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Ceramics 81 Events
Drawing 1 Event
Painting 16 Events
Mixed Media 4 Events
Other 2 Events
Photography 0 Events
Writing 0 Events
Woodworking 0 Events
Intergenerational Pottery - Pottery Pumpkin
Make a clay pumpkin to keep and some tiny ones to share in our Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt.
Ages:
5 and up
15th Annual Bascom Clay Symposium
Join us for the 15th anniversary of The Bascom Clay Symposium, featuring Kirsten Stingle, TJ Erdahl, Natasha Dikareva, and Thaddeus Erdahl as our 2025 artists. This year’s symposium highlights Sculpture, offering engaging demonstrations, shared stories, and artistic techniques that explore the power of clay and mixed media.
- Kirsten Stingle will demonstrate building heads in various stages of creation, focusing on themes of humanity, ecology, and storytelling.
- Natasha Dikareva will share her traditional sculpting process, blending clay and glass to create ethereal, dreamlike forms inspired by nature and imagination.
- Thaddeus Erdahl will explore surface design and finishing techniques, demonstrating how textures, glazes, and polychromatic finishes can enhance sculptural narratives.
Experience the transformative process of sculpture and gain insight into the creative practices and inspirations of these celebrated artists.
Youth Homeschool Pottery: Spooky Season Pots
Celebrate spiders, bats, ghosts and more with some spooky pottery projects.
Class meets:
October 1,8,15
Ages:
5-18
Learn two forms of wool felting to make one beautiful sunset dragonfly artwork
Create a unique wool felt dragonfly scene in this two-part workshop. Learn wet felting to craft a sunset backdrop and needle felting to add your dragonfly design. Finish your artwork in a wooden hexagon frame, guided by award-winning fiber artist Kim Keelor. Materials included, no sewing required.
Youth Afterschool Pottery - Spooky Season Pots
Celebrate spiders, bats, ghosts and more with some spooky pottery projects.
Class meets:
October 2,9,16
Ages:
5-18
Youth Pottery - Ghosts
Get ready for spooky season by creating ghosts using slabs and texture tools.
Ages:
5-18
Intergenerational Pottery - Ghosts
Get ready for spooky season by creating ghosts using slabs and texture tools.
Ages:
5 and up
Needle felt your own patch of wee pumpkins
In this 3 1/2 hour class you'll blend richly colored wool and silk, then learn how to 3D needle felt. Class time allows for several pumpkins per person. No sewing involved. Keep your felting pads and needles for future projects.
Beginners, ages 10 - adults.
Youth Pottery - Día de Muertos Plates
Make a plate from a slab of clay and decorate it with a Dia de los Muertos inspired design.
Ages:
5-18
Intergenerational Pottery - Día de Muertos Plates
Make a plate from a slab of clay and decorate it with a Dia de los Muertos inspired design.
Ages:
5 and up
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Visit: 323 Franklin Road
Highlands, NC 28741 (Map It)
Call: 828-526-4949 (Main)
828-787-2892 (Ceramics Studio)
This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Learn more at NCArts.org
Funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. Learn more at SouthArts.org.
Funding is due in part to a Tourism Grant with Visit Highlands, NC. Learn more HighlandsChamber.org