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THE
STUDIO
Throughout
the year Pocosin Arts offers a variety of classes, workshops and
residencies. Call 252-796-2787 or email hilary@pocosinarts.org
for
more information.
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Click here for our
On-going Programs
(Clubs, and after-school classes)
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Surface
Embellishment
and Kum-boo
Metals/Jewelry
W/Kathryn Osgood
Saturday, June 27th & Sunday, June 28th, 2009
9:00am-4:00pm
Create a silver
pendant or earrings using surface embellishment and Kum-boo. Students will learn a simple
etching process to create etched brass plates to be used for roll printing
silver. We will use Kum-boo (a Korean gilding technique used to apply thin
sheets of gold to silver) to embellish our pieces. All levels welcome.
Suggested Materials (if you have them):
- Hand Tools (jeweler's saw, files, etc. if you have
them - some tools will be available for student use)
- 20 or 22 guage brass sheet for etching
- 22 or 24 guage sterling silver sheet to roll print
Call, stop in Pocosin
Arts, or mail-in form to register by Friday June 12th.
Tuition: $140
Supply Fee: The instructor will offer the above raw materials for
sale during the workshop.
Click here
for a registration form
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Introduction to Glaze
Making
W/Carolyn Sleeper
Saturday, July 11th, 2009
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Students will learn how to:
- choose glaze
recipes to test
- measure and mix
sample glazes
- use glazes by
layering to get more mileage out of fewer glazes
Participants should bring:
- A gram-scale (if
you have one, or can borrow one). Carolyn only has one.
- Small covered
containers for mixing tests (Kind of yogurt-sized, but with a lid).
Participants will leave with glaze recipes, handouts, test tiles ready
to glaze fire, and a lot of inspiration!
Tuition per student: $35, plus an additional supply fee.
Bring a bag lunch and an open mind to have fun in a "cooking" class!
Carolyn is no scientist, but can read and mix glazes with the best!
Workshop enrollment is limited!
Pre-registration is required!
Click here for a Registration Form
or call Pocosin Arts at 252-796-2787 to register.

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Pinhole Photography
W/Allen Lee
July 24, 25, & 26
Friday 6:30pm-
Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm
Sunday 9:00am-
This pinhole workshop will offer students the chance
to build a simple pinhole camera for use in creating photographs.
No previous dark-room experience is required.
Tuition for the workshop is $50, with an additional charge for supplies.
Workshop enrollment is limited!
Pre-registration is required!
Click here for a
Registration Form
or call Pocosin Arts at 252-796-2787 to
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Circle Skirts
W/September Krueger
Saturday & Sunday, August 1st & 2nd, 2009
Discover the flirtatious fun of a 50’s style circle skirt!
Using stamping and simple silkscreening techniques, students will
decorate their own fabric then cut and sew a unique skirt. Well
known as the “poodle skirt” from the past, circle skirts
are still a feature of many designer collections such as Ralph Lauren,
Anthropologie, and Prada. Students will carve designs for block
printing from a modest potato or craft foam using a linoleum
cutter. A very basic silkscreen technique will also be
demonstrated for making larger designs. The skirt pattern
requires basic sewing skills for assembly. Students may opt for
an elasticized waist or wrap-style closure. All printing supplies
will be provided including the printing blocks, carving tools, and
fabric printing inks.
Each participant should bring:
- Approximately 4
yards of pre-washed
58/60” fabric of natural fibers
- optional ribbon
or bias tape for ties
- straight pins
(and their sewing machine???
Or a few will be provided??).
- a sewing
machine, if possible
Tuition: $45
September Krueger is a fiber artist from
Wilmington, NC.
She is pursuing an MFA in Textiles from East Carolina University.
Some
of her work is on display in the Pocosin Arts Gallery during the 2009
summer exhibit, Fiber and Wood.
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Rings, Rings, Rings
Metals/Jewelry
W/Tim Lazure
Saturday & Sunday, August 15th & 16th, 2009
9:00am-4:00pm
Adorning
the finger has
been a tradition for ages. Rings are
loaded with historical meaning. They
can symbolize love /marriages, evoke nostalgia, embody authority or
status, and
portray accomplishments or affiliations. They can me made for everyday
use or
for special events. They can be understated or fancifully flamboyant.
This
class will
explore jewelry design, fabrication, stone setting, and assembling
techniques
that are related to the ring concept. Aesthetic
value of jewelry comes from the
artist’s imagination and
execution rather than from the size of the stone or the value of the
metal. We will fashion rings of
personal importance, expression, and adornment. The
class will center around lecture and demonstration with plenty
of time for individual attention. We
will attempt to create jewelry that is unpredictable, honest, visually
complex,
bold confident, simple and beautiful. This
workshop is designed for beginner to
intermediate metal smiths.
Suggested Materials:
Tuition: $140
Supply Fee: The instructor will have materials available for sale
during the workshop.
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Previously Held Workshops
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Scroll down for examples
of our recent workshops.
Do you have a group interested in a particular program?
Contact Pocosin Arts with requests: hilary@pocosinarts.org |
Wood
Carving
W/Rick Smith
Saturday, June 20th, 2009
10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Interested in learning the basics of woodcarving?
Rick is a member of the Carving Club which meets in the Pocosin
Arts Studio every Tuesday evening. Rick's carvings have often
been on exhibit and for sale in the Pocosin Arts Gallery.
Participants will begin by carving a Christmas ornament from a piece of
tulip poplar, a native hardwood locally grown and sustainably harvested.
Tuition: $25.00 (supplies and a carving knife to take home are
included!!!!)
Each participant will receive their own knife and materials needed to
complete the Santa ornament. In addition each person will receive
instructions & material to carve another style ornament on their
own time. Acrylic paint will be provided to paint the finished
carvings. Some brushes will be available but students are
encouraged to bring their own if they have them.
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Recycle, Reuse,
Rejuvenate
Your Jewelry !
w/ Valda Belyeu
Saturday, May 16th, 2009
1:00-3:00pm
Tired of wearing the
same old jewelry? Have a box full of stuff you have and never wear?
Learn to take
the jewelry you're not using and make something new and exciting. How
about all those lost earrings? How about all the broken or bent pieces
you've been meaning to fix? Bring all these pieces and parts and we'll
inspire you to make something new and creative.
Suggested Supplies
to Bring:
- Any "old"
jewelry you have: broken or pieces or parts of necklaces,
earrings, charms, pendants, pieces of leather, chains, ribbon, etc...
- Head pins, jump
rings, and/or wire to match the type of jewelry to be used (could be
sterling or gold plated or copper, or colored copper wire
available at any craft store).
- Chain or ribbon
or cord or leather - these could be part of the original jewelry pieces
or newly purchased, available in all sorts of styles and sizes (At
least 20" of chain may be helpful)
- Pliers - round
nose, flat nose pliers, long nose pliers, cutting pliers
- Crimping tools
if using crimps and jewelry wire
- Chasing hammer
- Bench block
- Any
complementing beads or pins or anything that strikes your fancy which
you may be incorporated into your pieces.
Instructor will have some
tools to share as well as books and magazines with examples for
inspiration!
Available for
purchase from the instructor will be some incidentals to use as needed:
plain simple black leather cord, copper wire, sterling silver wire,
small sterling chain, jump rings of various sizes and headpins, in case
extras are needed.
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Spirit
of Place
DRAWING
w/ Kelly Adams
Saturday, April 18th, 2009
9:00-4:00pm
Through informal drawing
from life, field sketching, and journaling one takes a journey of
self-expression and investigation. The workshop will concentrate
on developing a personal chronicle to learn and grow from a
relationship to the natural world. Explorative play while
observing the natural world becomes the point of departure to extended
drawing during studio development.
- Techniques for
working on location - field sketching and journaling
- Studio drawing
and traditional/nontraditional mixed media demonstration
Materials - portability of materials and tools for field work is
essential. Everyone should bring:
- Sketchbook
- or a (hot
press) watercolor block, mounted paper, or other papers
- Erasers - kneaded and white vinyl
- A personal choice of drawing tools or drawing
supplies with watercolor accent
- Pencils - graphite or a set of colored
- Pens - various types
- Charcoal pencils/sticks
- Watercolors and bottled ink, brushes, water and
water container
- Optional:
- Drawing board (rental available through Pocosin
Arts)
- Lightweight chair or waterproof cushion to sit on
- Camera
- Clothing and supplies for comfort and/or reference
in the field.
Tuition: $60 per person
SUPPLY FEE: For those not equipped with supplies, Pocosin Arts
will have materials
such as: sketching and drawing/watercolor paper, drawing boards,
charcoal, graphite, ink, inexpensive watercolor sets and brushes,
erasers, blending
sticks, etc. available for purchase/rent. Call for details.
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METAL
BEAD-MAKING
w/ Kathryn Osgood
Saturday, March 14th & Sunday, March
15th, 2009
9:00-4:00pm
Make your own sterling
silver beads to use as a focal point for a
special necklace. Using sterling, copper and brass, you will
construct your own one-of-a-kind beads. Explore techniques
including roll printing, stamping, soldering, riveting, stone setting
and piercing to create unique beads.
All levels – some soldering experience is helpful.
Suggested Materials:
- Hand
Tools (jeweler’s saw, files, etc. if you have them - some tools
will be available for student use)
- 22
gauge sterling silver, brass or copper sheet ( Kathryn will have
some metal available for sale)
- Wire
or tubing ( Kathryn will have some available for sale)
Call or stop in Pocosin Arts to register by Friday, March 6th.
Tuition: $140 per person + supply fee
Kathryn Osgood is a studio artist and assistant professor at College of
The Albemarle in Manteo, North Carolina. She is a jeweler,
enamellist, and metalsmith, whose work has been exhibited nationally
and internationally. She received her Master of Fine Arts degree
in metal and jewelry design from East Carolina university. Her
jewelry is inspired by the flora and fauna of her coastal environment.
Her work is published in The Art of Enameling, 500 Necklaces, 500
Earrings, 1000 Rings, and Contemporary Enameling: Art and Techniques.
Several pieces by Kathryn will be on display in A JEWELRY EXHIBIT in
the Pocosin Arts Gallery from February 10th through March 21st, 2009.
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PAPER BEAD-MAKING
w/ Miriam Fauth
Saturday, February 28th, 2009
1:00-3:00pm
Join Miriam Fauth in a
workshop making beads from recycled greeting cards. Send a greeting card
back to the person who gave it to you as a necklace!
Miriam often hears this comment about her
necklaces: “I cannot believe you
made
this out of paper!” The craft passed
from grandmother to a granddaughter to a friend, Miriam finds it
teaches her to
slow down in a relaxing and enjoyable pastime. Miriam
is a Columbia resident of eight years, originally from London, U.K.
Call to register by 5:00
pm on Friday, February 27th.
Tuition: $8.00 per person
Supply Fee: Minimal - depends on how many beads and supplies you
use.
Stop
in the Pocosin
Arts Gallery to see some of Miriam's work on display and for sale in A
JEWELRY EXHIBIT, February 10th through March 21st, 2009.
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NATURE TILE
WORKSHOP
(All Ages!)
Saturday, November 8
10:00-5:00 pm
Stop in the Pocosin
Arts Gallery during the Wings Over Water festivities to impress a clay
tile with native plant species and other natural forms.
Tuition: $10
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JEWELRY
CHRISTMAS TREE WORKSHOP
w/ Minnie Lou McGowan
Saturday, November 22, 2008
10:00am-4:00pm
Join Minnie Lou in the Pocosin Arts Studio to create
your own traditional jewelry Christmas
tree. Supplies to bring: velvet in frame, beads, jewelry,
elmers glue
and side cutter pliers (Minnie Lou recommends removing the backs of earrings and pins and beads from
strings to allow for more time during the workshop to focus on the
design).
Tuition: $10
Call or stop in Pocosin Arts Gallery (201 Main St., Columbia,
(252)796-2787) to register for the workshop by Friday, November 21st.
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POTTERY
- WHEEL THROWING
(For Adults)
Carol Soo Lee,
Instructor
Learn the
basics of wheel throwing, glazing and firing pottery. Beginners
usually focus on small cups and bowls, moving on to more complicated
vessels and techniques using the pottery wheel.
Thursdays 6:30
to 8:30pm
Tuition $50/month
(plus supplies) · Scholarships Available.
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POTTERY - AFTER
SCHOOL
(Elementary through High School)
Carol Soo Lee, Instructor
Tuesdays
3:15 - 4:15pm (currently full)
4:30 - 5:30pm
Thursdays 3:30 - 4:30pm
Tuition $25/month (plus supplies)· Scholarships Available |
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DANCE
Paula Donahoe, Instructor
Fridays
3:30-4:40 pm Middle
& HS
4:30-5:30 pm 2nd
- 5th Grade
5:30-6:15 pm 4
yr old - 1st Grade
Madge VanHorne Auditorium
Columbia High School Campus,
Main Street, Columbia
Tuition $30/month ·
Scholarships Available
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GUITAR
Tina Phronjia Bradley,
Instructor
Fridays
3:30-5:00 pm Ages
8-18
Pocosin Arts Studio
Tuition $30/month ·
Scholarships Available |
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CLAY
HAND-BUILDING Club
Mondays:
6:30-8:30pm
Free access to
the clay studio to practice hand-building techniques. Clay and
firing fee only.
Prerequisite:
1 session of Carol Soo Lee's Wheel Throwing to
become acquainted with the studio.
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CARVING
CLUB
(Adults
- Senior Project students are welcome to participate with approved
mentorship)
Tuesdays:
6:00-8:00pm
The Carving Club
welcomes new members of all skill levels to join. Bring your own
carving tools and wood. Current projects include duck decoys,
various wildlife carvings and Santa Clauses.
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