Haystack’s annual Studio Based Learning, a three-day studio program for area high school students, was held September 19-21. For 22 years the program has provided students with the opportunity to participate in workshops in craft media taught by professional artists. Students and chaperones live on campus throughout the program and, in addition to studio time, faculty artists present work and share their ideas, inspiration, and creative processes, each evening, according to a news release from Haystack.
Sixty-eight students, from Deer Isle-Stonington High School, George Stevens Academy and the Harbor School in Blue Hill, Bucksport High School, Vinalhaven High School, and Mt. Desert Island High School, attended this year. Instructors included: Patrick Quinn (blacksmithing), Anna Low (book arts), Ellen Wieske (metals), Heather McCalla (wood), and Chris Leith (textiles).