May 11, 2019
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Time:
Admission:
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10 am - 4 pm
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Location: John C. Campbell Folk School - Keith House
Friends and Family Day
Join us for a fun day at the Folk School!
Participate in hands-on craft, music, and dance activities. Tour our campus and learn more about the Folk School's programs.
All ages welcome!
Stop by Keith House and pick up a Friends & Family Day map. Walk the
trails (or drive) to the following studios where you'll make things
with our artists and volunteers.
Open Studios:
Cooking: "Southern Succotash." It's not only fun to say, it's
also easy and enjoyable to make. We'll have ingredients ready for small
groups to prepare a portion -- and taste, of course!
Feltmaking: What do you get when you place brightly colored wool
on a bar of soap and give it a massage in warm water? A felt-covered bar
of soap! This is a great scrubby for dirty fingers, makes the soap last
longer and easier to hold, plus it's a nice little gift.
Beekeeping (Nature Studies): Learn to appreciate bees. Watch a
beekeeper demonstrate the gear and equipment used to manage a hive,
discover how to build a simple wooden "hotel" to help native bees in
your yard, and make a rolled beeswax candle to take home.
Blacksmithing: Want to be a blacksmith? Learn how to make a wall hook using fire, steel, and a hammer.
Weaving: Can you imagine using drinking straws to make a simple
loom? Try it, and learn to weave over & under for fun yarn creations
-- a great take-along project.
Quilting: Learn amazing fabric tricks to make four-patch,
triangular, and hexagonal mug mats -- as easy as fold, sew, and flip!
Quiltmakers will also show and explain the steps to making favorite
traditional quilt blocks.
Clay: Give the wheel a whirl! Guide and manipulate clay as it
turns on the potter's wheel to create a small bowl, and also learn to
handbuild an animal out of clay.
Clay Demo: Raku Firing
Woodcarving: Enjoy watching Brasstown Carvers at work. Wooden
hearts and crosses will be cut and ready for you to sand to take home as
a memento.
Jewelry: Make a copper-enameled pendant. Learn to texture a
copper disc using the rolling mill, and then fire colorful powdered
glass (enamel) onto it with a torch.
Basketry: Using basketry reed, weave a colorful daisy for yourself or for someone special on Mother's Day.
Woodturning: Watch professional woodturners attach a block of
wood to a lathe and use tools to shape the wood into a bowl or other
amazing wooden item.
Painting and Drawing: Discover how to paint small watercolor
landscapes that capture the world around us. Then try drawing the same
subject matter with graphite while learning about composition and design
elements.
Marbling: Come transform ordinary white paper into a sheet of
magical colors and beautiful designs with the art of marbling. No two
are the same!
Printmaking: Crank up the presses! Learn how to run a print on a tabletop proofing press to create your very own poster.
Woodworking: Build your own little sailboat, a treasure you can
play with in the tub or take to the creek to see it float. Along the
way, learn about woodworking with hand tools.
See craft demonstrations and learn about the history of the Folk School in the
History Center.
Watch Music & Dance performances by Brasstown Morris, Folk School
Cloggers, Junior Appalachian Musicians, and more in the Keith House
Community Room.
Visit the Craft Shop, open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Food made by local vendors will be available in the Keith House parking lot from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Music and Dance Schedule:
10 a.m. Dawn Davis, Celtic Harp
11 a.m. Brasstown Morris Dance Teams
12 p.m. Campbell Folk School Cloggers
1 p.m. Junior Appalachian Music Students
2 p.m. David Brose, Martin Sachs, & Kathleen Seacrest: Folklore & Music
3 p.m. Ted Cooley: Tales and sing-a-longs
