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Weekend Workshops \| November 1 & 2 Saturday & Sunday 9am-4pm
BLACKSMITHING Creative Candleholders $240 Joe Brown Learn traditional and modern blacksmithing techniques while designing and creating a unique candleholder. Beginning-Intermediate; Materials Fee $20, payable to instructor Joe Brown, a professional blacksmith for over 10 years, specializes in home décor and architectural elements. He and his wife operate Brown View Forge in Readyville, Tennessee. *Instructor email: brownview@juno.com*	GLASS Glass Bead Making for Beginners & Advanced Beginners $300 Marjorie Langston Learn the magic of making glass beads. Focus on the safe use of tools and equipment, winding a good base bead and a variety of surface decorating techniques. Beginning; Materials Fee $25, payable to instructor Marjorie Langston has been making beads since 1993 and teaching beadmaking since 1999. She is the co-author of Just Plain Beads! Her work is featured in several publications. *Instructor email: mlangston00@aol.com*
CLAY Throwing Plates $240 Merissa Tobler Develop wheel throwing skills in ceramics. Focus on plates and shallow bowls. Learn to design pieces that serve a specific function. Beginning-Intermediate Merissa Tobler has made functional pottery for 30+ years. Her home and studio is in Sewanee, Tennessee. *Instructor email: mtobler@sewanee.edu*	METALS Amulet Design & Fabrication $240 Rush Skinnell Venture beyond beauty to create a pendant that captures your essence and empowers you. Explore different filing, soldering and joinery tips and techniques to help you imagine and implement your vision of a personal talisman. Intermediate; Materials Fee $30, payable to instructor Rush Skinnell, graduate of the Appalachian Center for Craft, is a jeweler/studio artist in Knoxville, Tennessee. *Instructor email: rushskin@yahoo.com*
FIBERS Book Arts Galore! $240 Joyce Sievers Learn traditional, Eastern, and innovative formats to create your own books. Explore traditional “sewing over” supports, patterned paper, colored thread, uniquely folded pages and a variety of closures. Beginning-Intermediate; Materials Fee $25, payable to instructor Joyce Sievers, MA in Art History, has studied book arts and related subjects at prominent craft schools since 1981. She exhibits in group and solo shows. *Instructor email: jsievers@dtccom.net*	WOOD Enjoying Woodturning $240 Pat Matranga Learn woodturning fundamentals to enhance your enjoyment of the craft. After turning several small projects, concentrate on turning platters and creating surface design. Beginning-Intermediate; Materials Fee $30, payable to instructor Pat Matranga has been a professional turner since 1993. She creates everything from production items to turned wood sculpture. *Instructor email: unique-gifts@comcast.net*