I signed up for the 2012 Sketchbook Project, choosing the theme “Forks and Spoons.” Unlike last year’s sketchbook, “Make Mine a Double,” which had a narrative focus,

Most classmates at Penland are enthralled with the landscape on campus: trees, mountains, vistas of sky and clouds. Me…not so much. But this summer,

I love how light and movement can create abstract images.Using my recently purchased Canon Digital Elph, I experimented with swinging my camera around while focusing on my collection of blue bottles.

A few months ago, Polaroid sounded the death knell for its instant cameras. But thanks to John Reuter’s class at Penland a few summers ago