Glass horns on the auction tables!

Welcome to the May edition of the 2015 Penland Benefit Auction e-news. Below we feature wood and iron sculpture by Stoney Lamar, Penland's 2015 Outstanding Artist Educator, accompanied by a short essay by Andrew Glasgow, retired executive director of the American Craft Council. We hope you'll read on to find out more about Stoney and his work, which will be up for bid at this year's Penland Benefit Auction--our 30th.

"Stoney Lamar - woodturner, sculptor, innovator, teacher, and supporter of the field - will be celebrated as Penland's Outstanding Artist Educator celebrated at the annual benefit auction August 7-8, 2015.  Stoney is one of the most proficient artists using multi-axis woodturning, creating work that has evolved constantly, both in complexity and scale.  His recent retrospective exhibition at the Asheville Art Museum covered his career from the 1980s to the present, with work ranging from small, exquisitely crafted works to larger recent pieces, carved with chainsaws and chisels, eight to nine feet in height, often incorporating steel.

  

Stoney Lamar, Standing in the Forest,
Ash, steel, milk paint, 65 x 16 x 8"

 

"In 2009, Stoney faced a new challenge when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.  His response to this news was classic Stoney:  yes, he got treatment, yes, he was worried, but mostly he kept working.  In fact, with a couple of new assistants, he began exploring larger scale objects and larger groups of objects -- more ambitious work than he had attempted up to that point.  The chainsaw became more important, and he even used his tremors to rock the saw back and forth quickly for surface decoration.  His work became larger, more sophisticated, and more technical.

  

Stoney Lamar.

 

"Stoney has an extraordinary attitude towards learning, and he has long taught workshops in various schools around the country.  He has changed the lives of many woodturners with his unusual practice and his generous spirit.  He has been a good and generous friend to Penland and the western region of North Carolina, as well as an ambassador for craft and sculpture. He is richly deserving of the recognition as Penland's 2015 Outstanding Artist Educator." -Andrew Glasgow  

  

Please join us at the Penland Benefit Auction on August 7 and 8, 2015, as we honor Stoney Lamar, Penland's 2015 Outstanding Artist Educator.  

 

Auction tickets are available online here; absentee bidders can also register by clicking this link

 

For more information about the 2015 Annual Benefit Auction, you can click here to visit Penland's auction website.

 

 

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Penland School of Crafts is an international center for craft education dedicated to helping people live creative lives. Located in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, Penland offers workshops, artist residencies, a gallery, and community collaboration programs. Penland School is a nonprofit, tax-exempt institution that receives support for its programs from the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.