ABOUT THE ARTIST

 Laura Nelle Goebel, who lives in Cullowhee, North Carolina, has been teaching traditional and contemporary sewing and quiltmaking techniques for 25 years. She has classes scheduled at John C. Cambell Folk School in Brasstown and at her studio in Dillsboro at Squire Watkins Inn. She has been a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 1980 and has exhibited her quilts, wearable art, and wall hangings throughout the Southeast. Currently, she is involved in a "Reading -A-Quilt" project with the Mountain Heritage Center at Western Carolina University, which is a visiting program for regional schools.

This is a series of photos of local barns interpreted into fabric wall hangings and quilts. This has been a 1 1/2 year project to bring an awareness of the vanishing barns in our communities. The project was partially funded by the Regional Artists Grant Program and the Jackson County Arts Council.