Appalachian Center for Craft - Summer Workshops

Workshops

A workshop student in the backsmithing studio.

Welcome to the workshops at the Appalachian Center for Craft.

The Appalachian Center for Craft offers hands-on workshops on our campus nestled in the woods on Center Hill Lake in Smithville, Tennessee. Participants may find workshops for a variety of skill levels in blacksmithing, clay, fibers, glass, metals and wood. Workshops are accessible to those who want to learn an entirely new skill as well as those who want to refine their existing skills. Artists from across the country and our own campus lead workshops in our professionally equipped studios throughout the year.

Discounts are available to residents of Dekalb, Putnam, Smith and White counties and current Tennessee Tech students, faculty and staff. For more information, click the “discounts” drop down menu below.

 

Holiday Festival Workshops are Here!
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  • Blacksmithing

    Holiday Festival Mini-Workshop, November 21
    Forged Ornaments
    Paul Carter

    Learn the basics of forging and create your own ornament! You’ll be guided through the process, from maintaining a coal fire for heating steel, to forming and twisting hot metal.

    Blacksmithing Studio, 2 - 5pm

    $75

    Register here

    forged ornament

  • Clay

    Holiday Festival Mini-Workshop, November 21
    Make Your Own: Raku Ornament
    Andy Foster

     This hands-on workshop explores the exciting possibilities of raku, an ancient Japanese pit firing technique. Participants will glaze and fire pre-made clay ornaments, working with a variety of raku techniques to create totally unique surface designs. Everyone leaves class with a finished ornament! 

    Clay Studio, multiple 45 minute sessions from 2 - 5pm

    $55

    Register here

    Rakku pot burning

  • Fibers

    Holiday Festival Mini-Workshop, November 21
    Suminagashi: Ink Marbling on Paper and Silk
    Jesse Satterfield

    Create beautiful marbled patterns utilizing Suminagashi, an ancient Japanese technique that translates to “floating ink”. We’ll manipulate ink on the surface of water and transfer your designs to paper and silk.

    Fibers Studio, 2 -  5pm

    $75

    Register here

    marbled cloth


    Holiday Festival Mini-Workshop, November 21
    Hand Brooms for the Home
    Jesse Satterfield

    Learn how to make several styles of functional and decorative hand brooms! We’ll use broom corn, twines and yarns, a tensioning device, and our own hand-strength to create 2-4 hand brooms to take home.

    Fibers Studio, 10am - 1pm

    $75

    Register here

    a bunch of hand made hand brooms

  • Glass

    Holiday Festival Mini-Workshop, November 21
    Make Your Own: Blown Glass Ornament
    Ike Synnestvedt, Charlotte King, Jack Slifka

    Experience the joy of glassblowing and create your own blown-glass ornament! Participants will work one-on-one with an instructor, who will assist them through the process of creating their own ornament from start to finish in just 30 minutes. Please note: because hot glass needs time to anneal, ornaments will not be ready to take home right away. They can be picked up beginning December 1 or participants can have them shipped for a small fee.

    Glass Studio, 30 minute session from 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 5pm

    $55

    Register here

    glass ornament
  • Metals

    Holiday Festival Mini-Workshop, November 21
    Enameled Ornaments
    Alissa Goble

    Create dazzling holiday ornaments! You’ll create a variety of ornaments by applying powder and painting enamels to winter-themed copper cut-outs. By the end of class you’ll have a collection of enameled ornaments and basic knowledge of the craft, from enamel application to firing!

    Metals Studio, 10am - 1pm

    $75

    register here

    enamel ornament snowflake

  • Wood

    Holiday Festival Mini-Workshop, November 21
    Woodturned Candle Sticks
    Talia Drury

    This class is the perfect introduction to woodturning! Learn the foundations of spindle-turning while forming and finishing an elegant set of wooden candlesticks. Expect plenty of hands-on instruction and an approachable overview of the basics!

    Wood Studio, 10am - 1pm

    $75

    Register here

    wooden candlesticks


    Holiday Festival Mini-Workshop, November 21
    Ornaments on the Lathe
    Talia Drury

    Turn your own holiday ornaments! This beginner-friendly workshop will guide students through basic woodturning techniques, from getting started on the lathe to shaping raw wood into beautiful holiday ornaments.

    Wood Studio, 2 - 5pm

    $75

    Register Here

    woodturned ornaments

     

 

 

Workshop Information

Questions? Contact the Craft Center at craftcenter@tntech.edu.

 

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