Ann Oakes will be demonstrating basket-making using rope and various types and colors of yarn. Ann will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Visitors are encouraged to watch and ask questions while the demonstrators work and talk about their creative process! Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.

Sam Johnson will be demonstrating how he creates beautiful, strong fly-fishing rods from bamboo. He will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Visitors are encouraged to watch and ask questions while the demonstrators work and talk about their creative process! Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.

Rachelle Davis will be demonstrating how she uses a jeweler's saw to create intricate images in silver, which form the "back" of her one of a kind pendants. Rachelle will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Visitors are encouraged to watch and ask questions while the demonstrators […]

Peter Werner will be demonstrating traditional Appalachian broom-tying in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Visitors are encouraged to watch and ask questions while the demonstrators work and talk about their creative process! Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.

Liz Spear will be demonstrating weaving on a floor loom to create fabric with which she sews garments. She will also discuss the tools she uses, including threads, rags, shuttles, and the loom itself. Liz will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Visitors are encouraged to watch […]

Jason Probstein will be demonstrating how he turns glass rods into swirly, colorful ornaments, goblets, and vases. He will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Visitors are encouraged to watch and ask questions while the demonstrators work and talk about their creative process! Call ahead for the latest […]

Lee Entrekin will be demonstrating flute-making (an playing!) in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Visitors are encouraged to watch and ask questions while the demonstrators work and talk about their creative process! Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.

John Furches will be demonstrating copper plate etching - the medium by which he creates his wonderful, hand-watercolored pictures. He will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Visitors are encouraged to watch and ask questions while the demonstrators work and talk about their creative process! Call ahead for […]

Lorraine Cathey will be demonstrating how she "paints landscapes" with colored wool and a felting needle! She will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Visitors are encouraged to watch and ask questions while the demonstrators work and talk about their creative process! Call ahead for the latest updates: […]

Using traditional Appalachian and Shaker methods, second-generation broom maker Marlow Gates will demonstrate the age old craft of broom making. He will show how to hand tie and hand sew each type of broom including, Cobweb Brooms, Hearth Brooms, Sweepers, Whisks, Pot Scrubbers, and Cake Testers. Marlow will be in the lobby of the Folk […]