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| Penland 2013 Auction |
Tim Tate and Sean Hennessey have returned from leading a jam packed tour of collectors and aesthetes through North Carolina’s Penland School of Crafts. The guys took the James Renwick Alliance (JRA) group to many of the the artist studios that surround Penland, some of the galleries of Asheville, and then to the beautiful setting in the Blue Ridge Mountains that surrounds Penland for the auction.
Accompanying the group was Jennifer Scanlan, independent curator and craft scholar.
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| Dustin Farnsworth sculpture. |
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| Sculptor Mel Chin talks to the tour group about his work. |
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| Mel Chin talking about one of his works, made up of hundreds of books depicting all the worlds philosophies…..all flowing together to create one world. |
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| Detail of Mel Chin’s sculpture – with the pages all flowing together. |
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| Lunch at historic Grove Park Inn. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel is an important example of the Arts and Crafts style. |
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| Lunch overlooking Asheville and the mountains. |
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| Lisa Clague’s studio had fantastic sculptures that were like dreams come to life. |
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| Lisa Clague’s drawings are equally beautiful and surreal. |
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| Visiting jewelers Amy Tavern & Joanna Gollberg. |
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| Artist Zack Noble’s forge. |
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| Sean Hennessey and Zack Noble. |
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| Back to Penland for the big event! |
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| Tour hosts – Sean Hennessey and Tim Tate relax after the festivities. |
Plans are being made for next year’s tour – with over 100 collectors going to an “All-Glass” artwork and studio tour – start making your plans now!