Be Seated
Jay Burnham Kidwell
$420
Create a chair while learning and utilizing traditional blacksmithing techniques such as: upsetting, drawing out, splitting, mortise and tenon construction, and fire welding. Beginning-Intermediate

Studio artist Jay Burnham Kidwell, Metal Design and Restoration Professor Emeritus at Mohave Community College in Arizona, teaches and exhibits nationally.

Contact: 928.565.3796    Angle-Raised Vessels
David Huang
$420
Learn angle-raising techniques to transform flat sheet metal into seamless, hollowware vessels. Both single- and multi-node raising are explored. All skill levels; Materials Fee assessed for sheet metal (price varies based on amount used)

David Huang is a full-time, professional metalsmith focusing on decorative hollowware. His work is exhibited nationally.

Contact: huang@davidhuang.org; www. davidhuang.org   
Telling Stories with Text & Found Objects
Holly Hanessian
$400
Create meaningful narratives utilizing text and found objects. Learn to make ceramic letterforms, stamps, inscriptions, plaster molds, and decals. Gain inspiration from images of work by international ceramic artists who use text in their art to convey their own stories. All skill levels

Holly Hanessian is an internationally active ceramic artist and Professor of Art at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.

Contact: haha_works@yahoo.com; www.hollyhanessian.com

Wooden Books
Daniel Essig
$400
Create books with an Ethiopian binding an elegant sewing structure, combined with a wooden cover. Use simple hand tools to drill, shape, and smooth the book covers. Finish the covers with milk paint, wax and a leather closure. Learn to incorporate more features! Beginning

Full-time studio artist Daniel Essig teaches at craft schools and book art centers throughout the U.S. Many of his books are featured in the Penland Book of Handmade Books and in numerous exhibitions.

Contact: books@danielessig.com    Creative Watercolor Techniques
Billie Shelburn
$390
Explore creativity with water media techniques and collage. Stimulate your artistic senses with new ideas and painting adventures. All skill levels; Materials Fee $35-$75, payable to instructor

Billie Shelburn, Resident Artist in Painting at John C. Campbell Folk School, is a fulltime studio artist and instructor.

Contact: billiews@webworkz.com   
Arts & Crafts Table
Michael Albanese
$460
Create a unique piece of furniture as you learn basic woodworking skills. Learn to use hand tools, operate power equipment, apply finish, and develop surface design. Beginning-Intermediate; Materials Fee approx. $50 (for wood), payable to Craft Center

Michael Albanese, MFA Rochester Institute of Technology, is the Artist in Residence in Wood at the Appalachian Center for Craft and exhibits his work nationally.

Contact: spikeiam1@hotmail.com   
Glass Beadmaking for Beginners & Advanced Beginners
Marjorie Langston
$440
Use torches and molten glass to create one-of-a-kind treasures. Learn the correct use of tools and equipment, annealing, safety, winding a good basic bead, and various surface decoration techniques. Beginning; Materials Fee $100, 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.

Contact: mlangston00@aol.com   

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