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How does it work?
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- Click on the activation link in the email and... Voila! You're good to go!
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
14th Annual Fall Pottery Show
The fall installment of our 14th annual pottery show will be held on Friday, October 10th and Saturday, October 11th from 10am - 4pm. Enjoy beautiful handmade pottery while supporting local artists in our community!
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.
Resident Artist Series: October Wheel Throwing
Using the potter’s wheel to make functional objects can be a very rewarding experience. This class will cover the basics of working on the potter’s wheel. If you have never tried this before, please expect some difficulty in the initial stages. The focus will be to learn centering and then to pull shapes such as bowls (ex. berry bowls, soup bowls, colander, cereal bowls, etc) and cylinders (ex. Mugs, tumblers, sippers – based on the learning curve). The second week of class will be trimming and practicing more shapes. Glazing will take place the final week. Some experience may be necessary.
Class Meets:
October 13-16 and 22nd
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
Spread your Sculpting Wings
| Spread your sculpting wings in this 4 day hands on intensive workshop with Candice Methe and Christine Kosiba focusing on the creative approach that captures the beauty of birds. Candice will lead participants in building bird inspired vessels utilizing the pinch and coil method. Christine will walk participants through sculpting a wall mounted bird, seated bird and avian themed tiles. Surface treatment will be discussed and Candice will cover terra sigillata and its various applications. Christine will discuss surface treatments and incorporating mixed media into her sculptural pieces. |
Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt
Join The Bascom for a Halloween Scavenger Hunt!
During the Chamber's Halloween Celebration, search for handcrafted ceramic pumpkins, created by students in The Bascom’s Clay Studio, hidden on Main Street. If you find one, be sure to snap a picture and tag us on social media—we’d love to see your discovery!
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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