At the Cambpell School

The weather last week was not always great but the drive to the Campbell school was just gorgeous, with the sun shining on the colorful leaves. I just wanted to stop just about every few miles to take pictures...unfortunately there were not that many places to stop! Here are some of those images, as well as some views of the parts of the school ground. Now, can you dream of a most peaceful and beautiful setting to spend a creative week?

And here are some of the views from the school:

This is the view from the back of the fiber studio! It was a foggy morning as you can see.


And this is part of the school vegetable garden...and a faithful scarecrow keeping watch!

For those of you who may not know what the John C Campbell Folk School is, let me tell you quickly: it is a place in the most western point of North Carolina, in the mountains, where you can spend an entire week learning things from painting to knitting, weaving, dyeing, basket making, blacksmithing, woodworking and turning, music playing, cooking, stone wall building.... the catalog is quite thick and the classes many and varied.

The atmosphere is also conducive to creativity since every one can visit the other studios and see what is being taught and what other students are doing. Besides class time, lots of activities can keep you busy from before breakfast to after dinner if you wish. As for the food....yum! Why don't you check them out at www.folkschool.org.