Join Toe River Artist Anna Early at High Country Ceramic Arts for three fun mornings of clay camp! Kids ages 5 and older will make hand-built plates, bowls, and cups to use at home! Materials and firing are included in the cost. Register here. When: July 10 – 12, 2024, 10 am – 12 pm […]
Human beings have been adorning their bodies with “jewelry” since the earliest times. We can find evidence of both very simplistic and very complex methods of creating these personal items. Everyone has their own unique style and individual aesthetic. Spend the morning creating your own personalized adornment in the form of a statement necklace. We’ll […]
Melanie Risch of High Country Ceramic Arts will lead this 2-day workshop introducing participants to wheel throwing. Learn how to center clay on the potter’s wheel, throw basic vessels, trim, carve, and decorate with underglaze. For ages 14+. Class size maximum 6. Register here. When: July 13 – 14, 2024, 2 pm – 5 pm […]
We invite you to join Toe River Arts in a private screening of BRINGLE: A Tale of Two Makers. Two private screenings are scheduled, July 17th in Spruce Pine and August 4th in Burnsville. A meet and greet with Cynthia Bringle and Edwina Bringle will follow each viewing. To accommodate the number of anticipated guests, […]
Join Toe River Artist Anna Early at High Country Ceramic Arts for two mornings of wheel throwing! Kids ages 7 and older will learn to throw on the pottery wheel. Materials & firing are included in the cost. Space is limited to 6 participants per session. Register here. When: July 18 – 19, 2024, 10 […]
Join High Country Ceramic Arts artist Cheryl Munyan for two afternoons learning how to weave clay into trays and bowls out of clay. Underglazing and bisque firing is included. For ages 15+. Register here. When: July 20 – 21, 2024, 1 pm – 3 pm Where: High Country Ceramic Arts Cost: $200 per person
This week-long summer camp will offer participants aged 8+ a chance to explore creating art with textiles. We will weave, dye, sew and learn about traditional and contemporary ways to create with fabric. Register here. When: July 22 – 26, 2024, 10 am – 12 pm Where: Toe River Arts Owen Gallery Cost: $100
In this two-day class with Melanie Risch, learn how to take your throwing to the next level. We’ll cover lidded jars, closed forms, throwing off the hump, throwing taller/bigger pieces, throwing oval forms, how to make a good mug, and anything else the class is interested in learning about or improving on. This class is […]
When: August 1, 2024, 5 PM – 7 PM Where: Owen Gallery
As I see it, art-making is a meditative process. When I work, I learn who I am. Visual art is a way of communicating that is as visceral as music but much more subtle, particularly when it is non-representational or abstracted. We absorb things visually and take joy in that vision without taking the time to name it. […]