Piedmont Craftsmen fiber artist Laura Gaskin is based in Fairview, NC. She embroiders “stitched pictures”, using embroidery like painting to depict landscapes and still lives with vibrant cotton floss. Below, […]
Artists Talking to Artists
07.06.2020
Don’t you love getting inside the minds of artists? So do other artists! And Piedmont Craftsmen artists Robb Helmkamp and Erica Stankwytch Bailey do just that. Wood sculptor and furniture […]
Tommye McClure Scanlin Debuts Memoir
07.06.2020
Congratulations to Piedmont Craftsmen fiber artist and educator, Tommye McClure Scanlin, who will debut her memoir, The Nature of Things: Essays of a Tapestry Weaver, on September 15, 2020. The […]
Murray Johnston
05.03.2020
Murray Johnston passed away on April 15, 2020 after a battle with cancer. She was an accomplished art quilter and an Exhibiting artist since 1996. Her work is found in […]
2019 Craftsmen’s Fair Award Winners
11.26.2019
Every year at Piedmont Craftsmen’s Fair, three exhibiting artists are presented with an Award of Excellence. A three person committee, which changes every year, is invited to choose three artists […]
Artist Residencies
11.03.2019
Basketry lessons are in demand and we have several artists that have brought their basketry techniques to the WS/FC schools. Carla and Greg Filippelli from Asheville, NC have been long […]