A Blacksmithing Primer
Randy McDaniel
$420
Learn the basics of hot forging or sharpen your existing skills. Gain confidence with coal fire control, hammering, making tools, forge welding and much more. Beginning
Randy McDaniel, a blacksmith for 35+ years, teaches and demonstrates for major schools and national and regional blacksmith associations. He is author of A Blacksmithing Primer.
Contact: rams4g@msn.com; www.drgnfly4g.com |
Fabricating Jewelry Forms from the Forest
Jen Townsend
$420
Explore the fabrication of natural forms including leaves, berries, acorns, etc., into jewelry forms. Forage around the Craft Center for samples and create jewelry based on findings. Learn sawing, filing, soldering, forging, chasing, repoussé, and patination. All skill levels; Materials Fee $40 (optional), payable to instructor
Jen Townsend is a full-time studio jeweler living in Lancaster, PA. Her work is shown nationally and internationally and is in the permanent collection of The Imperial War Museum in London, England.
Contact: jen@jentownsend.com; www.jentownsend.com |
|
|
Linda Christianson | Cooking Oil Can |
Pots: Ideas & Making
Linda Christianson
$400
Explore the sparking of ideas and making functional pots. Learn through demonstrations, lively discussions, fun exercises, and plenty of individual attention. Intermediate-Advanced
Linda Christianson is a full-time potter and educator. She is committed to “making a better cup” each day and is represented in museums and kitchens worldwide.
Contact: jscslc@frontiernet.net |
Claudia Lee | Handmade Papers
|
|
Designing Handmade Paper
Claudia Lee
$400
Create papers to fit your projects. Work with high- and low-shrinkage pulps and plant fibers. Make papers suitable for printmaking, bookmaking, sculpture, stationary and more! All skill levels; Materials Fee $65, payable to instructor
Claudia Lee is a full-time studio artist/ papermaker, author, designer and instructor. She owns Liberty Paper Mill, a working and teaching facility in Liberty, TN.
Contact: paperlee@dtccom.net |
Introduction to Stained Glass
Tyree McFarland
$440
Learn the historical roots of leaded glass and explore centuries-old techniques while designing and building a stained glass panel. Complete at least one panel as you learn techniques and gain skill. Beginning
Tyree McFarland has created stained glass panels for 30+ years. She owns and operates Helios Artglassworks in Nashville, TN, fabricating commissions for clients regionally and nationally.
Contact: helios@bellsouth.net; www.heliosnashville.com |
Tim Hintz | Making a Ladderback Chair
|
Wood
|
Make a Ladderback Chair
Tim Hintz
$460
Enjoy five days of strengthening your chair
making skills as well as your arms. Split a red oak log and shape the pieces with a drawknife. Steam the posts and bend them into shape. Build the frame and weave a hickory bark seat. Beginning-Intermediate; Materials Fee $150, payable to instructor
Tim Hintz makes his Fresh Chairs from scratch in Smithville, Tennessee.
Contact: 615.597.8770 |
