madge Forbes Koch David and Dorcas MacDonald Jerry Jackson George and Cindy Kokis Bruce and Diane MacEwen Florence K. Jaffa Richard Koopman, Jr. Theresa MacFarland Patricia N. Jay Sylvia H. Kortan Maya D. Machin Greg Jenkins and Shawn Rawleigh Kenn and Michelle Kotara Warren and Nancy MacKenzie John R. Jesso and Stacy Sumner Jesso Virginia Kraus and Jay Westwater Susan MacLean Nicholas and Lisa Joerling Karen F. Krieger Terriss Maddrey Arthur H. Johns Suzanne Krill James Malenda Nels Johnson Lisa L. Kriner Barbara Maloney Robert and Mary Johnson Betsy Kruger John and Nancy Maloney Sally and Paul Johnson Yih-Wen Kuo Wesley Mancini and Bob Scheer Sally and William Johnson Lynn Kurisko Roger Mandel Thomas P. Johnson, Jr. and Ina Smith Arthur and Anita Kurtz John Marek Dan and Jennifer Turner Joiner Mary Pierce Lafleur Richard Margolis and Sherry Phillips Audrey W. Jones Mollie Lakin-Hayes Andrea and Bob Maricich Fred Jones Elaine W. Lamb David L. Marsh and Kenneth Hanson Jacqueline and Sean Jones Kate M. Lambeth Suzanne Marsh Jean and Edwin Jones June and Ken Lambla Ms. Joanna R. Marsland Richard E. Jones Ashley and Peter Larkin Mary M. Martin Vicki Jones Carl Larson Eric Robert Martinez and Klugh Jordan Peter J. Larson, MD Frank Morrison Sutton Ruth and Dan Jordan Jim and Lillian Lawrence Kit Martinez Sandy and Lindsay Jordan Leita Leavell Jessica Martinkosky Aimee and Alain Joyaux Joe S. Lee Marion and Kingsbury Marzolf Lydia A. Kalyna Rick Lee Elizabeth Mather Deena and Jerome Kaplan Ted Leger and Allen Taylor Elizabeth Matheson Deb Karash Julia A. Leonard Heath Matysek-Snyder Kenneth and Virginia Karb Margaret Lepo Linda A. Mauck Reena and Pradith Kashyap Renee Lessner Warren and Nancy Mauterer Barbara Johnson Kasler Marc Leuthold Richard Mawdsley Emily Kass and Charles Weinraub Levi Strauss Foundation Martha Brim and Ken May Andrew Kastanas Carol and Seymour Levin Sarah T. McArdle Jan Katz and Jim Derbes Rob and Wanda Levin Brian and Gail McCarthy Laura E. Kellar Jane L. Levy Katherine McCarty Diane Solomon Kempler Bingle and Doug Lewis Patricia McCauley Betty P. Kenan Suze Lindsay and Kent McLaughlin McColl Center for Visual Art Maureen Kennedy June D. Lockhart Louise McConnell Kay E. Kennerty Thomas Loeser and Bird Ross Ruth M. McConnell Jo Kenney Joseph P. Logan Carole McCracken Dorlin and Susan Kerr Carol and David Lombardo Richard and Yvonne McCracken Nancy J. Kerr Douglas A. Long John and Marjorie McCurrach Kristen Kieffer Randy Long Kirby and Risden McElroy Barbara Kiger Betty Helen Longhi Amy K. McGrath Madonna Ann Kilborn Nancy Lopez-Ibanez Bonnie and Chaffe McIlhenny Clay and Linda King Lorinna W. Lowrance Gustaf Westfeldt McIlhenny Family Foundation  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Campaign for Penland’s Future

Salley and Michael McInerney Carolyn P. Nelson Pamela and Mike McKay Bea Nettles Laura Jean McLaughlin Pamela Neumann Roy Baroff and Caroline McLaughlin Patricia Nevin Harry McLean Arnold and Jean Nevins John and Robin McLean Virginia E. Newell and Bob Wilkins Sunny McLinn Holbrook Newman Lynn McLure Kate L. Newsom Scott McMahon Lou Raye Nichol Charles L. McMurray Laura Foster Nicholson Janice McRorie Audrey Niffenegger Bob McWilliams Nonah Craft House Elizabeth and Michael Mears Nancy Nord Meg Foundation Inc. Bruce and Nancy Novell Ron and Susan Meier Jeff Oestreich Estate of John Menapace Marc and Celene Oken Elizabeth and Fred Menger Andrew B. Oliver Alice C. Merritt Gary Michael Olsen Katherine W. Merten Diane T. O’Malley Nathan and Carole Metzger Sanford and Barbara Orkin Ron and Hester Meyers Dell Orr and David Vandre Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Kristen Orr “Being in the studio these two weeks Barbara Middleton Jere Osgood has led me to a new exploration in Raine Middleton C. Lynne Osterman and Michael Newman my work that is an EXPLOSION of Carlton Midyette Sandy and Anne Overbey understanding and opportunity. Chris H. Miller Ben Owen Dorothy Miller James and Laura Page I have not had such a breakthrough James and Sharon Miller Polly Pagliai in a long time. Or ever, perhaps. Sequoia Miller Myrna and Sheldon Palley I feel incredible about what I have Steve Miller and Desmond Lim Greg Parker and Randy Dickerson found within myself.” Sharon Mills John Parker Robert and Karen Milnes Mary and Mike Parker –Timothy Maddox, who received the Myra Mimlitsch-Gray and Ken Gray Paul and Elmerina Parkman Michael Pierschalla Scholarship to take Abby Minor Keith Parsley Dean Pulver’s wood class. John and Stephanie Mitchell Ann Patterson LeeAnn Mitchell and Jim Buonaccorsi Deborah Patton Andrew Geer and Susan Moore Gerald Paul Dana Moore Caroline Paulsen John Moore and Olga Ronay Thomas Paulson and Rebecca Causey Clarence Morgan and Arlene Burke Morgan Barbara J. Payne Susan Morrison Philip and Mary Ruth Payne Chris Moses Tina Peak Bobby B. Mosley Jeannie Pearce Sandra Moy Brian S. Pearson David Battick and Rebecca Moyer Rosemary L. Peduzzi Bette Mueller-Roemer Edith Peiser Tom and Sharona Muir Arnold Penland, Jr. Ana M. Musachio Roi Malott Penton Sana Musasama Chris Peregoy George Nakashima Woodworker S.A. Flo Perkins and William Agnew and Mira Nakashima David Perrin and Anne Kenan Yun Dong Nam Toni M. Perrone and Nina Cloaninger Charles and Cynthia Nash Dan J. Peterman National Trust for Historic Preservation Fund Jeff and Pam Peters Brian H. Neill and Lori Cahoon Neill Meg Peterson  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Campaign for Penland’s Future

Ronan K. Peterson and Kara Ikenberry Sang Parkinson Roberson Gail M. Sells John Pfahl Diane Roberts Charlene Sevier Jennifer Phelps Holly Roberts and Robert Wilson Jan Serr and John K. Shannon Laura and Stephen Philipson Lisa C. Robey Dr. and Mrs. Alvin Shapiro Claire Phillips Ann Robinson Harold Shapiro Margaret Phillips Johnie and Lorraine Robinson Douglas Sheafor Winfred Pierce Judy Robinson Lisa and Charles Shepherd Jodi Rubin Pinault Lee Robinson and Jerry Winakur Jenny Lou Sherburne and Buck Pollard Katrina Plato Russell and Sally Dalton Robinson Sondra Sherman James F. Plowden, M.D. Kathy Rodgers Michael and Margery Sherrill Robert Poe Patricia and B.D. Rodgers Mary Ann Shirk Lynn P. Pollard Victoria Rogers Christina Shmigel and Patrick Moreton Harold C. Poole, Jr. Eric S. Rohm and Amy Hockett Denise Shoukas Shepherd and Grey Poole Dr. Robert and Lauryn Ronis Lindy Shuttleworth Paul W. Popish Karen Rose Terri Sigler John D. and Ann Porter Lindsey Rosen C. Miller Sigmon Ronald C. Porter and Joe Price Wendy and David Rosenfeld Dr. Les Silberstein Cindy Dawn Powell Margaret L. Rossi Silver Peak REIT, Inc. Presbyterian Health Care Foundation Stephen Rothrock and Karen Nickless Annie Silverman April C. Price Geoff Roupas Marc and Mattye Silverman Dan Price Barbara Jo Ruble Maxine and Gary Silverstein Joseph and Elisabeth Price Richard Ruff Laura Simmelink J.Timothy Prout Jill Ruhlman Ward Simmons Laura H. Prozes and Andy Prozes Marie M. Runyon Marjorie Simon Jana Pullman Tommie Rush and Richard Jolley Joe Singewald Nol Putnam Rachel E. Russ J. Paul Sires and Ruth Ava Lyons Joe Sam and Kate Queen Lynette Russell Melanie and Russ Sizemore Cynthia Quesenberry Michael Rutkowsky Karen Skrinde Jane Quimby John J. Ryan and Wesley Chenault Paul and Roslyn Slovic Victoria Rabinowe Jeanne Ryder Stephanie L. Smart and Allen Vander Meulen Laurel and C. Perrin Radley Seymour and Marcia Sabesin Claudia Smigrod Haywood and Sabine Rankin Jacob Sadler Bonnie and Jere Smith Samuel C. Rankin Mary Sadler Cinda B. Smith Christine and Richard Rappoport Judith Salomon and Jerry Weiss Dana Smith Betty and Dennis Rash Bonnie Salund and Mark Beck Dolph and Jessie Smith Ratio Foundation The Samara Fund Emily and Zach Smith Joy M. Raynor Amy and Brian Sanders Gay Smith Karla Reed Phillip and Sara Sanders Lanty and Margaret Smith Mary Regan Arturo Alonzo Sandoval Lark and Steve Smith Frances Reid Erika Sanger and John Vasquez Laura P. Smith Elaine Reily Harry Santen Paul J. Smith Keramet Ann Reiter Dorothy Saxe Ted Smith Ann Anderson Rennie Gary C. Scales Melissa W. Smitheal Susan and Matthew Reynolds Jane and Ronald Schagrin Karen Smith-Lovejoy and F. Bentley Lovejoy Harry Rhodes Mary Ann Scherr Sam and Cindy Smoak Jay Rich Alice and Bruce Schlein Anika Smulovitz James S. Richards Stella Schloss and Dr. Neil Parker Alan Solomon and Andrea Cartwright Warren and Jayne Richmond JoAnn Schnabel Susan Sommer Tut and Harry Riddick Catherine Schroeder and Phil McMillan Sydney R. Sonneborn Gail Rieke Norman and Gloria Schulman Gabriel Soren and Marie-France Labbe Rosalind Rich Rieser Brad Schwieger Michael and Jessica Spence Chris Rifkin Mrs. John T. Scott Amy Sperry Carolyn and Jack Riley David and Sally Seavey Spruce Pine Batch Company Murray Riss Diana and Samuel Self Elizabeth Spungen Carol Rissman and William Davison Jeannette Austin Selvaggi Teresa Stack  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Campaign for Penland’s Future

Paul Sykes Jim Tanner Amy Tavern Janet R. Taylor Melissa Taylor Terry Taylor Marcia and Charles Teal Dan and Rebecca Terrible Shoko Teruyama and Matt Kelleher Mary E. Tevington Pat Thibodeaux and Glenn Squires Veronica M. Thighe Allen Thomas Drs. John A. Thompson, Jr. and Lee Rocamora Linda and Jim Threadgill Suan Ying Tillman Dr. Russell Tippins and Randy New Mariemma Tischer Caroline To Leslie To Regina Acosta Tobin Joe Todd Leslie Gregory Gruesbeck is an assistant Christopher and Katharine Staley Anna Tomczak professor of art and director of the gallery Beth Stanfield Cynthia A. Toth at Northwestern State University of Melvin and Mary Stanforth Ellie and Jon Totz Louisiana. She attended Polly Barton’s Dr. Michael A. Stang and Mrs. E. K. Stang Peggy Fasullo Towson sixth-session weaving workshop, Ikat: Kathleen and Darwin Stanley Patti Tracey and Chris Hudson Rigors and Secrets using a professional Lois Langston Staton Linnie Trettin development grant for her professorship, David L. Staub and Susan Edwards Dennis R. Trombatore which she supplemented by washing dishes Kathy and Scott Steinsberger Marlene True as a Penland work-study student. Elizabeth Steinvorth Michelle Tuegel “I love work-study,” she said. “I think the Joy Stember Ellen B. Turner really wonderful benefit was getting to Susan Finch Stevens Joeseph C.P. Turner bond with people in other studios who I B. Stewart Tyler Glass Guild would not even have had a chance to Susan and Edward Stickney Carl W. Tyler, Jr. really meet otherwise. In a very short peri - George and Barbara Stinson Tom F. Urban od of time, I’ve met some extraordinary Connie Stockdale Betsy B. Vaden people, some of whom are much younger Elizabeth Stokes Valueprint, Inc. than me, some of whom are a little older. Deb Stoner Jonathan M. and Gwen G. Van Ark I think Lucy Morgan would be proud of Audrey Straight Alison J. Van Dyk Penland, I think Penland is doing what she Martha Strawn Sarah Van Keuren Evon Streetman Ursula Vann wanted.” Strickland Family Foundation Caroline H. Vaughan Rebecca Strickland James and Jean Veilleux Linda Strong Deborah Velders Leigh Suggs Margaret vonRosen Sue Moss Sullivan Diana and Albert Voorthuis Eva J. Summer and Sharon K. Little Karen Candice Wagner Clifford and Deborah Summey Charlene Diana Walker Scott and Katie Sundby Don and Karen Walker Superior School of Real Estate, Inc. Diana Parrish and Max Wallace Madeline Sutter Ned Walley and Kurt Gabrielson David Sutton Margot Wallston Sarah Swanson Paul Andrew Wandless Sheila Sweetser Kiwon Wang  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Campaign for Penland’s Future

Randall and Susan Ward Steve West Barbara V. Wishy Susan W. Ward Wet Dog Glass Paul Wisotzky Janet Warner Rick and Brenda Wheeler Michelle Witherspoon Sarah Warner John Whisnant Pamela and Paul Wittfeld Shirley Waters Ann N. White C. Lincoln and Denielle Wolfe Barbara Lankford Watts Steve and Charlotte White Robbie Wolff Laura Way Gladys Whitney Martha H. Womble Reid M. Weigner Emily Wicke Jean Woodall Wendy Weiner and Delia Champion Ellen Wieske and Carole Ann Fer Albert Woodard Weiner’s Ltd. Andrea C. Willey Lynalise Woodlief Arlene Weinsier Rob Williams and Warren Womble Lauren and David Worth Erica Weiss William and Pat Williamson Michael Wright and Bob Glascock Mary Weiss Teresa K. Wilpers Janie Yates Rita and Steve Weisskoff Angela and David Wilson Foster Young Mary E. Wellehan Julia Wilson Paula W. Zellner Clara Wellons Arthur and Heather Wimble Ann Ziegler Susan Wells Sarah Morgan Wingfield Diane E. Zimmerman Judith West Kathleen Winn Daniel and Jane Zureich

In-Kind Donations These individuals made non-cash gifts to Penland during FiscalY ear  (May ,  to April  ,  ). These in-kind donations range from gifts of land and art, to equipment and supplies, to goods, services, and lodging.

$5,000 and above Mike Davis William P. Massey Estate of Christine K. McNaughton Andy Dews and Tom Warshauer Charles L. McMurray Dail Dixon Ron and Susan Meier $2,500 –$4,999 Jon Ellenbogen and Rebecca Plummer Tim Miron Cathy and Alan Adelman Fox Distributing Co. Mountain City Roasters Bullseye Glass Company Gary Fuquay Patricia Nevin Greenville County Museum of Art John Geci Karen Newgard Louise Murdock McIntyre Grassy Creek Hardware Northstar Glassworks, Inc. Betsy Gray Joe Oppermann $1,000 –$2, 499 Kathryn Gremley and Marvin Jensen Greg Parker and Randy Dickerson Bindery Tools, LLC Hahnemühle Fine Art Rosemary L. Peduzzi Peter F. Gearen and Lisa M. Gearen Abie Harris Kenny Pieper Marsha McLawhorn Jane Hatcher Richard Prisco Ingle’s Markets, Inc. Laura Heery Prozes Under $1,000 Shawn Ireland Rob Pulleyn Ace Hardware Barbara Bear Jamison Laurel and C. Perrin Radley Stanley and Karen Andersen Jet Stamps Sam Reynolds Elizabeth and James Bethune Nicholas and Lisa Joerling David and Donna Ross Biltmore Company Sandy and Lindsay Jordan Jenny Lou Sherburne and Buck Pollard Nathan Blank Michael Kline and Stacey Lane William Singer Lillian Boney Dr. and Mrs. John E. Lee Russ Sizemore Cynthia Bringle Dr. Kent and Dr. Bob Leslie Gay Smith Edwina Bringle Suze Lindsay and Kent McLaughlin Nick Sturtzel Susan Cannon Shaunna Lyons Sysco Food Services Louis Cherry Jeannine Marchand Uroboros Glass Studios Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc. Courtney Martin Wale Apparatus Co., Inc. Thorns and Perry Craven Susan Parker Martin and Alan Belzer Charlene Diana Walker  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Circle of Hands

Bob Culbertson at Penland with his grand - Donor Profile: Bob Culbertson children Rosa Culbertson, Amos Culbertson, and Bruce Thomas. Bob has taken a Penland “I grew up in a hardworking family, and I’ve worked hard all my life,” says Bob class every year since 1994. Culbertson. “When I got into my sixties, I thought, there’s got to be more than this. So I took a night class in pottery at Spirit Square in Charlotte. I knew about Penland because we have a home in Linville and I’d gone to the auctions. So I called and asked if they would take a rank beginner. Brad Schwieger was teaching, and I was way at the bottom of the class. That was nineteen years ago, and I’ve gone every year since then. And pottery has become a major part of my life.” It wasn’t just pottery that became part of his life, however. Penland itself became deeply important to him. He has been a consistent and generous contributor, he and his wife, Peggy, fund a scholarship each year, and they have set up a cultural trust as part of their estate, with Penland School named as one of the beneficiaries. He also spent eight years on the board of trustees. “The Penland board is the best board I have served on including bank boards and many charities,” he says. “It’s the only time I’ve been on a board and have not wanted my term to expire.” He has also passed on his love for Penland and craft to his grandchildren. His grandson Amos, who is a research fellow in geology at Baylor University, has already taken a number of classes. And this past summer Bob was at Penland along with three of his grandchildren: Amos, his sister Rosa, and their cousin Bruce. “It was a great chance to spend time with my grandchildren,” he says. “And they are all ready to go back.” Bob spent his career running a life insurance agency. His son-in-law runs the company now, but Bob, who is eighty, still puts in some time at work—along with throwing pots and pursuing other interests. And everywhere he goes, he tells peo ple about Penland. “I see what it means to people who go there. The letters we get from the people who get the scholarships are very touching. I just feel so fortunate to have Penland right here in the mountains of North Carolina.” “Penland is a beacon in the world of craft,” he adds. “It is known worldwide and held in the highest respect. Almost every class I’ve been in has had students from other countries. I don’t think many people in our state understand Penland’s world -  wide reputation.” –Robin Dreyer Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Circle of Hands

Charles Stokes Circle of Hands Penland’s Circle of Hands includes donors who have chosen to make a legacy gift to the school through a bequest or other planned or deferred gift. Circle of Hands donors demonstrate their com mitments to Penland’s future by establishing a gift process now that will benefit the school at a future time. These gifts can assure that the donor’s current support will continue. If you are con sidering a legacy gift to Penland, please contact the development office.

Anonymous ( ) Bobby and Claudia Kadis Polly Allen Mary D. Kahlert Lisa and Dudley Anderson Dr. and Mrs. John E. Lee Jill Beech Dr. Kent Leslie Joe Bova Betty Helen Longhi Ken Bova Mary R. Lynn Larry Brady William P. Massey Wade and Brenda Brickhouse Estate of Ann Skipper McAden Cynthia Bringle Jean W. McLaughlin and Thomas H. Spleth Edwina Bringle Charles L. McMurray Jan Brooks Dana Moore "I had one of the best experiences Paula L. Brown-Steedly Sana Musasama of my life. I have been inspired by Dorothy and Clyde Collins Laura Taft Paulsen and William F. Paulsen Louise Todd Cope Rosemary L. Peduzzi my amazing instructors, the stu - Bob and Peggy Culbertson Mark Peiser dents, and the environment. William A. and Betty Gray Davis Rosalind Rich Rieser Through my many discoveries here Jan Detter James W.M. Smith at Penland, my art has developed Tesa DuPre Alan Solomon Mignon Durham Steven Stichter into something unfamiliar but Mariana Roumell Gasteyer Constance Stumin refreshing. I have been inspired to James R. Hackney and Scott T. Haight Hellena and Isaiah Tidwell take my skills to a new level by Francesca Heller Estate of Frederick J. Tischer Dorothy S. Hines Karen Candice Wagner embracing the creative process and Estate of Molly Holt Rick and Brenda Wheeler becoming one with my artwork. I Patricia N. Jay Julia R. Woodman look forward to using what I have learned with the children I work with in art therapy." –Art therapist Janea Scott, who received the Huntley Tidwell Scholarship to take a clay class with Sandi Pierantozzi and Holly Walker

 Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Auction Art Donations

Art Donations Penland benefits from the extraordinary generosity of its community of artists. Each year, many current and former instructors, core fellows and resident artists donate work to the annual benefit auction. Artists also donate to Art for Penland, a web-based art sales program, and to special exhi - bitions in galleries around the country. Lucy Morgan Leader art donors contributed work valued at $ , or more. This list includes work donat ed to the  annual benefit auction.

Lucy Morgan Leader Art David Ellsworth Randi Parkhurst Erin Anfinson Donors Matt Eskuche Roger Parramore Benares Angeley (Donations valued at $ , or more) Daniel Essig Jane Peiser Mark Angus Adela Akers Dan Estabrook Flo Perkins Posey Bacopoulos Jacque Allen Chuck Evans Kenny Pieper William Baker Junichiro Baba Fred Fenster Jason Pollen Phillip Baldwin and Dan Bailey Shane Fero Potters of the Roan Lloyd Baldwin Julia M. Barello JoAnna Fireman Dean Pulver Alice R. Ballard Elizabeth Barton Alida Fish Don Reitz Boris Bally Polly Barton Aran Galligan Murray Riss Jean Buescher Bartlett Kenneth Baskin Susan Ganch Linda Foard Roberts Hayne Bayless Pinky/MM Bass Robert Gardner Mike Rossi Scott Benefield Rick Beck Phillip Garrett Tommie Rush Jamie Bennett Paulus Berensohn Suzanne Gernandt Andrew Saftel Eddie Bernard Alex Gabriel Bernstein Susan Taylor Glasgow Norman Schulman Katherine Bernstein William Bernstein Arthur González Virginia Scotchie Chris Berti Frederick Birkhill Celia Gray Sondra Sherman Michael Bondi Lisa Blackburn Gary Griffin Christina Shmigel Ken Bova Sandy Blain Peter Happny J. Paul Sires George Bowes Gina Bobrowski Douglas Harling Clarissa Sligh Christina Boy Claudio Bottero Abie Harris Dolph Smith Deborah Brackenbury Joe Bova Ann Hawthorne Tom Spleth Edwina Bringle Jana Brevick Andrew Hayes Christopher P. Staley Angela Bubash Meredith Brickell James Henkel Sam Stang Raissa Bump Elizabeth Brim Robyn Horn David Stuempfle Jim Buonaccorsi Cynthia Bringle Nicholas Joerling Billie Ruth Sudduth Richard Burkett Lola Brooks Keith Johnson Tim Tate Jay Burnham-Kidwell Bill Brown, Jr. Daniel Johnston Amy Tavern Ralph Burns Jennifer Bueno Mickey Johnston Shoko Teruyama Jessica Calderwood Thor Bueno Robin Johnston Linda Threadgill Critz Campbell Susan Goethel Campbell Richard Jolley Yaffa and Jeff Todd Carolina Cercone Ken Carder Aimee Joyaux Jen Townsend Linda Christianson David K. Chatt Matt Kelleher Travis S. Townsend Sam Chung Christine Clark Lisa Klakulak Anthony Ulinski Lisa Clague Daniel G. Clayman Stoney Lamar Caroline H. Vaughan Bede Clarke John Edward Cogswell Jeong Ju Lee Paul A. Wandless Margaret Couch Cogswell James D.W. Cooper Anne Lemanski Kiwon Wang Alison Collins Cristina Córdova Robert Levin Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen and Josh Copus Nancy Megan Corwin Sarah Loertscher Jasen Johnsen Vittorio Costantini Kimberly L. Cridler Jeannine Marchand Jan Williams Jim Cotter Maegan E. Crowley Daniel Marinelli Paul Wong Jim Croft William Daley Richard Mawdsley Julia Woodman Venetia Dale Paige Davis Laura Jean Mclaughlin Linda Darty Dail Dixon Elizabeth R. Mears Other Art Donations Shane Darwent Michael Doerr Jenny Mendes (Donations valued under $ , ) Susan Dewsnap Andrew Dohner C. James Meyer Cathy Adelman Andrea Dezso Robert Ebendorf Janis Miltenberger Julie Anand Sondra L. Dorn Julie Elkins Clarence Morgan Christina Z. Anderson Alexander Miles Dreyer  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Auction Art Donations

Donor Profile: Stoney Lamar

Stoney Lamar didn’t set out to become an artist. “It’s a mystery to me how I came to sculpture,” he says, “I have no degrees in art.” His first career was in mental health, although he says, “It was just a brush with the field, really; enough to know I wasn’t suited for it.” At about age thirty, Stoney enrolled in a woodworking pro - gram at Appalachian State University, intending to make furniture for a living. Then he tried turning wood on a friend’s lathe. “That was it for furniture,” he recalls. “I was much more suited to the lathe; it’s rhythmical, dancelike.” Rather than make pro duction work, he used the lathe to experiment. His technical skills lagged, but he felt that he was making conceptual moves that were very satisfying. “Eventually, I took a swing at making production items, “ he says, “but I could never make any - thing that sold. So my wife Susan finally said, ‘Why don’t you just make sculpture?’” Some years down the road, Stoney, who lives and works in Saluda, North Carolina, is a nationally recognized sculptor in wood and steel. His work can be found in the collections of the Renwick Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Mint Museum of Craft + Design, and the High Museum of Art, among others. No studio hermit, he is also a founding member of the Association of American Woodturners, and has been a trustee of the American Craft Council, a director of Handmade in America, and president of both the Southern Highlands Craft Guild and the Center for Craft, Creativity, and Design. Stoney began taking classes at Penland about twelve years ago, mostly in iron. Four years ago, he spent five weeks renting studio space during the winter, working with core fellow Andrew Hayes, making new work, and thinking deeply about what Sculptor Stoney Lamar working outside it means to be a maker and what he’s learned from making. “I fell in love with the the Penland wood shop in February 2012. Stoney and fellow sculptor Robyn Horn place, just like everybody else,” he says. “It was a revelation. Winter up there is mag - recruited a group of artists who spent ical, kind of monastic.” The winter rental led to a new body of work on a larger scale a week working together in the iron than he had attempted before. In the summer of  , he taught his first Penland and wood studios. workshop, a sculptural woodcarving class co-taught with Mark Gardner. He was an invited participant in the instructors’ retreat in September  and the iron and wood collaboration in February  . “Penland is like Never-Never Land,” he muses. “Every time I go up there, something happens. Recently, I was up for an afternoon during Mark Gardner’s class. Bob Trotman was giving slides, I got to sit in, and I saw something that really set me off. Every time I come home from Penland, I’ve seen something, learned something, gotten excited about something new.” Stoney supports Penland by donating artwork to the annual benefit auction. “I believe in giving back,” he says, “but I will admit to having a subliminal purpose as well. I hope that by giving wood sculpture and having it produce income at the auction, I can help raise the profile of wood sculptors generally. It’s giving back, of course, but also sort of saying, ‘look at us,’ and trying to get other makers in wood to do the same thing. “Penland has become really important to me,” he continues. “I love encouraging young people to be makers, and if my contributions can help that tradition contin ue, I am proud.” –Wes Stitt  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Auction Art Donations

Helen Hiebert Tom Philabaum Will Hinton Ron Philbeck Shawn Ireland Amy Pirkle Earl O. James Rebecca Plummer Robert Johnson Dan Price John Mac Kah Richard Prisco Deb Karash Rob Pulleyn Ann Marie Kennedy Amy Putansu Sun Kyoung Kim Winnie Radolan Kathy King Emily Reason Michael Kline Sam T. Reynolds Ellen Knudson Sang Parkinson Roberson Stacey Lane Mary Roehm Mary Law Phil Rogers Preston B. Lawing Sylvie Rosenthal Ha Jeong Lee Justin Rothshank Leah Leitson Eric Ryser Suze Lindsay Alyssa C. Salomon Janet Link Phil Sanders Steven Loucks Akira Satake David MacDonald Beth Schaible Fred Fenster—the 2011 Penland School of Robin Dreyer Kaeko Maehata Schaller Gallery Crafts Outstanding Artist Educator—along Judith Duff Marc Maiorana Mary Ann Scherr with a crew of metalsmiths who led the David Eichelberger James Malenda Brad Schwieger hands-on pewter casting workshop for Jon Ellenbogen Courtney Martin Tom Shields Lucy Morgan Leaders during the auction Catharine Ellis Tom McCarthy Brent Skidmore weekend. Fred began the workshop with Vicki Essig Linda McFarling Ron Slagle a great lecture on pewtersmithing. Then Janice Farley Ryan McKerley Anika Smulovitz everyone in the workshop had a chance to Marty Fielding Kent McLaughlin Joy Tanner cast, file, and finish a pewter spoon. Left Susan Filley Scott McMahon Janet Taylor to right: Mi-Sook Hur, Fred Fenster, Hiroko Diane Fine Kreh Mellick Matthew Thomason Yamada, Susie Ganch, Zac Lopez-Ibanez. Dan Finnegan Matthew Metz Bob Trotman Arline M. Fisch Ron Meyers Jack Troy Regina M. Flanagan Dan Mirer Marlene True Becca Floyd LeeAnn Mitchell Elizabeth Turrell Terry Gess Dana Moore Sarah Van Keuren Joanna Gollberg Sana Musasama Holly Walker Malika Green David Naito Kathrin Weber Bill Hall Lisa Naples Tom White Charity L. Hall Bea Nettles Lana Wilson Susan Halls Richard Notkin David Wolfe Bobby Hansson Kelly O’Briant Hiroko Yamada Vicki Hardin Winnie Owens-Hart Kyu Yamamoto Abie Harris Neil Patterson gwendolyn yoppolo Ana Lisa Hedstrom Mary Pearse Jeff Zamek Sarah Heimann Noellynn Pepos Mary Hettmansperger Ronan Kyle Peterson

 Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Auction Sponsors & Patrons

Penland’s 26th Annual Benefit Auction In addition to providing significant resources for Penland’s annual operations, the benefit auction is an opportunity for collectors and art lovers to visit Penland and to see and acquire exceptional works of contemporary craft. Penland received the support of  artists who donated work and  volunteers who made the weekend a great success. We thank our patrons, artists, sponsors and volunteers who made the  th Annual Benefit Auction held on August  &  ,  such a huge success.

Auction Sponsors $2,500 –$4,999 Polly Allen Auction Patron ($5,000) Rick and Dana Davis American Craft magazine Maureen Dorney and Bruce Sinift Artsee magazine Laura Edwards and Elaine Andrews Blue Ridge Printing Susan Parker Martin and Alan Belzer David H. Ramsey Commercial Photography Sharon Mills SOFA Chicago  Tom and Toni Oreck Tryon Distributing Kaola and Frank Phoenix WNC magazine Allen Thomas Tom Warshauer and Andy Dews Auction Supporter ($2,500) Rob Williams and Warren Womble American Style magazine Michael Wright and Bob Glascock Biltmore Wines Blue Ridge Soap Shed $1,000 –$2,499 Our State magazine Suzanne and Walter Allen Jan and Jim Anderson Poet Pierce Freelon kicked off the Saturday Auction Associate ($1,500) Mary Lou Babb and James G. Babb, Jr. auction by performing several poems he Classic Event Rental Lee Ann Bellon wrote after spending time in Penland’s EbenConcepts/Cardinal Insurance Sanford R. Berlin studios earlier in the year. Hallmark Capital Management Larry Brady Jon Ellenbogen and Rebecca Plummer Fleur Bresler Norman Sound & Productions, Inc. Thorns and Perry Craven John and Jennifer Culver Auction Patrons Greg Cumbaa Lynn and Barry Eisenberg These are auction patrons who made contribu - Gene and Tate Foster tions through ticket purchases, artist sponsor - Barbara and Jim Goodmon ships, outright gifts, and the purchase of art Adrienne and Harvey Gossett above retail value. Jean Greer and Scott Radway Hallmark Capital Management, Inc. Auction Contributions Glen and Florence Hardymon $10,000 and above D. Lowrance and Brucie Harry Ann and Thomas Cousins Marian S. Heiskell Robyn and John Horn Morgan and Jack Horner Judith and Jim Moore Joia Johnson John and Nancy Maloney $5,000 –$9,999 Richard and Yvonne McCracken Cathy and Alan Adelman Sara and Bob McDonnell Lisa and Dudley Anderson Barbara N. McFadyen and Douglass Phillips Sarah Lee Elson and Louis Goodman Elson Amy K. McGrath Ed and Sue Glass Jean W. McLaughlin and Thomas H. Spleth Shelton and Carol Gorelick The Mint Museum of Craft + Design Laura and Michael Grace Rob Pulleyn Laura Taft Paulsen and William F. Paulsen Mary Regan Eric S. Rohm and Amy Hockett  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Auction Patrons

Sam and Susan Samelson John Beerman Christina Shmigel and Patrick Moreton Mary and Clinch Belser, Jr. Harley and Helgi Shuford Alex and Jessica Bernstein William M. Singer and Jay Biles Catherine Sweeney Singer Philip and Amy Blumenthal Steve and Denise Vanderwoude Kristin Hills Bradberry and John Bradberry Rick and Brenda Wheeler Alfred and Elizabeth Brand Breen Bean Media, Inc. $500 –$999 Mike and Wendy Brenner Stephen and Enee Abelman Fay and Phelan Bright Mr. and Mrs. William T. Barnett Cynthia Bringle Elizabeth and James Bethune Edwina Bringle Daniel A. Bloom and Barry Golivesky Lola Brooks Wade and Brenda Brickhouse Karen Brosius and Willson Powell Kathryn Bufano and Chris Foster David Butler Geraldine Plato and John Clark Cornelia Carey Katy and Mark Cobb Lee Carter and Greg L. Bradley Dorothy and Clyde Collins The Center for Craft Creativity and Design Adam and Shelley Colvin Debbie and Jeff Chapman Paul Cookson and Jim Walsh Janis G. Chapman Lisbeth C. Evans and Jim Lambie Seth Chapman and David Dellinger Christa and Robert Faut Jack and Lisa Cowling Pepper and Donald Fluke Bob and Peggy Culbertson Kate Green Katharine DeShaw and Mark McConnell Penland trustee and auction volunteer Hoss Haley and Leslie Noell Patrick and Linda Dougherty William Singer hauling dishes during the Mebane Ham Carolyn Eager and Dan Coleman Saturday luncheon. Rogers and Victoria Howell Susan Edwards John R. Jesso and Stacy Sumner Jesso Larry Ennis Bobby and Claudia Kadis Bill and Linda Farthing Wes Kenney and Rich Cauthen Jane and Jim Fernandes Clay and Linda King Suzanne and Elmar Fetscher Wesley Mancini and Bob Scheer Alida Fish and Stephen Tanis Andrea and Bob Maricich Richard Fort Kay and Robert Norris Leon and Jeanne Fox Edith Peiser Aran Galigan Jeff and Diane Pettus Harrison and Clementina Gardner Katherine and Dave Phillips Michael M. Glancy Laura H. Prozes and Andy Prozes Andrew Glasgow Tommie Rush and Richard Jolley Ted and Susie Gross Catherine Schroeder and Phil McMillan James R. Hackney and Scott T. Haight Pam and Harding Stowe Jeff Harris Drs. John A. Thompson, Jr. and Lee Rocamora Kara Pittman Hart Hellena and Isaiah Tidwell Anna Ball Hodge Daniel and Jane Zureich Dorothy D. Hodges Cheryl Holland and Doug Quackenbush Under $500 Phil Homes Marla and Joel Adams Jane and George Jerry Barbara Benisch and Jacque Allen Mary Beth Johnson Robert Annas and Doug Shaw Klugh Jordan John S. Arrowood Jan Katz and Jim Derbes Martha Ashby Henry LaBrun Don Ball George H. Lanier Ardis Bartle Ashley and Peter Larkin Helga and Jack Beam Peter J. Larson, MD Andreas and Regine Bechtler Susan and David Larson  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Auction Patrons

Lorne E. Lassiter and Gary Ferraro Barbara Laughlin Russell C. Leciejewski and Ken Wittenauer Mina Levin and Ronald Schwarz Leon D. Levitt and Libby Levitt Janet Link and Carl Dahle John Littleton and Kate Vogel Adrienne Amos Livengood Joseph P. Logan Nancy Lopez-Ibanez Deborah and Roger Lovelett Laura and Mike Luckett Daylon Lutzenberger and Chuck Stephens Kate Lydon Wynona M. Lynch-McWhite Roger Manley Martha Brim and Ken May Patricia McCauley Raymond and Sue McClinton Amy and John McDonald John and Tina McGuire Charles L. McMurray Dr. Margaret S. Mertz James and Sharon Miller Mark Leach, director of the Southeastern Scott Mullennix and Hilary M. Wilson David L. Staub and Susan Edwards Center for Contemporary Art, talking to National Ornamental Metal Museum David Sutton Greg Parker and Randy Dickerson Karen Tillman patrons about some of the auction work Caroline Paulsen Patti Tracey and Chris Hudson during a gallery talk at the 2011 Mark Peiser Tom F. Urban benefit auction. Toni M. Perrone and Nina Cloaninger Jonathan M. and Gwen G. Van Ark Alan Peterson and Priscilla Kistler Charlotte Vestal Wainwright and Nicole Peterson Steve Wainwright Sara Anne Phillips Ruth R .Warner and Robert J. Warner Robert and Suzanne Plati Laura Way Robert Polpus Wendy Weiner and Delia Champion Ronald C. Porter and Joe Price Ira and Phyllis Wender Judy Pote Brother Robert Werle Pamola Powell and Guy Lescault Ed Westreicher and Phillip E. Hoover Brenda and Mark Rappaport Wendi Williams and Aprille Shaffer Maynette Regan Julia Wilson Stephen H. Reynolds Chancellor Randy Woodson and Sonya Robinson Susan Woodson John and Linda Ruck Diana Gayle Wortham Lisa Ruckdeschel John J. Ryan and Wesley Chenault Alyssa C. Salomon and Bill Lupoletti Greg and Aida Saul Barbara and Robert Seiler Michael and Margery Sherrill Robert Shore and Brian Caldwell Randy Siegel Bing Sizemore Melanie and Russ Sizemore Karen Smith Lovejoy and F. Bentley Lovejoy Kathleen and Darwin Stanley  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Auction Volunteers

Auction Volunteers Penland’s Annual Benefit Auction volunteers are an amazing group of people who come to Penland every August and volunteer in myriad ways to make the weekend event possible. They come from all across the U.S. and range in age from eighteen to eighty-five. Many of them take time off from their jobs to join their auction friends, year after year, to work hard and help this event produce important operating support. These individuals epit omize the Penland spirit. This listing includes individuals who volunteered for the 26 th Annual Benefit Auction held on August 12 & 13, 2011 .

Jack Abgott Lisa Day Kent Leslie Rob Pulleyn Cathy Adelman Ellen Denker Mark Levine Rachel Qualliotine Suzanne Allen Artie Dixon Patty Lingle Elaine Quave Jenny Anaya Dail Dixon Catherine Lloyd David Ramsey Joanna Angell Ben Dory Shana Loconsole Sarah Renshaw Sarina Angell Michael Douglas Casara Logan Neil Richter Devin Arnold Merrick Earle Polly Lorien Kari Rinn Claire Ashby Lee Ellis Frank Lortscher Jared Rosenacker Sissy Ashby Mark Evans Janet Macy Theron Ross Barbara Atkinson Collette Gabrielle Micheael Magno Catherine Russell Timothy Ayers Jarrod Ganch Suzanne Marsh Melissa Salazar Gene Ayscue Susan Ganch Rachael Mauser Katrijn Schatteman William Barnes Chris Gardner Maxine McCoy Bill Schmitz Marie Beach Bob Garron Edna McKee Joe Schnaufer Stan Beach Gillian Gussack Devin McKim Valerie Schnaufer Helga Beam Michael Hale Edward McKim Charles Schultz Jack Beam Shaan Hassan Caroline McLaughlin Mary Gay Schultz Patrick Beggs Ashley Hawkins Sarah Megyesy Deborah Seay Patricia Benard Bonnie Hayes Ron Meier Ursula Shuler Waylon Bigsby Jack Hayes Sue Meier Sue Sigler Marion Blackburn Laura Hein Barbara Middleton William Singer Bob Boardman Jennifer Herbst Heather Miller Gay Smith Judi Boardman Megan Hicks Dan Mirer Becky Snavely Berta Borukhova Raymond Hicks Timothey Miron Kathy Steinsberger Burtie Bragg Randy Hinson Michelle Moode Chaiah Sullivan Stephanie Bray Logan Hirsch Wick Mott Ruth Summers Cynthia Bringle Sarah Holt Amanda Murdaugh Pat Thibodeaux Edwina Bringle Darko Hreljanovic Cathie Murdaugh Mary Bailey Thomas Allen Brooks Carter Hubbard Shannon Myers Susan Treadway Lori Buff Mark Huffstetler James Nevin Brock Trevathan Mackenzie Bullard Mi-Sook Hur Pat Nevin Daniel Van Ark Allie Burleson Patricia Jay Katie Nicholson Gwen Van Ark Cheryl Burnett Lisa Joerling Elizabeth Niemeyer Jon Van Ark Jason Burnett Marsha Johnson Mark Oliver Denise Vanderwoude David Caldwell Dean Jordan Donna Orti Elizabeth Vaughn Whitney Capps Aimee Joyaux Susan Owen Linda Wagoner Jill Carway Alain Joyaux Lauri Paggi Char Walker Donna Cavedo Bobby Kadis Michael Panciera Don Walker Charles Chandler Satpreet Kahlon Sharron Parker Lana Wilson Margaret Clay Jamie Karolich Sarah Parthum Luke Wilson Britney Cobb Matt Keener Lauren Pelletier Lynalise Woodlief Charles Coffey Sally Kemp Jennifer Phelps Julia Woodman Nelly Bly Cogan Susan Kendrick Rebekah Pineda Richard Woodman Margaret Cogswell Mark Koven Benjamin Plato Hiroko Yamada Simeon Cogswell Arlene Lane Noah Plato Susannah Zucker Beth Coiner Donna Lashof Neil Prime Funlola Coker Heather Law Richard Prisco Erin Corrales-Diaz Katie Lee Ann Prock  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Volunteers

Community Open House Volunteers Penland’s annual community open house invites the public into our studios for an afternoon of hands-on craft education. The  open house was made possible by the generous participation of  volunteers.

Jim Adams Dawn Dalesandro Flea Louden Margot Rossi Heather Ahrens Kerstin Davis Sherry Lovett Linda Sacra Jacque Allen Mariano deGuzman Laurel Lovrek John Schaller Kathryn Andree Dorothy deGuzman Shannon Mackenzie Judy Serne Sally Atkins Betsy Dewitt Amy Mahasfey Meira Shuman Laura Aultman Miles Dreyer Jenny Mahasfey David Smith Aaron Baigelman John Ferlazzo Daniel Marinelli Jim Sockwell Caron Baker Kristen Flournoy Katherine McCarty Pablo Soto Marc Banks Collette Gabrielle Jeff McDowell Kathy Steinsberger Kelly Barone Kat Gouveia Betsy Morrill Terry Taylor Amy Barron Sue Grier Pat Nevin Wendy Thoreson Daniel Barron Kate Groff Joe Nielander Kristen Tidwell Kathy Bayard Caroline Harkins Susan Owen Mike Travers Pat Benard Miles Henry Marian Parkes Char Walker Barbara Benisch Anne Hosey Cal Peak Don Walker Billy Bernstein Susan Hutchinson Rosemary Peduzzi Karen Walker Katie Bernstein Rossie Izlar Geraldine Plato Amy Waller Stephen Biggerstaff Bill Jackson Pat Poole Tracie Walters Lisa Blackburn Judi Jetson Ila Prouty Lily Walton Pam Brewer Lisa Joerling Diane Puckett Amy Weinmeister Edwina Bringle Gregg Johnson Amy Putansu Jim Wike Thor Bueno Robin Johnston Mark Rasdorf Tessa Wittman Matt Bugnowski Carola Jones Wendy Reid Jacob Yelton Rebecca Catrett Robyn Josephs Carolyn Riley gwendolyn yoppolo Tristan Chappell Dylan Katz Jan Ritter Mike Chimaliewski Rob Levin Richard Ritter Margaret Cogswell Frank Lortscher Ashley Roberts

Other Volunteers These individuals volunteered their time and energy in a variety of ways that helped in the operations of Penland and the maintenance and improvement of our grounds and facilities. They also volunteered their time and energy in our studios and campus tours, special events off campus, and many other invaluable ways.

Rick and Valerie Beck Dail Dixon Marsha McLawhorn Lee Rocamora Nathan Blank John J. Geci Sahne Mickey Valerie Schnaufer Elizabeth Brim Edwin F. Harris, Jr. Joe Oppermann Gloria Schulman Edwina Bringle Brad Hull Patti K. Owens William M. Singer Susan Cannon Nicholas Joerling Kenny Pieper Russ Sizemore Louis Cherry Ruth and Dan Jordan Richard Prisco Gay Smith Patsy Davis Dr. and Mrs. John E. Lee Laura H. Prozes Robin Warden Ellen Denker Jeannine Marchand Sam T. Reynolds

 Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Financial Information

Operating Financial Information

Fiscal Year 2012 Fiscal Year 2011

e Contributions and grants ,, 1,138,798

m Auctions and special events , 576,791

o

c ,, 1,979,719

n Tuition, room, board, and fees

I Sales* , 618,855

g

n , 8,489

i Investment return

t

a Change in beneficial interests** , 120,000

r

e Other income , 49,932

p O Operating income ,, 4,492,584 Funds released from restriction , 197,258 Total operating income ,, 4,689,842 s

e , 531,602

s Administration

n , 615,300

e Development

p ,, 1,863,605

x Programs E

Services , 943,004 g

n Facilities , 678,877 i t

a ,, 4,632,388

r Total operating expenses e

p , O Allocation to reserve funds*** Change in net operating assets , 57,454

*Sales includes gallery, supply store, coffee house, visitor meals, and studio materials.

**Beneficial interest in trust includes the John Evan Haun Endowment.

***Allocation to the building reserve and equipment reserve funds.

Depreciation expense for the year was $ , and is not reflected in the above operating expenses. It is included in the audited financial statements.

Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the Charitable Solicitation Licensing Section at .... The license is not an endorsement by the State.

 Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Financial Information

Operating Expenses, Fiscal Year 2012 Services and facilities expenses directly support the operation of Penland’s educational programs. Tuition, Operating Income, Fiscal Year 2012 room, and board revenues covered 42% of Penland’s This chart reflects unrestricted operating income. operating expenses. The remainder was funded by contributions, grants, sales, and other sources.

Endowment and other income 8% Contributions and Facilities 15% Administration 11% Sales 13% grants 27%

Development 13%

Services 19%

Auctions and special events 12%

Programs 42% Tuition, room, board, and fees 40%

Audited Financial Information

Balance Sheet Information 4/30 /12 4/30 /11 Assets Cash and investments ,, 16,216,936 Property and equipment, net ,, 11,231,163 Other , 263,847 Total assets ,, 27,711,946

Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities ,, 3,092,295 Net assets ,, 24,619,651 Total liabilities and net assets ,, 27,711,946

Audited financial statement highlights: Total assets for the organization increased by $ . million due primarily to contributions to the Campaign for Penland’s Future for endowment growth, and infrastructure improvements .

Total liabilities increased by $ . million due to the completion of construction and financing on the new housing facility.

Total support and revenue increased approximately $  million over the prior year due primarily to endowment contributions received in the prior year through the campaign. Tuition, room, and board fees were approximately $ , higher than the prior year.

On April ,  , permanently restricted funds totaled $ . million.

A full copy of the audited financial statements is available from the director’s office.  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Penland Board of Trustees

Board o f Trustees Studio artist, associate professor of industrial design, Trustee rotations occur in November of each year. This listing includes University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS all trustees who served between May 2011 to April 2012 . Joia Johnson Glen Hardymon, chair Lawyer, executive vice president, Hanesbrands Inc., Winston- Collector, attorney, K & L Gates, LLP, Mooresville, NC Salem, NC Rob Pulleyn, vice chair Steve LeBlanc Publisher (retired), ceramic artist, Marshall, NC Senior managing director, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Austin, TX John Garrou, treasurer Attorney (retired), Winston-Salem, NC John E. Lee Physician (retired), woodworker, Atlanta, GA Frank Lortscher, secretary President, Array Analytics, printmaker, Penland, NC Julie Leonard Book artist, educator, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Cathy Adelman Bookbinder, collector, Malibu, CA Susan Parker Martin Fundraising professional (retired), New York, NY Polly Allen Arts advocate, collector, artist, Lebanon, NH Sara McDonnell Attorney, senior vice president, US Trust, Bank of America Suzanne Allen Private Wealth Management, Charlotte, NC CPA (retired), Memphis, TN Barbara McFadyen Dawn Barrett Metalsmith, Chapel Hill, NC President, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA John McGuire Betsy Bethune Surgeon (retired), glass artist, Asheville, NC Volunteer, collector, Winston-Salem, NC C. James Meyer Kristin Hills Bradbury Metalsmith, professor emeritus, Virginia Commonwealth Fundraising professional, Charlotte, NC University, Midlothian, VA Larry Brady Laura Taft Paulsen Neonatologist, Charlotte, NC Finance, Ne wYork, NY John Culver Kaola Phoenix Lawyer, collector, Charlotte, NC Artist, arts advocate, Chapel Hill, NC Sarah L. Elson Ché Rhodes Art historian, consultant, collector, London, England Glass artist, educator, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY Alida Fish William M. Singer Artist, dean at University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA Architect, New York, NY Gusti W. Frankel Clarissa Sligh Attorney (retired) ,Winston-Salem, NC Artist, lecturer, Asheville, NC Laura Babb Grace Gertrude Graham Smith Volunteer, collector, Charlotte, NC Potter, teacher, Bakersville, NC Harriett Green Barbara Wells Director of visual arts, South Carolina Arts Commission, Weaver, collector, Chapel Hill, NC Columbia, SC Lana Wilson Tom Huang Ceramic artist, Del Mar, CA

 Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Penland Staff

Staff Susan McDaniel, director of finance April 30, 2012 Jasmin McFayden, Campaign for Penland’s Future Penland’s staff includes full-time, part-time, Abigail McKinney, office coordinator and seasonal employees. Shannon Moon, community education Michelle Moode, gallery Jean W. McLaughlin, executive director Dana Moore, director of programs Leslie Noell, core fellowship coordinator Dale Allison, services manager Erik Omundson, nighttime security Dean Allison, studio coordinator Stephani Ott, school store Beverly Ayscue, Campaign for Penland’s Future Susan Pendley, housekeeper Daniel T. Beck, studio coordinator Meg Peterson, community collaborations Ray Bell, facilities Richard Pleasants, food services manager Kate Boyd, development Mikey Pumphrey, studio coordinator Mark Boyd, information technology John Renick, kitchen David Chatt, kitchen Dave Sommer, director of facilities and grounds Rebekkah Cook, gallery Keith Southworth, coffeehouse Ryan Cooper, gardener Wes Stitt, communications Jane Crowe, development Sheila Sweetser, office coordinator Mike Davis, director of development and communications Jennifer Sword, programs Betsy DeWitt, studio coordinator Chris Thomas, kitchen Day Dotson, kitchen Crystal Thomas, coffeehouse manager Robin Dreyer, communications Gretchen Travers, registrar Susan Feagin, studio coordinator Simone Travisano, studio manager Sallie Fero, school store Kevin Tuffo, facilities Melanie Finlayson, studio coordinator Megan Fluegel, studio coordinator Kyle Forbes, housekeeping Marie Fornaro, assistant to the director Michelle Francis, archivist Anna Gardner, housekeeping Lisa Gluckin, development Melanie Gortney, accounting Scott Graham, kitchen Amber Greene, coffee house Kathryn Gremley, gallery director Stephanie Guinan, development Tammy Hitchcock, gallery Amanda Hollifield, registration Cheryl Hughes, housekeeping Bill Jackson, kitchen Jerry Jackson, deputy director Nancy Kerr, development Stacey Lane, community collaborations Staff members Marie Fornaro and Stephanie Guinan sorting out some Zac Lopez-Ibanez, studio coordinator details in the auction registration tent—just after a downpour. Philip May, studio technician Sarah McClary, gallery  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April  Instructors

Books and Paper Kyu Yamamoto Marvin Jensen Malika Green Cathy Adelman Sun Kyoung Kim Mary Hettmansperger Margaret Couch Cogswell Glass Stacey Lane Beth Johnson Andrea Dezso Frederick Birkhill Tim Lazure Suzie Liles Colette Fu Joseph Cavalieri C. James Meyer Stephanie Metz Randi Parkhurst Kanik Chung Elliott Pujol Joan Morris Steve Pittelkow Daniel Clayman Lin Stanionis Elin Noble Winnie Radolan Miles Dreyer Amy Tavern Jason Pollen Dolph Smith Micah Evans Marlene True Amy Putansu Rory Sparks Susan Taylor Glasgow Elizabeth Turrell Janet Taylor Alice Vaughan Gina Hubler Eileen Wallace Sarah Wagner Earl James Hiroko Yamada Sherri Lynn Wood Clay Martin Janecky Sandy Blain Jasen Johnsen Photography Wood Margaret Bohls Alicia Lomné Thomas Allen Jennifer Anderson Steve Dixon Carmen Lozar Myra Greene John Dodd Susan Filley Simon Maberley Helen Hiebert Mark Gardner Julie Guyot Kaeko Maehata Keith Johnson Jenna Goldberg Del Harrow Dan Mirer Thomas Neff Miguel Gomez-Ibanez Kathy King Roger Parramore Chris Peregoy Dean Pulver Cliff Lee Sally Prasch Alyssa Salomon Brian Reid Suze Lindsay Ché Rhodes Sylvie Rosenthal Steve Loucks Sam Stang Print and Letterpress Chris Todd Kent McLaughlin Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen Diane Fine Ronan Peterson Bill Hall Specials Sandi Pierantozzi Iron Kerri Harding Mary Barringer Emily Reason Vivian Beer Caren Heft Sang Roberson Claudio Bottero Adriane Herman Movement Phil Rogers Maegan Crowley Ellen Knudson Martha Brim Keith Wallace Smith Andy Dohner Mario Laplante Diann Fuller Holly Walker April Franklin Paul Moxon Danielle Goldstein Tom White Peter Happny Robert Mueller Amara Hark-Weber Lana Wilson Noellynn Pepos Amy Pirkle Amanda Plyler Eric Ryser Dwight Pogue Fran Ross Drawing and Painting Rick Smith Jay Ryan Katie Schroeder Erin Anfinson Keiji Shinohara Donna Marie Vigilante Barbara Cooper Metals Bob Walp Celia Gray Angela Bubash David Wolfe Robert Johnson Jessica Calderwood John Mac Kah Nancy Megan Corwin Textiles Alicia D. Keshishian Jim Cotter Cathryn Amidei Janet Link Venetia Dale Polly Barton Maritza Molina Bob Ebendorf Jerry Bleem Ken Moore Richard Elaver Joy Boutrop Clarence Morgan Anat Grozovski Raïssa Bump Bobby Hansson Catharine Ellis  Penland School of Crafts Annual Report May  ‒ April 

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