Upcoming Workshops
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Past Workshops
Wild Clay and Brushmaking Workshop
Saturday 8/30 1-5 & Saturday 9/6 1-5
Downtown Burnsville, NC
100-180 sliding scale, includes materials and firing fee. Work trade scholarships available.
In this 2 day workshop you will learn how to forage wild clay and make your own ceramic brushes using broomcorn and tampico fiber.
During the first Saturday we will go down to the creek on the property and dig a beautiful blue-gray clay. Together we’ll go through the steps to process wild clay for making functional pottery, and talk through how to find clay in the wild and how to test its properties. Using the wild clay we dig, we’ll make brush handles. On the second Saturday, we’ll finish our fired clay brushes using broomcorn and tampico fiber.
Please note that this is an outdoor workshop. The creek where we will dig clay requires a willingness to hop down an embankment and walk across a shallow creek. Please dress accordingly if you’d like to take part in this activity (optional).
Turkey Wing Hand Brooms
Sunday 9/7 4-6pm
This workshop will be held at Birdfoot in Burnsville, NC
35$ includes material fee.
In this two hour workshop we’ll learn how to make traditional Appalachian turkey wing hand brooms using broomcorn and tampico fiber. Participants will leave with brooms of their own creations!
Materials are provided and included in the workshop fee.