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Season 6: "The Amy Pike Show” Helene Recovery Series  Inside this Episode with Mitch Hampton: One of the many themes of our podcast is the act of human creation itself, in all of its myriad forms, and how humans always already are creating in specific circumstances.  Amy Pike, a jewelry maker, is one of the artists in our community who was affected by the Hurricane Helene in the Fall of 2024. While we hope to have other episodes in. connection with this event, every artist, as an individual human being, is unique and I loved my conversation with her as she sat in her studio discussing her life and careers, including a substantial  one in music  I can't think of a better guest really to inaugurate a series on how all of us cope in a most difficult circumstance and thrive as well as survive. More about Amy and her  beautiful works, here: Since I have trouble writing about myself, let me share the lovely artist bio written for me by friends at The Gallery of the Mountains. Amy Pike was born in New Orleans. She is the daughter of two artists – a potter and a photographer. Her early exposure to the creative world through artist studios and craft shows set the foundation for her artistic journey, which now includes jewelry-making. However, her initial venture was in the realm of music. Amy honed her singing skills, establishing herself as a notable vocalist in Atlanta's nightclub scene and beyond on the East Coast. Her musical repertoire included genres like Rockabilly, Swing, and Hot Club Jazz of the 30s and 40s. She has received accolades for both her singing and songwriting abilities, with her music gracing radio waves and even national commercials. She's truly multi-talented! Amy relocated to Asheville in 2004. While she still performs at venues around town, her creative interests have evolved. She began quilting and making art dolls, which led to the opening of a small fabric store in West Asheville. This new path introduced her to Haywood Community College's esteemed craft program. Here, Amy focused on metalsmithing, culminating in her earning a degree in Professional Craft Metals and Jewelry. Today, as a member of the Southern Highlands Craft Guild, Amy has her own home studio and teaches metalsmithing at Haywood Community College and in the River Arts District. She works with all kinds of metals and stones. Her work is imaginative, well-designed, and expertly crafted, encompassing pieces of all price points and possibilities. But as Amy insists, “… you don't need precious metals to make beautiful jewelry … all metals are precious if you treat them that way.” Links to Amy's gorgeous works: Website: https://amypikejewelry.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amypikejewelry/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/torch_and_twang/   #northcarolina #hurricane #tropicalstorm #buncombecounty #bass #song #swingmusic #swingdance #jewelry #ashevilletrong #asheville #nature #climatechange #music #country #jazz #riverartsdistrict #swannanoahriver #metalsmith #gems #geology 

Both students and teachers in the Haywood Community College (HCC) Professional Crafts program form a prominent part of the vibrant creative community in Western North Carolina, an area with a rich history of traditional craftsmanship. Today, you'll hear from textile artist Amy Putansu and woodworking instructor Brian Wurst about the accessible nature of the HCC Professional Crafts Program in Waynesville, North Carolina, and the professional practice training that makes this program so unique. You'll also gain insight into what it takes to apply, what you'll learn as a student there, what the future of craft in America looks like, and much more! For anyone who is interested in additional training in clay, fiber art, jewelry, or wood, plus the entrepreneurial skills you need to market yourself and your work, you won't want to miss this inspiring conversation with Amy Putansu and Brian Wurst!Key Points From This Episode:What HCC Professional Crafts offers, from fine craftsmanship to entrepreneurship skills.Things that make this program unique and how Brian became an instructor.Insight into the accessible application requirements and the history of the program.The kinds of students that typically attend the classes and what they learn.Fresh, contemporary takes on the traditional craft history of Western NC.Strong connections between economic development and craft making.How Brian and Amy have integrated entrepreneurship and creativity in their practices.Perspectives on what the future of craft in America looks like.A funny story about Louise's last visit to the annual Penland School of Craft auction.Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:Haywood Community College (HCC) — https://www.haywood.edu/HCC Professional Crafts — https://www.haywood.edu/programs/professional-crafts.php Amy Putansu — https://www.putansutextiles.com/Amy Putansu on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/putansutextiles/ Amy Putansu on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-putansu-76521113a/Brian Wurst — https://southernhighlandguild.org/member/brianwurst/Brian Wurst on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-wurst-38378775/Annual Penland School of Craft Auction — https://penland.org/support-penland/annual-auction/Artsville Virtual Gallery — https://www.artsvilleusa.com/virtual-gallery/Artsville Podcast — https://artsville.captivate.fm/Not Real Art — https://notrealart.com/Art Connections with Sherry Masters — https://www.arttoursasheville.comMountain BizWorks —

Join as we explore the transformative "Living Well" program at Haywood Community College. Sara Phillips, Director of HR; Susannah High, Director of Wellness; and Michelle Harris, Director of Marketing and Engagement, share their inspiring journey of prioritizing wellness within their college community. From fostering connections to promoting physical and mental well-being, discover how this program is making a positive impact. Learn about the inclusive approach, budget-friendly strategies, and the culture of support that has turned "Living Well" into a beacon of belonging and self-care. Whether you're in education, marketing, or any profession, there are valuable insights to embrace in this uplifting conversation. Tune in for a dose of inspiration and actionable ideas to promote wellness in your community.Ready to move forward with NACCE? Learn more about the National Association of Community College Entrepreneurship.Follow NACCE on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Watch this episode on YouTube!

Located in the heart of Haywood County, Haywood Community College (HCC) is taking a bold step towards fostering outdoor recreation and attracting both locals and visitors to the area. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Shelley White, President of HCC, to dive into the vision behind these new trails, the planning process, unique features of these trails and the anticipated benefits for the college community and the county as a whole.To learn more about HCC and their offerings, visit: haywood.edu

Why Make Podcast, Wendy Maruyama Episode Part 1 Transcript Time Code00:00 Robb HelmkampHello and welcome to Why Make, where we talk to makers from different disciplines about what inspires them to make.With your hosts Robb Helmkamp and, Erik Wolken Erik Wolken. If you would like to learn more about the makers we interview on Why Make please go our website why-make.comRobb HelmkampAnd please help support the Why Make podcast and Why Make productions by making a tax refundable donation to us on Fractured Atlas.Erik WolkenFractured Atlas is our new non profit fiscal sponsor which allows us to access a wide range of funding possibilities including funding available only for non-profits Robb HelmkampVisit https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/the-why-make-project or go to the donate to Why Make page on Why-Make.com 01:01 Robb HelmkampWelcome to our first podcast of the 2023 season of Why Make. This episode is part one of our in depth conversation with the artist Wendy Maruyama.Erik Wolken Wendy Maruyama is a furniture maker, sculptor and retired educator who resides in San Diego California. Wendy's work has tackled a wide scope topics from traditional furniture forms to exploring her Japanese heritage and the imprisonment of Japanese Americans during WW2 to the issue of endangered species.Robb HelmkampAs we discuss later in the podcast Wendy was born with significant hearing loss and cerebral palsy and at her request, to aid our listeners, we have included a full transcript of our conversation on our web page for this episode which can be found on the podcast page of why-make.com It can also be found in the episode notes on Apple podcastsErik WolkenPlease join us and take a listen to our wide ranging discussion with one of the more amazing artists in the woodworking field, Wendy Maruyama.02:03 Erik Wolken Okay, are we ready to have a very serious conversation about nothing?Wendy MaruyamaOh, yeah that will be fine by my book.Erik Wolken We'd like to welcome Wendy Maruyama to the Why Make? Podcast.Robb Helmkamp Welcome Wendy. Welcome to Why Make!Wendy MaruyamaThank you! Thank you for having me, you guys.Erik Wolken The question we always start the podcast with is: What is your first memory of making something?02:00 Wendy MaruyamaWell, you know, I can remember when I was maybe four or five years old, my mom used to bring home these little art kits, craft kits, maybe not coloring books. But things that you had to like put together. And I remember very distinctly a paper cutout book where we had to fold them and they were sort of kinetic. I remember I was more interested in the whole fabrication process verses drawing and painting. Although I did draw and paint when I was little, but I preferred punching holes in paper and you know that sort of thing. So I would say that would be my earliest recollection of making stuff.Erik Wolken Right. So you are an active maker. You liked to be involved in the making. You weren't a passive maker.03:47 Wendy Maruyama Right. Got to be more than just a piece of paper and crayons. I want to ...Even if it meant crumpling paper up or stabbing a piece of paper with a dowel rod, or...Robb Helmkamp Not just making marks but making holes in things too, changing the shape of it.Wendy MaruyamaRipping things apart. I remember needle craft stuff too. Like working with yarn and string. And of course you know back in the 50s the kinds of toys one would get would be very much based on gender and I never got the little hammers and the screwdriver kits for kids, you know. I got the sewing kit and the dolls and that kind of thing. So hopefully that changed a little bit now, but I do remember that pretty clearly because I would go to my cousin's house. I had male cousins and they all had the really cool cars (coins?). That wasn't made available to me because I guess mom felt like I needed more of a Homemaking Type Kit.Erik Wolken What was your first introduction and attraction to furniture and woodworking when did that come?05:12 Wendy MaruyamaWell, you… if you want the earliest: I remember in 6th grade camp, we got sent away to some mountain retreat. When we were all in 6th grade and I really kind of hated it because I hate camping and I hate hiking. I am just not into the outdoor scene. But the most fun things I remember… we had to find a piece of wood in the woods and bring it back to craft room and sand it. Make it all pretty and put oil on it. And I remember the transformation of the wood once I sanded it and made it all pretty and put oil on it, kind of magical. I think my mom still has this piece of wood somewhere. I think I saw it on her dresser a couple of years ago. But anyway, so that would be my earliest memory. But then my first piece of furniture happened when I was 19. I was taking a craft class at a junior college that was in San Diego called Southwestern College and they had an excellent craft program. And this would be the 70s and craft was really enjoying a huge revival at that time and so I was taking jewelry and ceramics. The craft class, we didn't really have a woodworking program, but we had a craft class, which introduced us to all sorts of things, like batik and textiles. And so that we did a little bit of ceramics and weaving and then woodworking was the final project and I was really intrigued by the fact that, you know, I was able to use the machines. And the other good thing was that the woman that was teaching class also made furniture. So kind of like wow, you know, Joanne can work in wood! You know, I'm going to learn how to work in wood. So anyway... I made a three legged chair that was really kind of organic, kind of poorly made, but I didn't know what I was doing. We didn't have any machines for doing mortise and tenon and she (Joanne) didn't use joinery in her work. It was kind of a California thing. We used a lot of dowels you know, and I think that was inspired by Sam Maloof who used a lot of dowels to fabricate his furniture and the dowels were decorative of course too. You know were you use contrasting woods with dowels. And back in those days, we were using a lot of leather so I had leather seat and it was uh pretty hippy influenced work. And its funny because I have the chair in my studio now and I want to replace the seat and maybe clean it up a little bit, you know. But anyway, that was my first piece of furniture. That would be 1971 maybe seven? Yeah '71.Robb Helmkamp That's great that you still have it.Erik WolkenYou'll have to send us a picture of that piece. And if it was truly hippie Wendy, you would have macramé the seatWendy MaruyamaOh, maybe.09:26 Erik Wolken Did you know who Sam Maloof was when you were 1909:30 Wendy MaruyamaUm. No I didn't actually. But you know looking back, I remember thinking, "Why did I use dowels?" Oh and it was screwed together. Screws and the dowels were really there too hide the screw head. Anyway, I didn't know Sam's work until I went to San Diego State. I transferred from Southwestern to San Diego State. Now Larry Hunter was my teacher there and he was the one who kind of exposed me to a lot of makers at the time. Wendell (Castle) well, of course, was a biggie and he had a huge Influence on California woodworkers and we had some really amazing woodworkers in California too. Larry Hunter being one of them and Jack Rogers Hopkins who I think is greatly under appreciated for his work. He did some massive stack lamination pieces. Personally I think that he I think he was really the first person to really incorporate stack lamination into furniture. And I think that Wendell started using the same techniques, around the same time, but my feeling is that Jack was really the early pioneer for that method of working.One day I remember seeing a movie not a video, but it was a movie, you know we he had a movie of him building a music stand from start to finish. It was a much different method of construction and stack lamination. That movie was probably made in the late 60's, 67 maybe. B ut my main influence at that time was Tommy Simpson. I was really just wowed by Tommy's work at that time, you know? So sculptural. And it wasn't merely about woodworking, it was more about fantasy forms that one could make. I think all of his work was made with wood. But, I think could have been interpreted into Paper Mache, plaster, with the kind of forms he was creating with wood. And of course it was all painted. So my first piece of furniture that I did for Larry Hunter was a desk that was very inspired by Tommy Simpson. But it's all made out of chicken wire, plywood and Paper Mache.Erik WolkenAnd this was in a woodworking class you did that? 12:40 Wendy MaruyamaYeah this was a woodworking class. And so I think maybe it was like an introduction and maybe I showed this piece and Larry might have said well it would be faster if you made it out of chicken wire and plywood. You know, you might be able to achieve the form more quickly. So maybe he was trying to you know encourage me to create that form with the little knowledge that I had in woodworking. It was beginning class so it's interesting how he let me do that. If I was teaching a beginning class, I probably would not have said, "Oh make it out of Paper Mache." But uh in hindsight, I wish maybe I could have encouraged that. But, I think I was to deprogramed by the time I started teaching out. I had too many educators that, you know, dictated what woodworking should be and how it should be taught.Erik WolkenSo what were those first what pieces you actually created for him like?14:02 Wendy MaruyamaWell let me tell you, the assignments that I got were so totally different from what most of us are familiar with. And you have to remember this is the early 70's! One assignment was to go out into the woods and be with nature, look around and find something beautiful that was natural. And thinking about it now sounds so crazy. But anyway, so I found a seedpod out in the woods and decided to make a carved hand mirror that was inspired by this seedpod. But that was one assignment. And the second one, was um, I decided to make a music stand or a book stand and I wanted it to emulate a whales tail. You know, when a whale breaches in the ocean and it dives you see that beautiful tail coming out. Well the upper part of my bookstand had a lamp and the tail was really part of that lamp. You know, looking back I'm kind of glad I had those kinds of experiences when I was more naive and perhaps a little more open minded about what furniture could be. There were fewer limitations, if I remember, back in those days.Robb Helmkamp It's really neat to see you incorporating nature into your work already with the whale. I mean, how prescient is that about work that we're going to talk about later in the podcast. But, I think that was one of my most favorite things about living in California was being able to see the whales out in the ocean and go whale watching.16:08 Wendy MaruyamaI agree. Talking about California after having been on the east coast for a while. And then coming back to California the plants are so different here, you know, just sort of otherworldly. The cactus, you know, even the more tropical looking plants that you see, the colors are so different. And I think that had a profound effect on my work. When I returned to California in the in the 80's I really started splashing that paint around. Well, you know, I was free from the indoctrination of the east coast woodworking scene.Robb Helmkamp Ha ha ha haErik WolkenLet's keep on moving on. And let's talk about Mickey Mackintosh. I think that's the first piece that I saw. Was that the first piece you saw Robb?Robb Helmkamp I think it was. When I started at Haywood Community College. My teacher Wayne Rabb talked about and presented some of your work in his slideshows. I remember seeing Mickey Macintosh and just being blown away. You know, not initially, not knowing what to think, but then reading into it and finding out the story behind it. And, you know, I think I tried to make up my own story about it when I first saw it, Erik WolkenSo what is the story behind Mickey Mackintosh?17:37 Wendy MaruyamaThat was made in 1980 or 1981 and I had just graduated from RIT, Rochester Institute of Technology. And I was free, gleefully, free from school and from assignments and the watchfull eyes of Bill Keyser and Doug Sigler. I felt like I could do anything I really wanted. So I decided that I have always loved Charles Rennie Mackintosh chairs. I love the tall back chairs, and I loved Disneyland as a kid. Any opportunity I could get to and get Mom and Dad to take me to Disneyland was just heaven and one of my favorite memories was having one of those Mickey Mouse hats where you would have the big black mouse ears. I think I have an old picture of me wearing that. I thought to myself that would interesting to mash up the two things into one piece. So I said why not and I wanted to take two iconic images and put it into one piece. And that's how Mickey Mackintosh was born. I know a lot of people didn't love it, think of it back in the 80's. I showed that piece at Pritam and Eames in '82 or '83 and it never sold and then it went to another gallery. 30 years later now there has been a lot of interest in the chairs and I have sold so many of them just in the last 10 years. And so I had established there would be an edition of 25 starting in 1981 and so slowly have been pumping out the chairs over the last 40 years, and I just finished the last 10 of the edition which is now in New York City at R and Company Gallery.Robb HelmkampWhen you first came up with the idea were you trying to achieve a mash up?20:20 Wendy MaruyamaI hate making chairs okay. I really hate them. Even now I've tried to make chairs and I keep coming up with the same shtick for years. You know it just is hard to break out of that ubiquitous chair form, with 4 legs and slats and a seat and I kept drawing it over and over and over again and I just couldn't make any progress. And then I was drinking coffee and I put the coffee cup down and it made like a ring on top of my drawing and I thought oh my God that is perfect. So I am going to put those ears and that is how that happened you know. Robb HelmkampThat's perfect!Wendy MaruyamaIt just worked out, it just looked so good, it was the first time I can say oh I loved that piece. I usually don't brag a lot about my work and say oh this is a piece I made I love it's an amazing piece it's the Mickey Mackintosh Chair. That doesn't happen very often you know. Erik Wolken Do you have the original drawing with a coffee cup stain? Erik Wolken One more question about the Mickey Mackintosh chair. You use that industrial Zolotone finish? Was that inspired by the coffee stain as well?21:45 Wendy MaruyamaYou Know, there's not a lot of resources in Smithville Tennessee, there was an auto body supply store on the main drag there, that's the first time I saw a can of um I guess it's called Zolotone. I think it was called splatter paint or truck paint. I think it was made by Napa and it was black with little red and blue speckles. And thought it was the perfect color combination for Mickey Mackintosh. You stepped back and you saw that basically a black chair but if you walked up very close to it you not only saw the red and the blue but you felt the texture. It was smooth. That is how I came up with that surface. It was just serendipity that I came across that paint. Interestingly around the same time one of my colleagues at that time who was Ed Zucca had also discovered that same paint but he was using it in a very different way.Erik Wolken Actually, one more thing about the I lied, I'm gonna ask one more question about the Mickey Mackintosh chair. Why do you think the chair wasn't accepted in the 80s but was much was accepted much later?23:25 Wendy MaruyamaI don't really know. I mean, I wish I knew because it was the coolest thing I thought, but it wasn't the price I remember how cheap it was, I sold the first few ones for 500 bucks that's basically almost the cost of materials. But you know, nowadays, but I guess maybe because it sort of had a vintage reference to it, it just became iconic over the years. I think it took a couple of museums to highlight it. I think um it really helps when a museum supports your work and that more people would notice it. I think one of the first museums to acquire this piece was the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and Glenn Adamson was the curator back then and he was creating a show about post modernism which of course this took place in the 80's. And so it was just sheer luck that Glenn wanted to utilize that chair for the collection and pushed it. Actually he pushed it from somebody else who bought it for hardly anything, and then like sold it for like a butt load of money. But I finally got my due after a bunch of... I was able to sell those chairs at a fair price, shortly after that. I hate talking about money, anyway.Robb Helmkamp It's kind of neat to see that they have a life that is now on to almost 42 plus years. Wendy MaruyamaYeah. Robb Helmkamp So you said you just made 10 More of them for the fall? What's it like making a piece after 42 years and I know you have made them, you know, on the way but 42 years after the first one. That's great.25:50 Wendy MaruyamaYeah. It's interesting because I've been invited to participate in a chair show here in San Diego. I was, oh God... I don't even know why I said yes. But I said yes. And I was back at the same place drawing the same stick chair over and over and over again. So finally just out of necessity I had to stop and I started ripping from three quarter inch square cherry stock and started making what looks like a ladder making a ladder but it's actually a ladder with the a little chair stuck on the bottom and the foot rail I made what looks like little mouse ears sitting at the top just because I needed to get it done you know, but it came out kind of cute. I mean it's cute. So I call it Matador because it looks like a little matador hat you know those little hats that bullfighters wear. That's kind of like a offshoot of Mickey Mackintosh in a way. Maybe I am doomed to that kind of chair design?Robb HelmkampI wouldn't call it doom. I mean, it's almost iconic now that you... you know, you know that you can incorporate that shape to your chairs.Wendy MaruyamaIt's doom, It's doom, I'm doomed. Robb HelmkampAh it's not Doom!Wendy MaruyamaI love that word "DOOMEDRobb HelmkampIt's a good word. Erik WolkenI think your next piece ought to be called "Mickey Macintosh Doomed" And you can riff off of that ideWendy MaruyamaYeah. Erik WolkenMaybe Mickey's ears fall off? So moving along past Mickey and through time. There is a wonderful episode of you on the Craft in America Series on PBS. And it is the Identity episode. And I think you do a wonderful job in that episode of explaining all of your different identities. And I was just sort of hoping that you would go back and sort of rehash that little piece for us?28:03 Wendy MaruyamaWell you know... I was born with a hearing deficiency, I am about 80% deaf and I also have cerebral palsy, which has not really limited me too much, but it does affect my motor control. So you know, as much as I didn't like that identity over the years, in the last 10 years maybe, I started to learn to embrace that identity. In the past I tried to ignore it. And not think about it so much. Then I realized maybe it was not a good idea because people may find it noticeable and I should be up front about it so that people maybe would feel less uncomfortable with hearing me or seeing me for the first time. And if I can embrace that I think it makes it easier for other people to embrace it as well. That is my theory anyway. And then there's the Asian identity. I probably didn't even know I was Asian until grade school. When people were asking me if I was Chinese or Japanese. I would go home and ask Mom, "Are we Chinese or Japanese?" or they would ask me if Dad knew how to do Judo. And you know that kind of thing and that's when I realized they were kind of, being Asian was, was a thing. And then of course I identify as being a maker that's a huge one for me. I am very proud to be a maker, I am very proud to be a crafts person and I am fortunate that I have that too. I guess it's kind of a form of therapy, maybe? I don't know what I would do without that skill. You know? Anyway, so those are my identities that you know some are less obvious than others, and oh being a woman, that's another oneRobb Helmkamp And so on being a woman, you were one of the very first women to graduate with a master's in furniture and design from RIT.30:54 Wendy MaruyamaKind of hard to believe! I can't even believe that's the big deal now, you know, but yeah I guess. There are plenty of other students female students in the program, but they were undergrads. And when they said, you know, you and Gail Smith (Gail Fredell) are going to be the first MFA students to graduate from RIT. I was like wow, you know, ok.Robb Helmkamp So what does this mean? Wendy MaruyamaI don't know. Who cares anyway? Robb HelmkampYeah, that's… a that's a great attitude to have about it. Yeah, it's like you are being an iconoclast without knowing it.31:48 Wendy MaruyamaMaybe that's a good way to put it. No, I was not really aware of that. And it was really funny because after I graduated there was kind of a slew of exhibitions that were called "woman woodworkers" and "women in wood". I guess that was a good thing? I know that a lot of other woman woodworkers feel kind of ambivalent about that, and I could understand that. I mean you want to be accepted as a woodworker regardless of whether your male or female. On the other hand you want to sort of prove something. I'm happy to be able to represent to put it that way. But I don't want it to be the only thing that kind of identifies my work I want to be acknowledged for what I can do and what I like to do. I suppose that would be a hard discussion in itself?Erik WolkenThis is the end of part 1 of our discussion with Wendy Maruyama. Please make sure to listen to part 2 as well

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I talk with Patty Bilbro. She received training through the professional crafts program at Haywood Community College in the early 1990's, and has recently shifted her focus to sculptural vessels painted with geometry and the human figure. In our interview we talk about her approach to drawing the figure and how a day job supports her exploration of sculpture. To see examples of her work, visit www.pattybilbro.com.   Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:   For the past 100 years, AMACO Brent has been creating ceramic supplies for our community ranging from underglazes to electric kilns, and they have no plans of slowing down. www.amaco.com

Welcome to Episode 8 of the https://www.retailpride.com/ (RETAIL IN AMERICA) podcast! I would love to introduce you to two awe-inspiring retail heroes from the Ashley HomeStore in Asheville, North Carolina. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina, https://broadriverretail.com (Broad River Retail) is a privately held company and one of the largest and fastest growing independently owned Ashley HomeStore licensees. https://www.linkedin.com/in/leanna-mares-b9475051?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3Ba%2BsrjFKSSRODn9Mxd26uCw%3D%3D (Leanna Mares) started her retail career in 2009 at the age of 39 and had never sold a thing! She was recently promoted to the General Manager of the Asheville, NC location, having spent time in other roles with the company, including Sales Manager and Retail Performance Manager. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cory-houston-plott-9b269317a?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3BePOnH7c6Tx%2Bt2ntiWUkIhQ%3D%3D (Cory Plott) had always drawn and painted as a child to pass the time. After graduating from Haywood Community College with an associate in Professional Crafts focusing on production pottery, Cory produced 8 tons worth of wares annually and sold them at art shows and State Fairs from Philadelphia to Miami. In 2019 he decided to pursue his passion for furniture and interiors by working at Ashely HomeStore and quickly became a Million Dollar Memory Maker! This is a great episode full of passion and pride for what they both do and filled with authentic local North Carolina southern charm. Enjoy! A huge thank you to the three title sponsors fueling the https://www.retailpride.com/ (RETAIL IN AMERICA) tour and this podcast.  https://ads.spotify.com/en-US/ (Spotify Advertising )Spotify is the #1 podcast platform in the US and has grown to over 420M monthly unique registered users around the globe, over half of which are supported on the ad platform. Spotify advertising will help you reach and target your audience across devices, locations, and formats.  https://yoobic.com/ (YOOBIC )Over 300 companies in 80 countries trust https://yoobic.com/ (YOOBIC )to drive their retail performance at scale, get real-time visibility into multi-location business execution, digitized task management, and more.  https://www.kwi.com/ (KWI) is the industry's only true turnkey omnichannel platform for specialty retailers. With over 35 years of experience, let https://www.kwi.com/ (KWI) help you execute flawlessly with the features that matter most, including endless aisle, clienteling, mobile checkout, inventory management, e-commerce, and more.  Go to https://www.retailpride.com/ (RETAIL PRIDE) and follow me on IG https://www.instagram.com/retailpride/ (@retailpride) to see all the details about the https://www.retailpride.com/ (RETAIL IN AMERICA) tour, the cities we will visit, media links, and more.  Contact me directly https://www.retailpride.com/contact (here )to nominate a retail hero for this podcast, host a retail networking or book signing event in your city, or say hello.   Keep your retail pride strong, and I will see you on the road! Audio engineer https://www.deanalbak.com/ (Dean Albak ) Cover image shot by https://www.instagram.com/dukewinn.newyork/ (Duke Winn)

Guest: John Hornsby, Creative Director and local leader for Freelance Business Week events in Asheville and Waynesville, sits down to chat with Matt.Freelance Business Week is a local, five-day celebration of our freelance community that builds momentum and opportunity around freelance business growth. It will take place April 18-22, 2022.It's led by local freelance business owners and they invite you to be involved! Take a second to sign up for their list to keep up with all the updates at https://freeconnation.com/asheville/ .What to Expect You can expect a week of expertise & resources, camaraderie & connections across Asheville and Waynesville to include:Motivation Monday Ribbon cutting and socials. This event will be free and open to all. Waynesville in the am and Asheville in the early evening.Tech Tuesday will feature content around the more technical aspects of business, devices, and platforms. Wellness Wednesday will focus on content around work-life balance, mindset, and health. Thriving Thursday features talks, workshops, and panels along with networking and resource tabling.Fun & Failure Friday will explore the importance of play in our work, celebrating wins and embracing failures, and will wrap up with an afterparty. Most of the Waynesville programming is taking place at the Small Business Center and Haywood Community College.Register HERE>Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Mittan)

Molly Walter creates sculptural and functional ceramics with a focus on deeply carved patterns. Molly is a graduate of Haywood Community College's professional craft program. Originally from Illinois, Molly has lived and worked a variety of jobs in Western North Carolina since 2009. March 2021 marks Molly's first attempt at working full time in the studio. 

Gateway to the Smokies Podcast hosted by our very own Joseph McElroy, Owner of the Meadowlark Motel in Maggie Valley, NC with our special guest Jim Hamilton, an extension agent and county director at NC State Cooperative Extension and an adjunct professor at ASU, as well as a former instructor at Haywood Community College.Jim has a PhD in forestry and teaches workshops across the region including an upcoming date at the Meadowlark Smoky Mountain Heritage Center on August 28th. They will be discussing the generations of ginseng in the Smoky Mountains.‍Tune in for this fun conversation at TalkRadio.nyc or watch the Facebook Livestream by clicking here.Show NotesSegment 1Today's episode starts off with our host Joseph McElroy announcing tons of exciting upcoming events that our audience can look forward to. From concerts, to award programs, talk shows, and campfires, there are a plethora of events that people can enjoy in the Smoky Mountain and North Carolina region. After announcements, Joseph introduces the special guest of the day, Jim Hamilton. Jim talks about his journey to how he became a professor, county director, and so interested in ginseng in the local community.Segment 2Coming back from the break, the two talk more about turtles being the state reptile of North Carolina and bring up Jim's nickname, Jimseng. Jim then talks about where that name came from and all the benefits and other facts about ginseng. He explains how he became interested in the local ginseng and where his passion originates from. They discuss how important ginseng is essential to the economy and go further into the different types of ginseng, their history, and their benefits. Jim tells stories of famous pioneers and explorers who came across ginseng, such as Daniel Boone, and how it served as a food source and for health purposes.Segment 3The next segment starts off with a discussion on stereotypes regarding ginseng hunting on television shows. Jim clarifies the negative stereotypes and misunderstandings of people illegally harvesting ginseng and that he works with people to specifically protect the ginseng in the local Smoky Mountains area. Next, Jim talks about where to buy ginseng and what he does with them. He explains how different countries, for example Korea, China, buys ginseng differently than how one might in North Carolina. Joseph then asks Jim about his book, The Last Entry, which is a fictional book that follows a young man in the mountain area.Segment 4For the last segment, Jim Hamilton and Joseph talk more about planting and growing ginseng in your own backyard. Jim talks about what he recommends people to do in the Smoky Mountain areas. He recommends taking a morning hike to watch the sunrise and local restaurants with great food for lunch and other fun activities that visitors can do throughout the day.

From serial killers to sex trafficking rings, reporters share how debunking myths is just another day in the newsroom. Plus, join our guest of the week Shelley White, president of Haywood Community College to hear how HCC has adapted to serving students and the community during the coronavirus crisis.

With a career spanning close to 40 years and one of the first graduates of the program in production crafts at Haywood Community College, David gives us some practical insight into what it takes to make a career as an independent craftsperson

A revealing and heartfelt conversation with Canton, North Carolina woodworker and maker, Susan Link. After growing up in Brevard, NC and attending the Professional Crafts: Wood program at Haywood Community College in 2004, Susan has made a life for herself designing and building furniture in Western North Carolina. Susan talks with Erik and Robb about the importance of her community & friends, dedication, good shoes, and the blood, sweat & tears it has taken to follow her earliest childhood dreams of becoming and maintaining a career as a woodworker.

Emily Reason is a potter, artist, and Instructor in Professional Crafts and Ceramics at Haywood Community College in North Carolina. She holds an MFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and BFA from West Virginia University. Emily’s ceramics career has encompassed artist residencies, writing, teaching, and exhibitions.

Anna Johnson is a jewelry artist based in Asheville, North Carolina. Her compositions consist largely of found objects mixed with semi-precious and precious materials. Anna’s work is heavily influenced by nature, cultural ideas of value, and environmental preservation. Anna’s work is exhibited internationally and has received several recognitions, including being named as “30 Exceptional Craftspeople Under the Age of 30” (2016) by American Craft Week, and by American Craft Magazine as one of 15 exceptional artists using unusual materials (2015). Additionally, her work has been featured in numerous publications, including Cast: Art and Objects (2017). She has taught at Penland School of Crafts, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and Haywood Community College. Anna received her BFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. What you’ll learn in this episode: What to consider if you’re thinking about becoming a full-time jewelry artist, and the benefits and drawbacks of working in your own studio. A preview of Asheville, NC’s thriving and diverse arts and jewelry community. How Anna incorporates bones and other natural elements into her jewelry. How social media and the internet have changed the way artists make a living and promote their work. How to contact Anna Johnson: Website: www.annajohnsonjewelry.com Instagram @annajohnsonjewelry Upcoming shows: ACC Baltimore (February) ACC Atlanta (March) Smithsonian Craft Show (April)

An engaging and wide ranging conversation with Wayne Raab the now retired lead instructor in the program in fine woodworking at Haywood Community College and both Robb and Erik’s instructor during their time in the program. Having this conversation with Wayne was part of the inspiration for Why Make podcast so Robb and Erik could begin to explore their roots as makers and why they make.

Wendy Wrenn Werstlein came to clay as a second vocation. For 10 years Wendy taught high school biology were she worked to cultivate in students a desire to explore the world while also encouraging scientific inquiry. Wendy finds these two skills served her just as well in the studio. Wendy left teaching and returned to the classroom as a student at Haywood Community College completing an Associates Degree in Professional Crafts. From there Wendy moved to Floyd, Virginia and worked as an apprentice to Silvie Granatelli, studio potter. Wendy now lives and works in her studio/home on the Blue Ridge Parkway, building a life as a studio potter in Floyd, Virginia.

Power, Communications, Essential Ingredient with All Hazards Comm Prep!Host: David Vine "Hazards Communications Prep"American Preppers Radio aka Prepper Broadcasting! Tuesdays 9:00pm/Est 6:00pm/PtP.B.N. Live Listen and Chat go HERE! Our podcast show guest is the General Manager of OTG Industries and Executive Director of PowerSPOT Power Products, Inc. I'm the proud owner of their PowerPAK Mover device made by the Simpsonville, South Carolina company.I discovered the PowerPAK unit when I signed up for the July 14 Sensible Mountain Preparedness day-long seminar at Haywood Community College in Clyde, North Carolina. I was browsing Carolina Readiness Supply's website (a sponsor of the seminar) and discovered this unique power source.The PowerPAK Mover is a combination rechargeable USB power source with a solar panel on one side and a bank of bright LED lights on the other side... Read More!Visit in our chat room HERE!Tags: Prepper Broadcasting, Hazards Communications Prep

Power, Communications, Essential Ingredient with All Hazards Comm Prep! Host: David Vine "Hazards Communications Prep" American Preppers Radio aka Prepper Broadcasting!  Tuesdays 9:00pm/Est 6:00pm/Pt P.B.N. Live Listen and Chat go HERE!  Our podcast show guest is the General Manager of OTG Industries and Executive Director of PowerSPOT Power Products, Inc. I'm the proud owner of their PowerPAK Mover device made by the Simpsonville, South Carolina company. I discovered the PowerPAK unit when I signed up for the July 14 Sensible Mountain Preparedness day-long seminar at Haywood Community College in Clyde, North Carolina. I was browsing Carolina Readiness Supply's website (a sponsor of the seminar) and discovered this unique power source. The PowerPAK Mover is a combination rechargeable USB power source with a solar panel on one side and a bank of bright LED lights on the other side... Read More! Visit in our chat room HERE! Tags: Prepper Broadcasting, Hazards Communications Prep

We visit Southwestern Community College, Haywood Community College, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, & Southeastern Community College.

We visit Southwestern Community College, Haywood Community College, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, & Southeastern Community College.

The "great outdoors" is one of the most important classrooms at tonight's featured community college. We're profiling them ALL this year in observance of the 50th anniversary of North Carolina's Community College System. Tonight's featured school is blessed with more natural beauty and resources than most, and Rick Sullivan took this chance to venture DEEP into the forest, without ever leaving campus.

The "great outdoors" is one of the most important classrooms at tonight's featured community college. We're profiling them ALL this year in observance of the 50th anniversary of North Carolina's Community College System. Tonight's featured school is blessed with more natural beauty and resources than most, and Rick Sullivan took this chance to venture DEEP into the forest, without ever leaving campus.

We continue our series on NC 's community colleges with Haywood Community College. New Hanover High's Principal Finn helps his students stay in school & earn a diploma. And we mark the anniversary of D-Day with author Rick Atkinson.

How the national revolution in STEM education is engaging students in science education in our state. The new Investigate Labs at the NC Museum of Nat. Sciences gives visitors a hands-on science experience. The NC A&T/UNC-G Nanotech Ctr offers custom opportunities for higher education science programs. Two ECU researchers put their science background to use studying how the human brain sees art.