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September Youth Pottery: Bowls, Bowls, Bowls
Help us make bowls for Empty Bowls using the slab machine and texture pads. All sizes and shapes will be made.
Class Meets:
September 12th, 19th and 26th
Ages 5 to 18
Youth Pottery: Mugs
Build a functional mug using slabs of clay and personalize it with texture.
Ages 5 to 18
Bowled Over/Hollowed Out: Woodturning Skill Building
We will expand our skills and add the pull and shear cuts to our repertoire, as well as hollowing techniques. We will focus on bowls, Christmas ornaments, and small vases. We will explore surface enhancements. Other projects and diagnostic turning may include a mallet and a tool handle. |
Bascom Clay Symposium Keynote Address, Public Reception, and celebration of the Soda Kiln
You are invited to celebrate the 14th Annual Bascom Clay Symposium with a keynote address by Stephanie Moore, Executive Director of The Center for Craft (Asheville).
The keynote will be followed by the dedication of
The Heather and Horst Winkler Patio and Lawn and The Virginia and Mike Campbell Soda Kiln Pavilion with special recognition of the generous support of Marianne and Mark Mahaffey, and a toast to all those who contributed to making the new soda kiln possible.
Bascom Clay Symposium
The Bascom’s celebrated Three Potters Symposium is marking its 14th year with a new identity: the Bascom Clay Symposium. In its 2024 edition, the symposium will feature animal and figurative ceramic sculpture, showcasing the talents of this year’s selected artists: Christine Kosiba, Andrea Keys Connell, and Taylor Robenalt. Join us for a day of demonstrations as each artist shares their unique stories, sources of inspiration, and techniques refined over the years. The Symposium kicks off on September 27th with a keynote address by Stephanie Moore, Executive Director of The Center for Craft (Asheville).
Due to the generosity of our sponsors, the symposium is free to all and is an event for those who want to drop in or participate in the entire event. In addition, during the symposium, the featured artists will have works for sale—items not regularly available in our retail space
From Realism to Abstraction
Join me in my 16th year teaching palette knife and particular brush techniques using Cobra water mixable oils. (Or your own choice) My class is always called From Realism to Abstraction with focus on how the landscape is always the main focus and can be abstracted. |
The Abstracted Landscape
This 4-day class covers the fundamental tenets of design in art. It’s not specifically a non-objective (pure abstract) class, you get to decide the level of abstraction you wish to explore. It is more of a learn-how-to-think class where you learn a process that you can use to explore new ideas. It’s a crash course on finding authenticity in your work. We cover the seven tenets of creative expression and the language of art. Larry’s intent is to help each artist find a way that works that is unique to them, whether they wish to interpret from life, push their process, or go fully abstract. View the Supply List Here |
13th Annual Fall Pottery Show
The Fall installment of our 13th annual pottery show will be held on Friday, October 11th and Saturday, October 12th from 10am - 4pm. Enjoy beautiful handmade pottery while supporting local artists in our community!
October Wheel Throwing
October Wheel Throwing - Using the potter’s wheel to make functional objects can be a very rewarding experience. This class will cover the basics of working on the potter’s wheel. If you have never tried this before, please expect some difficulty in the initial stages. The focus will be to learn centering and then to pull shapes such as bowls (ex. berry bowls, soup bowls, colander, cereal bowls, etc) and cylinders (ex. Mugs, tumblers, sippers – based on the learning curve). The second week of class will be trimming and practicing more shapes. Glazing will take place the final week. Some experience may be necessary.
Class Meets:
October 15th, 17th, 22nd, 24th, 29th, and 31st
Still life Painting in Oils with Marc Chatov
Still life Painting in Oils with Marc Chatov - Through painting the still-life, one can acquire the knowledge of ‘painting basics’. They apply to all painting and drawing in dealing with composition, value, and application of paint. This workshop will be centered on utilizing objects of personal interest to develop compositions and design to a finished painting. View the Supply List Here |
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Visit: 323 Franklin Road
Highlands, NC 28741 (Map It)
Call: 828-526-4949 (Main)
828-787-2892 (Ceramics Studio)
This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Learn more at NCArts.org
Funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. Learn more at SouthArts.org.
Funding is due in part to a Tourism Grant with Visit Highlands, NC. Learn more HighlandsChamber.org