Arts & Crafts
Potters & Patrons: The Gorelick Collection
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane , Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United StatesCarol Gorelick (1939-2019) began building her collection of pottery in 1970. Along with her husband Shelton (1929-2014), the Gorelicks were drawn to the medium’s texture and tactility and built a […]
Hendersonville’s Home for the Holidays: a Sleigh Full of Events
Hendersonville’s collection of holiday events, known as Home for the Holidays, returns this year with festivities starting the day after Thanksgiving and running through year’s end. Experience the most wonderful […]
Private Kiln Firing-Full Kiln: Tryon Arts and Crafts School
Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United StatesTryon Arts & Crafts School allows students to pay for private kiln firing. By participating in TACS’ normal kiln firing schedule, potters’ work will be fired and returned within a […]
Beginning Wood Turning with Madison Geer
Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United StatesThis workshop will cover basic safety issues, introduction to types of wood, wet versus dry, tools (lathe, hand tools), and techniques (clamping, turning, finishes). Students will produce 1-2 finished pieces […]
Ann Miller Woodford: The Artist as Storyteller
Mountain Heritage Center Hunter Library, 176 Central Drive, WCU, Cullowhee, NC, United StatesA new exhibit, Ann Miller Woodford: The Artist as Storyteller is now in our Hunter Library exhibit gallery. This retrospective exhibit features 25 artworks spanning 60 years, tracing Ann Woodford’s artistic development […]
Beginning/Intermediate Copper & Textured Bronze Workshop with Joe Cooper
Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United StatesThis workshop is for beginners or intermediate students who have good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination. Students will learn basic skills while using copper sheet, copper tubing, and copper wire […]
Learning Damascus Forging with Gerry Drew & Billy Salyers
Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United StatesThis is an intermediate workshop – students must have a good working knowledge of forging and basic blacksmithing skills. This two-part workshop will be team-taught by Gerry Drew (Friday lead) […]
Silkscreen T-Shirt Workshop with Reid Coyner
Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United StatesNo prior experience is necessary. Learn the principles of silkscreen printing with this single session course. We will be cutting a knife-cut stencil to print a single-color image. The course […]
Introduction to Needle Felting through Doll Making with Jess Self
Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United StatesDuring this workshop students learn many needle felting techniques and the possibilities of wool through doll and creature making. Participants will walk away from the class with many ideas for […]
Beginning / Intermediate Copper & Textured Bronze Workshop with Joe Cooper
Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United StatesThis workshop is for beginners or intermediate students who have good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination. Students will learn basic skills while using copper sheet, copper tubing, and copper wire […]
Beginning Wood Turning with Madison Geer
Tryon Arts and Crafts School 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon, NC, United StatesThis workshop will cover basic safety issues, introduction to types of wood, wet versus dry, tools (lathe, hand tools), and techniques (clamping, turning, finishes). Students will produce 1-2 finished pieces […]
Quilts: The Stories They Tell
Mountain Heritage Center Hunter Library, 176 Central Drive, WCU, Cullowhee, NC, United StatesTwenty-five quilts from the Mountain Heritage Center's extensive collection featuring Album, Crazy, and Patchwork quilt styles. Stories of makers, families, and community members as well as local and national patterns, […]
