Instructor

Angela Eastman is an artist and teacher from Hillsborough, NC. She holds an MFA in Sculpture from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a BA in Studio Art from Colorado College, and completed the two-year Core Fellowship program at Penland School of Crafts. She has participated in residencies at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, MASS MoCA, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, SIM and Nes in Iceland, and others. Angela is currently the Artist-in-Residence at John C Campbell Folk School.

In addition to sculptural work, Angela creates jewelry, baskets, metalwork, and ceramics through her design business Flag Mountain Studio. Angela also teaches art workshops to adults and youth. She is an advocate for craft education as a vital component of understanding the material world we live in. You can find out more about Angela and her work on her website.