Pottery | Live Demo

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

Potter Rodney Leftwich will be demonstrating various throwing and surface-decorating techniques in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Call ahead for the latest updates:…

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Macramé | Live Demo

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

Longtime Guild member Jim Gentry will be demonstrating the art of knot-tying using cotton and hemp fibers, as he creates colorful, wearable art! Jim will be in the lobby of…

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Sun Prints | Live Demo

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

Sandra Rowland will be outside the Folk Art Center's main entrance demonstrating how she creates beautiful, colorful designs on fabric using special paint and the sun's rays. (If the weather…

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Woodcarving | Live Demo

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

Ronnie McMahan will be demonstrating woodcarving techniques he uses to create songbirds, goofy hound-dogs, and incredibly realistic feathers. He will be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on…

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Glassblowing | Live Demo

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

Jason Probstein will be demonstrating glassblowing techniques using a torch and glass rods. He'll show how he creates his wonderful ornaments, vases, and goblets - it's a fun demo! Jason…

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Brooms | Live Demo

Folk Art Center Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville, NC, United States

Second-generation broom maker Marlow Gates will be demonstrating how he uses traditional Appalachian methods to create functional, contemporary brooms. He'll be in the lobby of the Folk Art Center on…

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Needle Felting Demo at the Moses Cone Manor

Southern Highland Craft Guild, Moses Cone Manor Milepost 294 Blue Ridge Parkway, Blowing Rock, NC

Lorraine Cathey will be demonstrating how she "paints" pictures using colored wool and a felting needle. She will be on the front porch of the Moses Cone Manor. Visitors are encouraged…

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