2017-11-04 - Saturday - Cabins, pottery, and mansions

Friday night we went to the Asheville Ceramics Gallery. One of the reasons we went was to meet Martha Grover and see her work in person. She was in town for the opening because she was going to be teaching the following week at Penland. 

The artists that make up the co-op are all very talented and it was fun to see everyone's style. We hung out with Joey Sheehan for a while and then it was off to Sylva.

In Sylva, we stayed in the Mountain Brook Cottages, as we have several other times.

Then it was off to Dillsboro for the WNC Pottery Festival. We parked in a business parking lot and waited for the shuttle.

Waiting for the shuttle...

 The show was great. There were 40 potters there with a wide range of work.

Ed and Kate Coleman.

Ron Philbeck demoing.

Ron Philbeck.

Joey Sheehan.

We went to the Haywood Smokehouse for lunch.

Matt Hellgeth demoing.

Later, we had dinner reservations at the Stable Cafe at the Biltmore House. After dinner we went on the candlelight holiday tour of the mansion.

The Stable Cafe.

The largest single-family dwelling in the U.S.

Decorations on the front lawn.

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2017-07-16 - Sunday - Biltmore House

Sunday we took friends and family to the Biltmore House. We toured the whole house, had lunch in the restaurant, and had a wine tasting. It was another good day.

The house.

The grounds.

The drain spouts.

Another drain spout.

The whole front.

The view from the front.

By the way, here are the signs Leo made for the reception yesterday.
These helped guide guests to the reception.

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