Continuing Textile Traditions:
Past, Present, and Future of Penland Textiles
Join WARP for our June Panel Discussion! Edwina Bringle and April Carter Price will present on the past, present, and future of Penland Textiles. Edwina will speak from lived and oral histories of her 50 year relationship with Penland as student, instructor, studio coordinator, and more. April will speak to her experiences as a lifelong student of Penland. Both Edwina and April will also present on the histories of Penland and what has made the Textile Studio such a special place for nearly 100 years.
This event is free & open to all. Please complete the registration form to join us on Saturday June 24th, at 1:00 pm US Eastern Time.
Panelists:
Edwina Bringle is a teacher and student continuing to learn and experiment after retiring as an Emerita Professor from UNC Charlotte. She works primarily in textiles, photography, and soft glass. Edwina has works held in public and private collections as well as museums, and has recently been featured in a documentary capturing her and her sister’s impact at Penland. More about Edwina’s work at: edwinabringle.com
April Carter Price has spent her adult life as a Visual Arts teacher in both schools and museums. April made her first visit to Penland at age four, and on that visit met Lucy Morgan, Penland’s founder. Since learning to weave from Edwina at UNC she has taken, and is still taking, many fiber arts workshops at Penland. As she loves learning new things, she has also taken classes in printmaking, bookmaking, and collage. She is a member of Tapestry Weavers South and serves on the Board as their Retreat Chairperson.
