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Pottery | Live Demo
Lynn Jenkins will be demonstrating throwing techniques, as well as explaining how she achieves the various surfaces on her raku-fired pots. She will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
Brooms | Live Demo
Join second-generation broom maker Marlow Gates as he demonstrates how to create functional sweepers, skinny cobweb brooms, and simple pot scrubbers using age-old techniques. Marlow will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
Earth’s Gifts | Focus Gallery Exhibition
Featured Artists: Jude Stuecker (fiber) Erica Bailey (jewelry) Mary Dashiell (clay) Steve Miller (wood) Rex Redd (clay)
4 events,
Embroidery | Live Demo
Watch Laura Gaskin "paint with stitches" as she creates rich, colorful images with needle and thread. Laura will be demonstrating in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
4 events,
Wheat Weaving | Live Demo
Katherine Caldwell will be demonstrating the art of wheat weaving - creating decorative ornaments and wall hangings by braiding and twisting stalks of wheat. She will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
4 events,
Pottery | Live Demo
Potter Rodney Leftwich will be demonstrating various throwing and surface-decorating techniques in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
4 events,
Macramé | Live Demo
Longtime Guild member Jim Gentry will be demonstrating the art of knot-tying using cotton and hemp fibers, as he creates colorful, wearable art! Jim will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
5 events,
Pop-up Mini Fair at the Folk Art Center
Pop-up Mini Fair at the Folk Art Center
In the lower level parking lot of the Folk Art Center, Guild members will have an opportunity to share their creative efforts with the public in an outdoor carefully-spaced layout. Visitors can shop for a variety of fine craft of different disciplines: bladesmithing, glassblowing, wheel-thrown and hand-built ceramics, woodturning, metalsmithing, leatherwork, and furniture making. The…
4 events,
Woodcarving | Live Demo
Ronnie McMahan will be demonstrating woodcarving techniques he uses to create songbirds, goofy hound-dogs, and incredibly realistic feathers. He will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
Sun Prints | Live Demo
Sandra Rowland will be outside the Folk Art Center's main entrance demonstrating how she creates beautiful, colorful designs on fabric using special paint and the sun's rays. (If the weather is inclement she will probably be inside demonstrating quilting - and various ways she uses that wonderful sun-printed fabric!) Call ahead for the latest updates:…
5 events,
Glassblowing | Live Demo
Jason Probstein will be demonstrating glassblowing techniques using a torch and glass rods. He'll show how he creates his wonderful ornaments, vases, and goblets - it's a fun demo! Jason will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
Brooms | Live Demo
Second-generation broom maker Marlow Gates will be demonstrating how he uses traditional Appalachian methods to create functional, contemporary brooms. He'll be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
Needle Felting Demo at the Moses Cone Manor
Lorraine Cathey will be demonstrating how she "paints" pictures using colored wool and a felting needle. She will be on the front porch of the Moses Cone Manor. Visitors are encouraged to watch and ask questions while the demonstrators work and talk about their creative process! Call ahead in the event of changes (828) 295-2049, or…
6 events,
Clay Day
Clay Day
Join us for a celebration of one of the oldest craft mediums and the makers of clay. Clay Day features craft demonstrations and hands-on activities by members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild and invited guests. Watch live demonstrations of wheel-throwing, hand-building, surface design, and many other clay techniques. Join us on Saturday, June 11th…
4 events,
Woodturning | Live Demo
Join new Guild member Thomas Irven as he demonstrates various woodturning techniques in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
Jewelry | Live Demo
Noel Yovovich will be demonstrating her jewelry making techniques using anodized titanium, silver, and wire; her work is delightfully dimensional. Noel will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
4 events,
Jewelry | Live Demo
Amy Brandenburg will be demonstrating how she turns PMC (precious metal clay) into fine jewelry. Amy will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
Pottery | Live Demo
John Turner will be demonstrating various pottery techniques in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
4 events,
Brooms | Live Demo
Peter Werner will be demonstrating the age-old craft of broom-tying in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
4 events,
Quilting | Live Demo
Fiber artist Connie Brown will be demonstrating various quilting techniques in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
5 events,
Pottery Demo at the Moses Cone Manor
Potter Lynn Jenkins will be demonstrating wheel-throwing techniques on the front porch of the Moses Cone Manor. Visitors are encouraged to watch and ask questions while the demonstrators work and talk about their creative process! Call ahead in the event of changes (828) 295-2049, or check our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/shcgmosescone for updates.
5 events,
Felting | Live Demo
Fiber artist Lorraine Cathey will be demonstrating how she "paints pictures" using colored wool and a barbed felting needle. Lorraine will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
5 events,
Woodworking | Live Demo
Wood artist Valerie Berlage will be demonstrating woodworking techniques involving surface design and painting - this is Val's debut demo for the Folk Art Center, and she'll be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
Polymer Clay | Live Demo
Irene Semanchuk of Good Night Irene will be demonstrating a bunch of fun polymer clay techniques in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
5 events,
Basketry | Live Demo
Susan Taylor will be demonstrating various basket making techniques in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
4 events,
Wheat Weaving | Live Demo
Katherine Caldwell will be demonstrating the age-old craft of wheat weaving - creating ornaments and wall pieces - in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
4 events,
Jewelry | Live Demo
Noel Yovovich will be demonstrating her jewelry making techniques using anodized titanium, silver, and wire; her work is delightfully dimensional. Noel will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
Knitting | Live Demo
Fiber artist Lin Oglesby will be demonstrating the knitting techniques she uses to create wearables from fingerless gloves to cloaks. She will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
