Craft Demonstrations
Basketry | Live Demo
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesSusan Taylor will be demonstrating her various basket making techniques in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Visitors are encouraged to watch and ask questions while the demonstrators work and talk about their creative process! Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
Embroidery | Live Demo
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesFiber artist Laura Gaskin will be demonstrating how she "paints with stitches" in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Visitors are encouraged to watch and ask questions while the demonstrators work and talk about their creative process! Call ahead for the latest updates: 828-298-7928.
Handbuilt Ceramics | Live Demo
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesJoin new member Cheryl Smith at her debut craft demonstration at the Folk Art Center! Cheryl will be demonstrating her hand-formed clay techniques she uses to create framed wall pieces.…
Bookbinding/Felting | Live Demo
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesChad Alice Hagen will be demonstrating bookbinding techniques she uses to create leather-bound notebooks, travel journals, mini-book necklaces, and a variety of other goodies. She will be in the lobby…
Jewelry | Live Demo
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesRachelle Davis will be demonstrating how she uses a jeweler's saw to create intricate images in silver, which form the "back" of her one of a kind pendants. Rachelle will…
Sun-printing/Quilting | Live Demo
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesSandra Rowland will be demonstrating sun-printed fabric outside of the Folk Art Center's entrance. In the event of rain or a really cloudy day Sandy will be inside demonstrating how…
Quilting | Live Demo
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesQuilter and quilt historian Connie Brown will be demonstrating hand quilting and quilt repair, as well as sharing informal talks about some vintage and antique quilts she'll have on display.…
Basketry | Live Demo
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesSusan Taylor is back, sharing her love and knowledge of basket weaving, including its history, and the role of baskets in society. She will be in the lobby of the…
Jewelry | Live Demo
Ilene Kay will be demonstrating cutting, polishing, soldering, and assembling her argentium silver and colored titanium jewelry. She will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the…
Brooms | Live Demo
Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United StatesSecond generation broom maker Marlow Gates will be demonstrating this traditional Appalachian craft in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Visitors are encouraged to…