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Sep 16, 2010
to Sep 18, 2010
03:00 AM
The process is about as simple as it gets. One obtains a piece (or pieces) of Plexiglas, along with selected media, papers, and assorted inexpensive, mostly common household materials (liquid dish washing soap, masking tape, paper towels, etc.). An image is registered on the surface of the Plexiglas, a piece of paper is placed atop the image, and then rubbed from the backside until the image is transferred. The process is called monoprint: one print.Lodging is available for students and their families for a modest fee.
$270 (includes lunch)
264 Trading Post Rd, Box 40
Glendale Springs, NC
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Sep 16, 2010
to Nov 09, 2010
10:00 AM
Tryon Painters & Sculptors 13th Regional Juried Art Show. $1500 in prize money. Open to all artists 18+. Original drawings, paintings, and sculpture accepted. Sept. 16th, 17th, 18th hand deliver entries. TP & S is located inside the lower level of Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave Tryon, NC. 28782. Juror is Glen Miller who will also host a "Wine and Cheese" demonstration on Sept. 20th as well as a workshop on Sept. 24th & 25th. Show opening reception is Oct. 3rd, 5-7pm. Show runs through Nov. 6th. Download prospectus from tryonpaintersandsculptors.com
13th Regional Juried Art Show
34 Melrose Ave.
Tryon, NC
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Sep 17, 2010
to Sep 17, 2010
Clay Date Night
You are sure to have a great night learning some slippery moves at this monthly event. Bring a date, come with friends, or meet someone new on a Friday night! Our instructors will walk you through a few simple projects, or you can impress your date with your own creations. Special Family Night planned on October 15 from 6:30-9pm! Kids, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles-bring the whole family! Must register at least 48 hours in advance. Pots will be ready for pick-up approximately two weeks later. Bring your own refreshments or light fare.
Friday, September 17, 6:30-9pm, Clay Date Night
$25 per person, $45 for two people per session
236 Clingman Avenue
Asheville, NC
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Sep 17, 2010
to Sep 19, 2010
This 3-day workshop gives you an opportunity at the Mountain Metalsmiths School to carve a wax jewelry design utilizing burs,files,and even dental tools! You will learn to prepare the wax for casting,vacuum cast the design,and clean the casting to create a finished piece of jewelry to take home. We will not be using stones in this workshop so don't worry about having to set a stone in your jewelry design. Just bring your imagination and comfortable clothes. Eye magnification is advised if needed.
$270 plus materials
197 Locust Court
Arden, North Carolina
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Sep 18, 2010
to Sep 18, 2010
09:00 AM
Blue Ridge Heritage Days in Blowing Rock is currently seeking vendors for a Main Street Festival, Saturday, September 18, 2010. This festival is being developed in celebration of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s 75th Anniversary. We are particularly interested in crafts and other products, including foods, which reflect the history and heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains or which are produced locally. Space is limited and vendors must apply and submit photos and detailed description of their product or art. For more information, please call the Blowing Rock Chamber at 828-295-7851. Fees: Application Fee $10 , nonrefundable. Application will not be processed without the fee. If you are accepted to the festival, you will be asked to pay the booth fee. Booth Fee: $150, for a 10x10 Space on Main Street. Heritage and Traditional Craft Vendors may be invited to demonstrate if appropriate. Vendor spaces are 10x10. Additional space will be provided if you are asked to demonstrate. Power is optional, with an added fee of $25. Vendors must provide their own tent.
Booth Fees: $150, Free to the Public
PO Box 406
Blowing Rock, North Carolina
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Sep 18, 2010
to Sep 19, 2010
11:00 AM
A two-day celebration of traditional craft, music and storytelling featuring the World Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle Competition at 2pm Saturday.
free
Milepost 382 Blue Ridge Parkway
Asheville, NC
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Sep 18, 2010
to Sep 18, 2010
Roots + Wings School of Art presents special visiting artist Carol Owen:
Come play with paints and a variety of simple materials to make backgrounds you can use for cards, collages and altered books. We will scrape, stencil, sponge, and stamp, never knowing what the outcome with be! If you liked finger painting as a child, you will have fun in this workshop.
Please bring:
1. Several sheets of cardstock (white or cream colored)
2. A pad of light weight, smooth watercolor paper, (called cold press)
3. a piece of stiff plastic (old credit card)
4. several colors of acrylic paints (the small jars of fluid acrylics)
5. something to use for a palette
6. a jar to hold water
7. basic art stuff: scissors, ruler, etc.
$125
342 Depot Street
Asheville, NC
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Sep 18, 2010
to Oct 09, 2010
09:30 AM
Make Your Own Workbench
September 18 and 25 and October 2 and 9
9:30am-4:30pm
Instructor: Tim Williams
Max. enrollment: 6.
Students will leave with a completed workbench. All materials included. Bench measures 72" long by 24" deep and will be made of white ash. All vice parts will be turned wooden vice screws. The dominant style of this hybrid bench is dominy. The bench is a knock-down style for easy transport.
$1,600
10 Buxton
Asheville , NC
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Sketchup is free and downloadable from Google. It is a program for 3D design of furniture and more. Students must come to the class with the program already loaded onto their laptop. Learn quick keys, section cuts, material, layering and scenes.
Instructor: John Yurko
Noon-4pm (Please arrive early to set up your laptop.)
For the novice
$60
10 Buxton
Asheville , NC
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Sep 20, 2010
to Sep 22, 2010
03:00 AM
This class is for anyone who has always wanted to paint the old homeplace or the landscape of their dreams. The instructor will share tips and techniques from thirty years as a professional artist. The class will cover the basic elements of painting, using acrylic, watercolor, gouache, or alkyd oil paints. Students will learn how to discriminate and what to leave out of a painting without losing their focus. The emphasis will be on creating small works of art no larger than 16 inches. Richard Tumbleston has lived near Boone since 1979. He has developed techniques in watercolor, dry brush watercolor, egg tempera, gouache, alkyd oils, and acrylic. He holds degrees in studio art and religion and paints full-time. His art takes on the impressions of finely painted landscapes, detailed still lifes, and portraits, and undercurrents of his formal studies often flow in abstract dimensions throughout his work. Special editions of Tumbleston’s paintings have benefited numerous community organizations.
This class is for anyone who has always wanted to paint the old homeplace or the landscape of their dreams. The instructor will share tips and techniques from thirty years as a professional artist. The class will cover the basic elements of painting, using acrylic, watercolor, gouache, or alkyd oil paints. Students will learn how to discriminate and what to leave out of a painting without losing their focus. The emphasis will be on creating small works of art no larger than 16 inches. Lodging is available for students and their families for a modest fee.
$270 (lunch included)
264 Trading Post Rd, Box 40
Glendale Springs, NC
