Arctic Blast Catches Wandering Book Artists Unawares

If we were in California right now we would be enjoying warm spring-like weather - but we are in North Carolina, at the John C. Campbell Folk School, and we are in the snow. It's been snowing and down to the single digits some days, icy and windy with blue skies other days.

Snow in the Campground

But don't worry (everyone here is. They keep asking, "Are you staying warm?") We are warm and dry in the caravan. We will be camped at the folk school, taking and teaching classes, for 2 weeks. Hopefully when we get back on the road on the 28th of February weather will be warmer and drier. Are we wishful thinking? You bet!

Peter and Micahlan jam in the evenings, Dee Dee clogging!

The evenings have been spent jamming and contra and square dancing. This is a picture shows Peter sitting in on an old time music jam playing his homemade Jug Band Can. Who would have guessed that old timey musicians would let a can player set in with them?

The days have been spent in the craft classes: Peter was in a ceramics class, Donna in a stained glass box making class. Next week Peter will teach uke and Donna is taking a tile making class in the Arts and Crafts tradition.

Donna's glass work

Donna's glass box (with hinged top!)

Peter's ceramic cups

I know we have stated this before, but just in case you missed it, the John C Campbell Folk School is an awesome place to learn a craft, or music, or dance, or cooking, the list is almost endless. Here with about 75 others, you take one of about 8 classes offered for a week in one discipline. The instructors are first rate, the facilities top notch, and the folks here lots of fun. Join us next year, in the end of March when Peter will come back to teach another ukulele class.

Felted hats made in the felt class this week.

Black ash baskets made in another class this week.

If you are interested in taking a class from us in Nashville: