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Penland School
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Crafts
2$t h A n n u a l B e n e f i t A u c t i o n
A u g u s t
13
&
14
,
2010
A gala weekend in the North Carolina mountains
E-mail [email protected], call 828.765.2359, ext. 30, or visit
www.penland.org. An illustrated auction catalog is available online.
Absentee bids accepted.
Elizabeth Brim & Shane Fero,
Autum n's Perch,
flameworked glass, forged steel, 2 2 x 21
V i
x £ in.
A r r o w m o n t
2 0 1 0
W o r k s h o p s
Catalog & online
listing now available.
Christa Assad
Andy Brayman
Christine Clark
John Cogswell
Michael Cullen
Bob Ebendorf
Catharine Ellis
Mary Hark
Tracy Krumm
Dean Pulver
Merryll Saylan
Jude Schlotzhauer
Barbara Simon
Deb Stoner
Kim Winkle
Sunkoo Yuh
and many more.
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school of arts and crafts
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
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