This year, Spindleworks opened a second location where artists make whimsical wood sculptures. To a large extent, Spindleworkers are like workers anywhere. They are expected to show up Monday through Friday and to produce a prescribed amount of work depending on their abilities. Away from the studio, some of the artists live independently in their own apartments. Others live in group homes or with family.
Visitors stop in frequently to shop or just to soak up the energy.
The artists work at looms or tables on two floors of the ramshackle old house that serves as the main studio, and every available surface overflows with art in progress. Most striking are the poetry quilts, handsome patchworks of woven and painted fabric with poetry, written on scraps of cloth, layered over all. They also are refreshingly confident about their work. She isn't the only one who thinks so. She could actually make a living from her work.