Though days in the studio are rare, creative concerns are a constant. Always, I see the world through a particular lens of graphic design training and material craft studies. I notice details of color and surface, purpose and wear; the space something occupies, its weight, its balance. I look for stillness, breaks in tempo, and overlaps. My studio projects favor composition and handwork. Regardless of medium, my approach is minimalist in tone and direct in means, combining a love for iterative process and an inclination to collaborate with medium and method. I strive for a balance of refinement and touch.
Leslie Noell is an artist and designer who currently serves as creative director at Penland School of Craft. Leslie has been a resident artist at Caversham Press (Kwazulu Natal, South Africa), Jentel Artist Residency Program (Banner, WY), and the Hambidge Center for Arts and Sciences (Rabun Gap, GA) and also spent two years at Penland School of Craft through a Core Fellowship. Her work has been shown throughout the country in a number of exhibitions including the Hickory Museum of Art, Holter Museum of Art, Asheville Art Museum, and Mobile Museum of Art. She earned a degree in graphic design from NC State University College of Design and an MFA in Artisanry from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. She studied typography and printmaking at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague.
Leslie lives near Penland, NC, with artist Hoss Haley, and their son James. In 2001, Leslie and Hoss renovated a commercial building in nearby Asheville that offers affordable studio space to four working artists: Laura Wood, Thomas Campbell, Andrew Hayes, and Reid Carlson. For several years Leslie has served as a trustee and volunteer for experiential learning schools and community foundations in NC.
Leslie Noell is an artist and designer who currently serves as creative director at Penland School of Craft. Leslie has been a resident artist at Caversham Press (Kwazulu Natal, South Africa), Jentel Artist Residency Program (Banner, WY), and the Hambidge Center for Arts and Sciences (Rabun Gap, GA) and also spent two years at Penland School of Craft through a Core Fellowship. Her work has been shown throughout the country in a number of exhibitions including the Hickory Museum of Art, Holter Museum of Art, Asheville Art Museum, and Mobile Museum of Art. She earned a degree in graphic design from NC State University College of Design and an MFA in Artisanry from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. She studied typography and printmaking at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague.
Leslie lives near Penland, NC, with artist Hoss Haley, and their son James. In 2001, Leslie and Hoss renovated a commercial building in nearby Asheville that offers affordable studio space to four working artists: Laura Wood, Thomas Campbell, Andrew Hayes, and Reid Carlson. For several years Leslie has served as a trustee and volunteer for experiential learning schools and community foundations in NC.
