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| “All
of the people working up here are excited to be here” |
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Sparks, Potter). |
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| CP&L
(Progress Energy) Gallery |
The
CP&L gallery was created with funds given by the Carolina
Power and Light Foundation. This is the retail sales gallery
of residents craft artists. At the rear of the building landfill
gas fired hot water boilers are housed.  The
CP&L Gallery offers an area to see all of the artisans'
creations in one room. A small percentage of the sales go to
operational costs while the majority of the proceeds go to the
artisans. The gallery is open M-F from 9:00am-4:00pm or by appointment.
Cash, checks, money orders, Visa, and Master Cards are accepted.
For more information call 828-675-5541. |
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| Pottery
Studio |
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 The
clay studio was funded by the NC Technological Development
Authority. In this space artists work independently, utilizing
landfill gas in the large outdoor pottery kiln.The outdoor
pottery kiln has 50 cubic feet of space. It is a cone 10 methane
kiln, and perhaps the only pottery kiln that runs off of landfill
gas. We use forced-air burners which also have blowers that
bring in more air into the kiln. Landfill gas produces 500
BTUs per cubic feet of gas/minute.
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| Glass
Blowing Studio |
| The
glass studio was funded by the NC Technological Development
Authority. Artists cooperatively share time and equipment, utilizing
landfill gas in their furnaces. The glass studio is where most
of our landfill gas is burned. The main glass furnace remains
on 24 hrs a day-7 days a week. It is kept at 2200 0F. This is
where raw material that makes up glass is melted. Re-heating
chambers, or glory holes are kept at 2100 0F and are turned
on and off every day. The main glass furnace is a 435 lb tank
furnace, a second 125lb furnace is used for colored glass. All
of the appliances direct-burn landfill gas utilizing a forced
air system. |
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