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Crafts on Deer Isle
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When you find yourself on Deer Isle, Maine–Whaaat?? You haven’t been? Go there and please do visit the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Founded in 1950, the school offers intensive studio-based workshops in a variety of craft media including clay, glass, metals, paper, blacksmithing, weaving, and woodworking.
They have guided tours of the campus, studios and store on Wednesdays and offer a FREE Evening Program Series, which features lectures and performances by faculty and visiting artists. Whether you’re a practicing artisan or simply appreciate the finer things in life, Haystack is a diamond in the rough for learning about (and shopping for) fine crafts.
In their own words
“The unique experience to be found at Haystack is owed to the combination of internationally-renowned instructors, intensive and focused studio time, the exploration of other art forms including music, poetry and dance, a diverse student body, and an award-winning campus. 
Students live, eat and work at the school, and studios remain open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Over the past 50 years, the school has created international workshops and conferences, innovative sessions for high school students and local residents, a visiting artist’s program, scholarship opportunities, and more. Haystack continues to evolve with the interests and ideas of those who visit here.”
Here’s directions. Here’s more info. Phone: 207-348-2306. And send us pictures of your trip!
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