Friday's book signing at Sutherland was a great success. I arrived at the gallery in Asheville's River Arts District early in the morning…
…and was greeted by energetic and talented owners Karen Donde and Barb Butler.
The gallery is a beautifully renovated warehouse space, high ceilinged and brightly illuminated, with the patina of old brick walls.
Their newly delivered Wolf Pup looms are in the process of being warped and are ready for classes.
More weavers arrived. Below from left to right are Betty Carlson and Catherine Ellis, and Bob Martin, showing off Betty's woven shawl.
And here are Kathy Roig (left) and Susan Leveille (right). Sorry I can't identify the others, but they are among a group of very enthusiastic participants in in the Sutherland classes.
Karen and Barb have some of their gorgeous weaving on display at the gallery. I was especially struck by this gossamer plain weave scarf in very fine silk by Barb (click to enlarge).
After chatting for a while about my experiences in self-publishing, selling copies of Network Drafting, The Woven Pixel, and The Liftplan Connection to these nice people, and signing books, I joined them for lunch at The 12 Bones Smokehouse, a restaurant experience not to be missed. 12 Bones is just across the street from the River Arts District, and it's worth waiting on line to get one of their salads or famous barbecue. Check out the rib flavors here: