Hagood Mill's well-oiled machine

Reid Severance knows this mill inside out, and so does his brilliant and curious son Ethan. We pulled some strings (ahem) to get the secret CLOTH bags of fresh-ground grits for the campers to take home,
but the best thing was the experience of the place. Just down the road a piece. Come visit? They also have a great new coloring book about Milly the pig.

Tony's Ride!

This is certainly not the only reason we love Tony, but several of us were pretty eager to board his carefully tended and incredibly sweet vehicle. And it's really environmentally sensitive! Really!

Eat Hearty and Local!

The campers tucked into a lot of vittles, prepared lovingly by Adrian and Lindsey, or by Molly Hayes, or the local BBQ emporium, or Annette...We do love to eat, and the conversation was up to the food! What a great event. Come back soon!

A coat of paint

The signs we inherited from the first occupants of the old studio have become icons of the refurbished version. Jamie wielded a heavy whitewashing brush for a couple of weeks before ArtCamp, and the campers were appropriately dazzled by the cleaned-up wood shop. Benjie hardly recognized his old haunt, but he knew enough to guide people around the 220 outlets he had installed during his stay here in 2006.

Kelly at the keys

Kelly Ward became an instant favorite as she sat down to the keyboard of the just-in-time piano, and floored us with her talent. Look for a chance to hear her in a modest concert here soon.

Marco feeds us

Another discerning audience soaks up the techniques, and the results, of Marco's annual (we hope!) Italian Cooking class! His cuisine again delighted us both in instructions and in the creative, local, seasonal and organic product. While Marco's English is improving in great leaps, Lorenzo provided vast interpretive and sous-chef skills. The guest list was lively and impressive. New friends were forged.

Lasagna looked and tasted gorgeous. Home grown broccoli was featured in one of four delicious courses. Sign up for next year!

The Piano Arrives

Deedie Marshall, our muscular and generous minister at Ascension Episcopal Church provides gracious help to Jamie and Benjie as they move our new (to us) Baldwin piano to its new digs at the Main Hall in the Studio. The next day, our new resident Kelly Ward shows up to play Bach and Gershwin on it with stunning affection and skill.

Stay tuned!! We do mean, we hope it will STAY TUNED!!