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Angela Eastman

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Meet Angela Eastman of @flagmountain.studio, one of the featured artists at the 2026 Starworks Craft Invitational!

Based in Hillsborough, NC, Angela is a basketweaver, metalworker, sculptor, and educator whose work is deeply rooted in material exploration, craft history, and connection to place. Using foraged materials like kudzu, wisteria, and honeysuckle alongside willow she cultivates herself, Angela creates functional and sculptural basketry that transforms invasive plants into beautifully woven forms.

Her practice also extends into sculpture and installation, where she combines metal, fibers, and found objects to explore the relationship between industrial and natural material cultures.

Angela holds an MFA in Sculpture from Cranbrook Academy of Art and has completed residencies at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, MASS MoCA, and the John C. Campbell Folk School.

Swipe to explore her work, then join us June 13 for the 2026 Starworks Craft Invitational to meet Angela in person and shop her work alongside 20 other outstanding makers working in clay, glass, wood, metal, and fiber.

#starnc #starworksnc #angelaeastman #ncarts #artsnc taken in Star, North Carolina by @flagmountain.studio

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Fall and winter are a great time of year to harvest basketry materials.

We had a wonderful time walking around Penland’s campus with @flagmountain.studio with an eye for making baskets.

She showed us how to identify some exciting plants that she uses in her beautiful work.

Angela was a visiting artist during @abcoddington’s recent sculptural basketry concentration. She also taught a workshop last summer.

What are you harvesting this time of year, basket friends? taken in Penland School of Crafts by @flagmountain.studio

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Shou sugi ban, Burn Party @flagmountain.studio with Angela Eastman, family and friends. It was really wonderful to give it a go, and see so many of Angela’s friends come out to support her building her awesome studio. So wonderful to see so many beautiful and multi talented women getting into it!
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#shousugiban #shousugibantechnique #newworkshop #shousugibanshop by @flagmountain.studio

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Note: our dual craft Hearth Broom Class is coming up soon - Join us Saturday, 11/15 and make your own beautiful broom, as a lovely handmade object for yourself maybe as a gift for someone this season? Spend the morning forging out your handle, and the afternoon tying on a custom broom, working with two fantastic instructors Angela @flagmountain.studio and Becky! Register at the website, hope to see you there. #hillsboroughnc #chapelhill #durhamnc #blacksmithclasses #craft #craftclass #brooms #locallymade taken in Woodcrest Farm by @flagmountain.studio

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Online shop is updated with the leftovers from the Studio Sale! There's really just a few items so hop on there and snag some gifts (for you?) if you fancy. Link in bio.

#wovenjewelry #handmadejewelry #wovenearrings by @flagmountain.studio

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very happy with this new variation on a theme...weaving with brass and silver to create thesw pieces. will be available at my studio sale this weekend, and whatever is left over i will post online next week! by @flagmountain.studio

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This past Saturday I taught a multi-craft class with my super rad pal Becky Juliette at @woodcrestfarmnc making fireplace brooms! We started in the forge making handles, then Becky led everyone in tying on a broom head. We didn't even plan to wear matching black overalls. Feeling grateful for my crafty friends and for students who are psyched on making things! by @flagmountain.studio

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Save the date, friends! The third annual STUDIO SALE at my cozy little spot in Hillsborough is coming up quick!

December 14, 11 am - 4 pm

As always, @erintorg of @seedsandsalt_ will be cooking up something delicious!

This year, I'll be joined by @muddyslug with hand-dipped beeswax candles and ceramics; @kellyowensby_herbalism with hand-crafted herbal remedies; and @hellbenderstudio with beautiful polymer clay jewelry and prints.

I'll have a wide array of baskets, jewelry, ceramics, and metalwork for sale. Please come through!

Note on parking and accessibility: please park in the West Hillsborough gravel lot and walk up (5 min walk) or along Hillsborough Ave.
Unfortunately, all entrances to the house involve stairs. Please reach out if you'd like to park in the drive for closer access.

#craftmarket #holidaygifts #hillsboroughnc taken in Hillsborough, North Carolina by @flagmountain.studio

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🍁🌱 fall weaving by @flagmountain.studio

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Another delightful group of backpack baskets from this weekend's class at @triplespringstudios ! This class is always a marathon to complete in just two days, and this group of mostly first-time weavers knocked it out of the park, weaving into the dark yesterday to finish their baskets :) by @flagmountain.studio

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it's time once again for the backpack basket class at @triplespringstudios ! join me nov. 16-17 and make a pack basket for yourself or as a veeeery nice gift for someone. sign up at @triplespringstudios website! by @flagmountain.studio

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