This past weekend I had the privilege of teaching a two-day
course on flat back binding. There were
six students of varying degrees of binding skill. This is the first time I had taught a class
in a workshop setting.
For those of you unfamiliar with BookWorks, it is a fabulous
letterpress and book binding studio that is open to the public. They offer classes or all sorts and you can
rent time to work on your art.
Let me just say, I love to teach! I substitute taught elementary school for 3
years, got certified to teach K-12 art and did that for 4, then had an
opportunity to teach college for 4 years.
My greatest joy is seeing students achieve knowledge or a skill they
thought they didn’t or couldn’t master.
While I thought that perhaps teaching adults would be a bit different,
it turns out it is not.
In the two days I taught them how to make their own book
cloth, sew the French web style and bind them two different ways. One with a case, and one without. It was an enthusiastic group hailing from near and wide. Everyone seemed to have a great time and from
all reports, they were very happy.
I’m going back there this fall and teach another class on embossed leather books.
Now, lets talk about Asheville and the food scene. I did not take pictures of my food, I find
that kind of obnoxious, but I will give thumbs up to all the restaurants that I
went to this weekend.
My go to has always been The Lucky Otter. A yummy place that does it’s own twist of a
variety of burrito’s and other things Mexican.
Favorite one: The Shaka -sweet potato, mushrooms, beans, etc. with mango
salsa.
Next door to BookWorks, a new kid
on the block since last I visited King Daddy, a chicken and waffle place. I did not have a chicken and waffle, but let
me tell you, they offer many varieties of that. What caught my eye was the beet
burger. O my! It was so delicious! Also, they make their own hot sauce and one
variety is beet based! (I brought one
home with me).
Saturday night the fare
was Jamaican at Nine Mile! Decided on
the house dish of the night. A take on jambalaya with linguine noodles. Ordered mine hot and boy, was it!
The last day I was there was lunch at Walk
also on Haywood Rd. Had the
frittata. Again, melt in your mouth
goodness. Now I wished I’d taken
photos!! So, if you’re driving through
Asheville, stop and have a bite! It is well worth the time.
All in all a great weekend. Good teaching, spending time with a good friend and eating terrific food. What more could a gal want.
