The Adventures of Zoë

Welcome Back!

I'm back at Penland School of Crafts for two weeks this summer, this time as a studio assistant for E. Vincent Martinez' class, Fashion, Art, & Silhouette. It's so exciting to be back here, working on a crazy new project and surrounded by all of the amazing craftspeople. Last year I made a paper wedding dress; this year I'm also making something out of offbeat materials.

I got here late Friday night, and spent Saturday working, getting the studio ready for our class. Most of the tasks were pretty straightforward; sweeping, straightening up, going through supplies and so forth. All of the workstations have chairs on wheels, which seem to be a black hole of death for small pieces of thread and fabric.


This pile is thread I removed from ONE chair. Don't tell the studio coordinator, but this is the only chair from which I removed all most of the #$%&^@ threads. It took nearly an hour and gave me two blisters. If anyone else wants their wheelie chair to roll, they can pick all the threads out themselves.

One of the perks of being a studio assistant is getting a private or semi-private room, rather than having to stay in a dorm like I did last summer. My room is technically a single, but I have had a steady stream of roommates.











These are the more photogenic ones; I don't bother photographing the ones that bite, I just kill them.














Despite the plethora of bug life, and in spite of all of my mosquito bites, I'm having a great time! More about what I'm making tomorrow...

posted by Zoe @ 9:45 PM