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December Issue
2009
sutherland to
Open in Asheville, NC's River Arts District
A new handweaving studio, gallery and learning center is expanding the fiber art offerings in Asheville, NC's popular River Arts District. Arden, NC, resident Barb Butler and Candler, NC, resident Karen Donde will open sutherland in Curve Studios, 6 Riverside Drive in early December. A grand opening is set for 11am4pm, Dec. 12-13, 2009.
Featuring a variety of handwoven fashion accessories and household textiles by the two weavers, sutherland provides a unique shopping experience for Asheville residents and visitors looking for fine, one-of-a-kind and limited-edition handwoven textiles to wear, to use in their homes and to give as gifts.
Another primary mission ofsutherland is bringing other Western North Carolina or visiting weavers together to learn and support each other. A series of classes and workshops has been scheduled for beginning weavers, weavers who may need a refresher course and experienced weavers looking for professional instruction in specific subjects.
In addition, sutherland will host twice-monthly, in-studio gatherings for weavers who want to share their successes, troubleshoot weaving problems and get design inspiration for future projects. "Web Chats AT sutherland©" are billed as "face-to-face social networking for weavers." Web, in this case, refers to woven fabric on the loom. The informal chats begin Jan. 11, 2010, from 4-6 pm, with an alternate meeting time beginning Jan. 29, 2010, from 9-11am.
Barb Butler
Butler operated a weaving studio in the renovated 701 Whaley St. in Columbia, SC, for two years. She named her business sutherland after her maternal grandmother and father and credits her Celtic heritage for her fascination with woven tartans. Encouraged by interest shown in her work at the Columbia studio, she decided to open this shop after moving to Arden last year. She met Donde at an international fiber conference in 2006. When both weavers ended up living in the Asheville area, they decided to team up.
Karen Donde
Donde will teach most of the beginner and refresher classes in addition to some special-subject workshops for more experienced weavers. Donde taught weaving in Southern New Jersey for five years before relocating to Western North Carolina in 2009. She holds a Certificate of Excellence in Handweaving-Level I from the Handweavers Guild of America, and is a regular contributor to Handwoven magazine.
Both Butler and Donde are members of the Western North Carolina Fibers/Handweavers Guild, Inc. Regular hours for sutherland are 11am-4pm daily.
For further information
check our NC Commercial Gallery listings, call Barb Butler at
828/513-181, Karen Donde at 854/261-4324 or e-mail to (sutherlandstudios@gmail.com).
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