Students will make a beautiful finished mixed metal piece, either earrings or a pendant. They will learn sawing and piercing techniques, how to drill holes and clean copper or brass using a flex shaft tool. They will also learn basic torch skills and how to solder simple joints. Materials fee $25

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$265.00 – $270.00 Friday, July 19,   9am – 5pm Saturday, July 20, 9am – 5pm Sunday, July 21, 9am – 5pm $265  members               $270 nonmembers Materials fee: $ TBD During 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 future work and a thorough understanding of how to manipulate wool. Making dolls is a great starting point to lean to make armatures, attach…

Create an abstract wire  pendant and matching earrings with artist Petra Brooks.  Minimum age – 12  Coffee and pastries provided by the Tryon Coffeehouse Co-op are included and the fee is just $45

Join actor, director and writer Kai Elijah Hamilton for a fun theatrical Wine & Crafts Workshop! Learn the art of expression through emotion on the face and in the body.  Silent acting popular in the early 1900’s cinema can still help an actor today portray different levels of drama and comedy. Students should bring a notebook and pen to take notes.  Ages 16+ unless approved by instructor. Cost for this workshop is just $45 and all materials, wine & snacks are included.…

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$125.00 – $130.00 Saturday, June 1                  10am – 2pm Sunday, June 2                          2 – 6pm $125 members / $130 nonmembers $10 coal fee due at registration $20 materials fee payable to the instructor at the time of the workshop Make a knife from start to finish: forging, grinding, handling, finishing, sharpening. Students should bring safety glasses, gloves, hearing protection, and wear all natural fiber clothes and leather shoes. Students may bring personal tool if they wish to. This is an adult…

$125.00 – $130.00 Saturday, June 1                  10am – 2pm Sunday, June 2                          2 – 6pm $125 members / $130 nonmembers $10 coal fee due at registration $20 materials fee payable to the instructor at the time of the workshop Make a knife from start to finish: forging, grinding, handling, finishing, sharpening. Students should bring safety glasses, gloves, hearing protection, and wear all natural fiber clothes and leather shoes. Students may bring personal tool if they wish to. This is an adult…

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Sumi-e is traditional Japanese black ink painting: where the practitioner attempts to express complex feelings and subjects with simple, minimalistic black Sumi ink (derived from charcoal) strokes.  These simple strokes are the key to making an expressive yet tranquil painting.  Sumi-e originated from Zen Art, which Buddhist monks and Samurai used to meditate and develop discipline.  Due to the nature of this art form, even a participant who feels they have no artistic ability should be able to create a very nice…

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Techniques include slab construction, surface texture, use of mixed media, drying and firing, color, assemblage. Students will make or begin work on a piece incorporating techniques demonstrated, but with their own personal “spin”. Piece will need to be finished and fired later. In additional to basic tools, students need to bring a piece of canvas (1 yard square), two pieces of board or wallboard (about 1 foot square), a few small brushes, and any favorite texturing tools. Materials fee $25…

There are sketchbooks and sketchbooks, but this particular lovely book has become my favorite and will be yours too!  It opens totally flat, it can be made from easy to find materials and best of all it features a textile cover!  We’ll be making a 6″ x 6″ sketchbook in class with hard covers and 120 pages of multi-media paper.  Once you make this book in class, you’ll know how to make larger and smaller versions with whatever paper you…

There are sketchbooks and sketchbooks, but this particular lovely book has become my favorite and will be yours too!  It opens totally flat, it can be made from easy to find materials and best of all it features a textile cover!  We’ll be making a 6″ x 6″ sketchbook in class with hard covers and 120 pages of multi-media paper.  Once you make this book in class, you’ll know how to make larger and smaller versions with whatever paper you…

There are sketchbooks and sketchbooks, but this particular lovely book has become my favorite and will be yours too!  It opens totally flat, it can be made from easy to find materials and best of all it features a textile cover!  We’ll be making a 6″ x 6″ sketchbook in class with hard covers and 120 pages of multi-media paper.  Once you make this book in class, you’ll know how to make larger and smaller versions with whatever paper you…

There are sketchbooks and sketchbooks, but this particular lovely book has become my favorite and will be yours too!  It opens totally flat, it can be made from easy to find materials and best of all it features a textile cover!  We’ll be making a 6″ x 6″ sketchbook in class with hard covers and 120 pages of multi-media paper.  Once you make this book in class, you’ll know how to make larger and smaller versions with whatever paper you…

$125.00 – $130.00 Saturday, June 1                  10am – 2pm Sunday, June 2                          2 – 6pm $125 members / $130 nonmembers $10 coal fee due at registration $20 materials fee payable to the instructor at the time of the workshop Make a knife from start to finish: forging, grinding, handling, finishing, sharpening. Students should bring safety glasses, gloves, hearing protection, and wear all natural fiber clothes and leather shoes. Students may bring personal tool if they wish to. This is an adult…

$125.00 – $130.00 Saturday, June 1                  10am – 2pm Sunday, June 2                          2 – 6pm $125 members / $130 nonmembers $10 coal fee due at registration $20 materials fee payable to the instructor at the time of the workshop Make a knife from start to finish: forging, grinding, handling, finishing, sharpening. Students should bring safety glasses, gloves, hearing protection, and wear all natural fiber clothes and leather shoes. Students may bring personal tool if they wish to. This is an adult…

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Join instructor Camille Corn for a fused glass holiday ornament workshop. We’ll be making 3 beautiful fused-glass Christmas Ornaments for your tree or to be used for gifts. The cost of the workshop is $50, and all materials and refreshments are included

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Tsumami Zaiku is a traditional Japanese craft used to make fabric flowers which are used for hair ornaments and pins (Kanzashi), floral balls and other decorations.  “Tsumami” means pinching which describes the Tsumami Zaiku process of using repetitive pinching and folding to make the flowers.  In this workshop, we will learn the basic techniques to make beautiful fabric flowers that can be used for hair clips or pins, bookmarks, brooches, fancy packaging, festive decorations, etc.  Tsumami Zaiku is an easy…

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