Hands-On Campus Workshop Supplements Gallery Exhibition
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
– Photos by Cindy Davis Meixel, writer/photo editor, and Dalaney T. Vartenisian, student photographer
![Creative accoutrements fill the PDC Mountain Laurel Room for the daylong embroidery workshop with artist Amanda McCavour.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2015/02/1_6006098.jpg)
Creative accoutrements fill the PDC Mountain Laurel Room for the daylong embroidery workshop with artist Amanda McCavour.
![Amanda McCavour (seated) provides artistic assistance to workshop participant Sally Ickes, of Danville.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2015/02/2_6006137.jpg)
Amanda McCavour (seated) provides artistic assistance to workshop participant Sally Ickes, of Danville.
![At the workshop, McCavour's artistic inspiration dances across a table.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2015/02/3_6006146.jpg)
At the workshop, McCavour's artistic inspiration dances across a table.
![The artist (center) shares a laugh with Camille Seeling (left), of Cogan Station, and Brittany McLaughlin, of Trout Run.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2015/02/4_6006221.jpg)
The artist (center) shares a laugh with Camille Seeling (left), of Cogan Station, and Brittany McLaughlin, of Trout Run.
![Spools bring a dash of color to the indoor wintertime activity.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2015/02/5_6006202.jpg)
Spools bring a dash of color to the indoor wintertime activity.
![McCavour consults with Mary Steele, of Montgomery, on materials.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2015/02/6_6006136.jpg)
McCavour consults with Mary Steele, of Montgomery, on materials.
![With a yellow sewing box her grandmother gave her when she was 6, McLaughlin concentrates …](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2015/02/7_6006173.jpg)
With a yellow sewing box her grandmother gave her when she was 6, McLaughlin concentrates …
![... on her colorful creation.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2015/02/8_6006190.jpg)
... on her colorful creation.
![The motif extends to the sign for the exhibit.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2015/02/IMG_7721.jpg)
The motif extends to the sign for the exhibit.
![](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2015/02/IMG_7735.jpg)
"Living Room," among the pieces on exhibit through March 5, recalls McCavour's apartments in Toronto.
![Students inhabit](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2015/02/IMG_7748.jpg)
Students inhabit "Stand-In for Home," which recreates the artist's former living space.
![Gallery patrons walk among a](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2015/02/IMG_7767.jpg)
Gallery patrons walk among a "Floating Garden."
![A number of pieces provide a literal reminder of the handiwork on display.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2015/02/IMG_7780.jpg)
A number of pieces provide a literal reminder of the handiwork on display.
![David A. Stabley, instructor of ceramics/wood sculpture, studies](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2015/02/IMG_7786.jpg)
David A. Stabley, instructor of ceramics/wood sculpture, studies "Untitled Figure" in The Gallery at Penn College.
![Gallery manager Penny G. Lutz introduces the artist's talk ...](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2015/02/IMG_7797.jpg)
Gallery manager Penny G. Lutz introduces the artist's talk ...
![... in which McCavour engaged an audience unfazed by winter conditions.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2015/02/IMG_7799.jpg)
... in which McCavour engaged an audience unfazed by winter conditions.
![Attendees at the gallery reception suspend reality while mingling amid the artist's thread-borne reimaginings.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2015/02/IMG_7824.jpg)
Attendees at the gallery reception suspend reality while mingling amid the artist's thread-borne reimaginings.
![Shadows add another dimension to the artist's domestic connections.](http://www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2015/02/15_011615_00001.jpg)
Shadows add another dimension to the artist's domestic connections.