AGES 18+

The Summer Dance Intensive immerses you in four weeks of movement-intensive classes that celebrate what we can learn from dancing remotely online together. 

• Contemporary movement practice classes give you a range of forms to explore. 
• Repertory and composition classes culminate in online performances and integrate making, dancing, researching, and performing.  
• Four-week-long classes, drop-in classes and discussions, evening performances, and weekend workshops provide variety and community. 

Join us in a way that works for you, choosing from drop-in, part-time, and full-time enrollment options.

The Summer Dance Intensive (SDI) is for dancers who are age 18 or older by June 21, 2021. Classes are designed for intermediate and advanced dancers with a consistent movement practice. We recommend that, minimally, you have some prior dance training and a regular practice. No audition is required to enroll. 

As our capacity for this intensive is limited, we’d like everyone who attends to be present at each class to create a community and reap the benefits of the full experience.  

Screening of Alex Prager’s (American b. 1979), Face in the Crowd, 2013, HD Digital Video, 11 minutes, 36 seconds

A part of our current exhibit, TRANSFORMATION: A Photography Exhibit.

All Screening Times:

Tuesday, June 1st - 6pm

Thursday, June 24th - 11AM

Thursday, July 8th, 5:30PM

Tuesday, July 20th, 5:30pm

Thursday, July 29th, 5:30pm

Thursday, August 12th - 11am

About the Exhibition:

The photographer is an artist who applies a lens to the world and the contemporary social order.  TRANSFORMATION is a gathering of powerful and intriguing images that open stories of our times and portray a world undergoing transformation.  

The exhibition will also explore the transformation of the photographic process. Photography as an artistic medium has been the beneficiary of changing technologies and new materials in the last quarter-century.  The artist now has dramatic latitude in terms of scale and visual media. Photography is no longer just a pretty picture or a document. It can be many things at once, integrating many materials and media.

About the Book: Junaluska is one of the oldest African American communities in western North Carolina and one of the few surviving today. After Emancipation, many former slaves in Watauga County became sharecroppers, were allowed to clear land and to keep a portion, or bought property outright, all in the segregated neighborhood on the hill overlooking the town of Boone, North Carolina. Land and home ownership have been crucial to the survival of this community, whose residents are closely interconnected as extended families and neighbors. Missionized by white Krimmer Mennonites in the early twentieth century, their church is one of a handful of African American Mennonite Brethren churches in the United States, and it provides one of the few avenues for leadership in the local black community. Susan Keefe has worked closely with members of the community in editing this book, which is based on three decades of participatory research. These life history narratives adapted from interviews with residents (born between 1885 and 1993) offer a people's history of the black experience in the southern mountains. Their stories provide a unique glimpse into the lives of African Americans in Appalachia during the 20th century--and a community determined to survive through the next.

(235 pages) 

Purchase at BRAHM or at Foggy Pine Books - https://www.foggypinebooks.com/store/p1052/9781476680170.html#/

About the Editors: Susan E. Keefe is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at Appalachian State University where she taught for 38 years. Her publications include seven books and monographs and over 40 articles and chapters in professional journals and edited books. Keefe began her work in Junaluska, the African American neighborhood in Boone, in 1989. She has worked with the community most recently as a member of the Junaluska Heritage Association and as co-editor of Junaluska: Oral Histories of a Black Appalachian Community (McFarland, 2020). She has called Blowing Rock her home since 1978.

Roberta Jackson is Facilitator for the Junaluska Heritage Association, a community-based organization dedicated to preserving cultural heritage and assisting in community growth. She is a life-long resident of the community and a graduate of Appalachian State University. She worked in the Physical Plant Department at ASU for 30 years. Jackson is Secretary of the Boone Mennonite Brethren Church and serves as a member of the Watauga County Library Board, the Appalachian Regional Library Board, and the Digital Watauga Board.

Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/96199248985

IDEAL FOR: Teens and Adults

PRICE: $65/BRAHM members; $70/non-members (not yet a member? join today and save!)

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

Join us to celebrate the 2021 Tokyo Olympics by learning Sumi-e, the art of Japanese ink painting. Using a minimum of strokes you will create lively and spontaneous paintings of trees, mountains, birds and flowers. We will honor Japan, the host country of the Olympics by painting the chrysanthemum, the royal flower of Japan.

Zen Buddhist monks introduced the Northern Sung style of painting to Japan during the 14th century. During the 15th century, they brought the newer Southern style which represents Sumi-e as we know it today.

Supplies are included. Bring a packed lunch, as we will have a short lunch break.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

The class is being taught by Sue Wilders, recently retired after 17 years as artist in residence of the Morikami Japanese Museum in Delray Beach Florida

PLEASE NOTE: Limited seating available. An 80% refund will be issued if the participant cancels three weeks prior to the event. For cancellations made less than three weeks prior to the event, BRAHM will issue a refund IF the museum is able to fill the vacated spot. 

COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS:

This workshop has limited tickets to ensure social distancing. Everyone will have their own table to work at, with plenty of space in between. People who share the same house may work at the same table. Masks are required.

Screening of Alex Prager’s (American b. 1979), Face in the Crowd, 2013, HD Digital Video, 11 minutes, 36 seconds

A part of our current exhibit, TRANSFORMATION: A Photography Exhibit.

All Screening Times:

Tuesday, June 1st - 6pm

Thursday, June 24th - 11AM

Thursday, July 8th, 5:30PM

Tuesday, July 20th, 5:30pm

Thursday, July 29th, 5:30pm

Thursday, August 12th - 11am

About the Exhibition:

The photographer is an artist who applies a lens to the world and the contemporary social order.  TRANSFORMATION is a gathering of powerful and intriguing images that open stories of our times and portray a world undergoing transformation.  

The exhibition will also explore the transformation of the photographic process. Photography as an artistic medium has been the beneficiary of changing technologies and new materials in the last quarter-century.  The artist now has dramatic latitude in terms of scale and visual media. Photography is no longer just a pretty picture or a document. It can be many things at once, integrating many materials and media.

Join us as we paint inspired by David Hockney’s “Garrowby Hill landscape" in a relaxed atmosphere.

Each participant goes home with a finished work of art inspired by a famous work. All materials, including canvasses, acrylic paint, brushes, and aprons, are provided. Our trained instructor will lead you step by step.

Wine, beer and light snacks are complimentary.

Cost: $45 general admission | $40 for Museum members (not yet a member? join today and save!)

Online ticket purchase is required in advance of the event. There is limited seating available, so register today!

Please Note: Limited seating available. An 80% refund will be issued if the participant cancels one week prior to the event. For cancellations made less than one week prior to the event, BRAHM will issue a refund IF the museum is able to fill the vacated spot.

Participants must be over 21 years of age, with valid ID in order to drink alcoholic beverages. Participants under 18 are welcome with an adult.

COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS:

This workshop has limited tickets to ensure social distancing. Everyone will have their own table to work at, with plenty of space in between. People who share the same house may work at the same table. Masks are required.

Palette Pals is a new event at BRAHM designed for fun adult/child interaction. Tickets are sold in pairs, so a child (aged 9 and up) and their favorite adult can make art together. 

Cost: $85 general admission per pair | $75 for Museum members (not yet a member? join today and save!)

Join us as we paint inspired by David Hockney’s “Garrowby Hill landscape" in a family friendly atmosphere.

Each participant goes home with a finished work of art inspired by a famous work. All materials, including canvasses, acrylic paint, brushes, and aprons, are provided. Our trained instructor will lead you step by step.

Refreshments are complimentary.

Online ticket purchase is required in advance of the event. There is limited seating available, so register today!

Please Note: Limited seating available. An 80% refund will be issued if the participant cancels one week prior to the event. For cancellations made less than one week prior to the event, BRAHM will issue a refund IF the museum is able to fill the vacated spot.

COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS:

This workshop has limited tickets to ensure social distancing. Each pair will have their own table to work at, with plenty of space in between. Masks are required.

IDEAL FOR: Adults

PRICE: $105/BRAHM members; $120/non members (not yet a member? join today and save!)

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:

Curious about jewelry making? This is a great introduction to jewelry making and no experience is necessary. Learn to stamp on copper to create a lovely cohesive pattern in your jewelry designs. In this class we will make a pendant, earrings and a bracelet with a stamped pattern or a word or short phrase that is meaningful to you. Learn to make wire wrap beads to connect your bracelet links and to add beads to your pendant. All materials and use of tools included.

PLEASE NOTE: Limited seating available. An 80% refund will be issued if the participant cancels three weeks prior to the event. For cancellations made less than three weeks prior to the event, BRAHM will issue a refund IF the museum is able to fill the vacated spot. 

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

Ilene Kay’s jewelry is created from Argentium Silver, Gold, heat colored Titanium and Copper using traditional fabrication metalsmithing techniques. She is inspired by the natural world and each piece of my work has a unique story to tell.

“I deliberately arrange elements that appeal to the senses and emotions of the person who finally wears my jewelry. To a casual observer, my work would immediately convey a naturalistic nuance with an Asian infusion. My work has a Zen-like love of the natural world that makes me mindful of the beauty of the elements that surround us.

The creation of the story for each piece begins with my sketches of landscapes, trees, flowers, and water. Throughout the course of the day I often stop to sketch, or pick up a stone, a piece of bark just as I did as a young child when I would bring these treasures home. Now as an adult, when I start to design - I’ll look to these “treasures” for inspiration and try to convey the childlike awe and the beauty I see in them to others. I strive to remain open to the creative process and allow time for the design to develop. Often my sketches sit unused for many weeks until I am ready to develop them into working drawings.

I saw, texture, hammer, and form the metal with hand tools to create my Art Jewelry. The directness of forging metal in this manner makes each piece of my jewelry unique and my final creation becomes a piece of art. At this point the piece of jewelry’s story will become a part of the one’s life who will ultimately wear it. I have been a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 2019. I am also a life member of the Argentium Guild and all of my jewelry is hallmarked with the winged unicorn, a hallmark of quality and excellence. I have recently become a part of the Blue Ridge Craft Trails and am thrilled to have my work be a part of this organization.”

COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS:

This workshop has limited tickets to ensure social distancing. Everyone will have their own table to work at, with plenty of space in between. People who share the same house may work at the same table. Masks are required.

Screening of Alex Prager’s (American b. 1979), Face in the Crowd, 2013, HD Digital Video, 11 minutes, 36 seconds

A part of our current exhibit, TRANSFORMATION: A Photography Exhibit.

All Screening Times:

Tuesday, June 1st - 6pm

Thursday, June 24th - 11AM

Thursday, July 8th, 5:30PM

Tuesday, July 20th, 5:30pm

Thursday, July 29th, 5:30pm

Thursday, August 12th - 11am

About the Exhibition:

The photographer is an artist who applies a lens to the world and the contemporary social order.  TRANSFORMATION is a gathering of powerful and intriguing images that open stories of our times and portray a world undergoing transformation.  

The exhibition will also explore the transformation of the photographic process. Photography as an artistic medium has been the beneficiary of changing technologies and new materials in the last quarter-century.  The artist now has dramatic latitude in terms of scale and visual media. Photography is no longer just a pretty picture or a document. It can be many things at once, integrating many materials and media.

Ages 7-12

$110 General Public / $90 BRAHM members / $60 additional sibling (not yet a member? join today and save!) Max of 8 tickets + 4 Sibling tickets

Learn about the plants and animals of our local habitats in this three day art camp at BRAHM. Two and Three dimensional art projects will thrill animal and nature enthusiasts. We will even have a visit from an animal ambassador from Grandfather Mountain.

Students should come to BRAHM prepared in art-friendly clothing, with a packed lunch and filled water bottle. Please wear secure footwear, as we may play tag or other movement games at our break.

COVID precautions: all staff and students will follow protocols for social distancing and mask wearing. One student/household per work table (siblings may share a table) and limited class size.

Screening of Alex Prager’s (American b. 1979), Face in the Crowd, 2013, HD Digital Video, 11 minutes, 36 seconds

A part of our current exhibit, TRANSFORMATION: A Photography Exhibit.

All Screening Times:

Tuesday, June 1st - 6pm

Thursday, June 24th - 11AM

Thursday, July 8th, 5:30PM

Tuesday, July 20th, 5:30pm

Thursday, July 29th, 5:30pm

Thursday, August 12th - 11am

About the Exhibition:

The photographer is an artist who applies a lens to the world and the contemporary social order.  TRANSFORMATION is a gathering of powerful and intriguing images that open stories of our times and portray a world undergoing transformation.  

The exhibition will also explore the transformation of the photographic process. Photography as an artistic medium has been the beneficiary of changing technologies and new materials in the last quarter-century.  The artist now has dramatic latitude in terms of scale and visual media. Photography is no longer just a pretty picture or a document. It can be many things at once, integrating many materials and media.

Palette Pals is a new event at BRAHM designed for fun adult/child interaction. Tickets are sold in pairs, so a child (aged 9 and up) and their favorite adult can make art together. 

Cost: $85 general admission per pair | $75 for Museum members (not yet a member? join today and save!)

Join us as we paint inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s “Branches with Almond Blossom" in a family friendly atmosphere.

Each participant goes home with a finished work of art inspired by a famous work. All materials, including canvasses, acrylic paint, brushes, and aprons, are provided. Our trained instructor will lead you step by step.

Refreshments are complimentary.

Online ticket purchase is required in advance of the event. There is limited seating available, so register today!

Please Note: Limited seating available. An 80% refund will be issued if the participant cancels one week prior to the event. For cancellations made less than one week prior to the event, BRAHM will issue a refund IF the museum is able to fill the vacated spot.

COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS:

This workshop has limited tickets to ensure social distancing. Each pair will have their own table to work at, with plenty of space in between. Masks are required.

Join us as we paint inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s “Branches with Almond Blossom" in a relaxed atmosphere.

Each participant goes home with a finished work of art inspired by a famous work. All materials, including canvasses, acrylic paint, brushes, and aprons, are provided. Our trained instructor will lead you step by step.

Wine, beer and light snacks are complimentary.

Cost: $45 general admission | $40 for Museum members (not yet a member? join today and save!)

Online ticket purchase is required in advance of the event. There is limited seating available, so register today!

Please Note: Limited seating available. An 80% refund will be issued if the participant cancels one week prior to the event. For cancellations made less than one week prior to the event, BRAHM will issue a refund IF the museum is able to fill the vacated spot.

Participants must be over 21 years of age, with valid ID in order to drink alcoholic beverages. Participants under 18 are welcome with an adult.

COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS:

This workshop has limited tickets to ensure social distancing. Everyone will have their own table to work at, with plenty of space in between. People who share the same house may work at the same table. Masks are required.

IDEAL FOR: Teens and Adults

PRICE: $105/BRAHM members; $120/non members (not yet a member? join today and save!)

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:

In this one-day workshop, we will explore the art of slow stitch and embroidery in the creation and making of a work of fabric collage. Elements of embroidery, hand quilting, and slow-stitch methods will be demonstrated and will culminate in each participant having the tools, materials, and process knowledge to craft a work of fabric collage and to continue this craft as a personal creative pursuit.

Mindfulness used as a therapeutic technique, is a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations. The operative words for all mindfulness techniques are time and focus, especially focus on the here and now. The act of stitching seems to offer more than simply a distraction and can have a positive effect on mood and stress levels.

Hand embroidery cannot be rushed. Time and focus are required to carefully pull the sharp needle through the fabric. The process of making tiny stitches asks for careful focus. As one becomes more adept and accomplished with needlework and a variety of more accomplished stitches, access to an almost trance-like state is possible.  This calm state can be accessed with embroidery and other repetitive motion fiber art modalities. These include weaving, knitting, quilting, crochet, and needlepoint. Mastery of two to three embroidery stitches is recommended in the beginning so “flow” may be achieved—that state of mind that embraces unconscious competence—and a sense of time is ignored or forgotten as the rhythmic stitching process is the only focus.

PLEASE NOTE: Limited seating available. An 80% refund will be issued if the participant cancels three weeks prior to the event. For cancellations made less than three weeks prior to the event, BRAHM will issue a refund IF the museum is able to fill the vacated spot. 

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

Elizabeth Garlington originally from Atlanta, Georgia, attending The University of Georgia (B.S.Ed., 1982), Georgia State University (M.Ed., 1985), Vanderbilt University (M.Div., 2004), and Appalachian State University (Post Graduate Degree in Expressive Arts Therapy, 2016). She lives atop of a very high mountain in Waynesville, NC in a very soulful abode with her studio just an arm’s length away from the kitchen. 

“I was born with crayons in my cradle and probably inherited a creative gene from my mother and grandmothers. I am an academically trained Visual Artist, Educator, and Clinician. I believe my formal learning experiences in the visual arts, expressive arts therapies, education, and psychology coupled with my love of fabric, collage, and textural surfaces led me to the craft of the narrative art quilt and fabric collage using hand, slow-stitch, and sewing machine techniques. I was awarded the North Carolina Emerging Artist Grant by the North Carolina Arts Council and was juried into the Southern Highland Craft Guild in 2008.”

COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS:

This workshop has limited tickets to ensure social distancing. Everyone will have their own table to work at, with plenty of space in between. People who share the same house may work at the same table. Masks are required.

Screening of Alex Prager’s (American b. 1979), Face in the Crowd, 2013, HD Digital Video, 11 minutes, 36 seconds

A part of our current exhibit, TRANSFORMATION: A Photography Exhibit.

All Screening Times:

Tuesday, June 1st - 6pm

Thursday, June 24th - 11AM

Thursday, July 8th, 5:30PM

Tuesday, July 20th, 5:30pm

Thursday, July 29th, 5:30pm

Thursday, August 12th - 11am

About the Exhibition:

The photographer is an artist who applies a lens to the world and the contemporary social order.  TRANSFORMATION is a gathering of powerful and intriguing images that open stories of our times and portray a world undergoing transformation.  

The exhibition will also explore the transformation of the photographic process. Photography as an artistic medium has been the beneficiary of changing technologies and new materials in the last quarter-century.  The artist now has dramatic latitude in terms of scale and visual media. Photography is no longer just a pretty picture or a document. It can be many things at once, integrating many materials and media.

PRICE: $198/BRAHM members; $210/non members

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:

This will be a 2-day plein air workshop with well known plein air artist and teacher Scott Boyle, hosted by the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum in the beautiful Mountains of North Carolina.  The workshop will serve as a prelude to the Plein Air Festival held later in the week in quaint downtown Blowing Rock.  The focus of Scott’s workshop will be lightening your load and to simplify your painting process.  Attendees will learn exercises that can help to improve their fundamentals of drawing, composition, values (light/shadow), and color creating stronger outdoor paintings. This class will be beneficial to beginner and intermediate students.

The class will be a small group learning experience of 8-12 students which will allow Scott to personally help each artist regardless of their skill level.  You may need help finding a scene to paint, setting up equipment, drawing, composing, mixing colors, creating softer edges, finding color harmony, or painting faster outside.  Scott will work hard to help each student with their individual needs.

This workshop would be most helpful for oil painters, although other mediums are welcome. No plein air experience is necessary. 

The class will begin at The Blowing Rock Art & History Museum for a short lecture and then we will paint outdoors near the museum.

Participating in this class automatically gains you entry into the 2021 Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival as a participating artist. You will check in Wednesday afternoon at BRAHM if you wish to participate. More information at www.BlowingRockPleinAir.org

Monday, August 16th, 2021  8:30 AM – 4:30 PM *meet at BRAHM Education Center Tuesday, August 17th, 2021  9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

PLEASE NOTE: Limited seating available. An 80% refund will be issued if the participant cancels three weeks prior to the event. For cancellations made less than three weeks prior to the event, BRAHM will issue a refund IF the museum is able to fill the vacated spot. 

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

Born a dreamer, Scott Boyle has always been fascinated by the view outside and the world of possibilities.  At an early age Scott was noticed to have unusual drawing abilities.  Growing up in Indiana, his parents furnished him art lessons, receiving weekly instruction for 10 years with well-known Brown County artists.  While art would seem to be the logical path for Scott, he always had one eye on the sky with an interest in airplanes.  At the age of 17 he took his first flying lesson to check out the view from above.  Totally captured by that experience, he switched paths to become an airline pilot.  Though after moving to North Carolina in the 1990’s Scott began painting again.  One of the greatest renaissances to his art has been the discovery of painting outdoors, known today as plein air painting.  For many years now Scott has been an influence in North Carolina for promoting plein air painting among artists, organizing events and teaching workshops.

Today Scott’s focus is to share the incredible beauty he discovers while exploring the Southern Appalachians with small plein air pieces and larger studio works.

Scott, and his wife Esther, live in rural Gaston County of North Carolina.

Artist Statement

I consider myself a visual explorer of the effects of light upon our world. There is no better way of doing this than for an artist to take his or her paints outdoors to study these fleeting effects of light upon the landscape. This approach to study nature has kept me captivated for years and I am not sure I will ever get over it. This is the energy and inspiration that I transfer to my larger studio paintings. I would call myself a realist and impressionist. I want to create a painting that captures the essence of the scene with the feeling of that day with its weather, light, and mood, with a particular focus on North Carolina and its mountains.

The Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival is a four-day plein air painting event. It takes place in the beautiful mountainous area surrounding the town of Blowing Rock in western North Carolina.  Its aim is to bring painters together from around the world to paint outside in the fresh air while getting to know each other and sharing their work. The event prompts applicants to explore the unique Blowing Rock architecture, spectacular Blue Ridge Mountain views, and overall Appalachian feel of one of the most scenic areas in the country. 

After four days of painting "en plein air," painters are invited to display their completed works at the "Wet Paint" Art Show & Sale on Saturday afternoon, August 21st. Collectors and the public are invited to attend this impressive display of Plein Air paintings to both view and purchase the unique works that highlight the incredible beauty of the High Country. 

All submitted art to the art show will be entered into a judged plein air painting competition. Awards will be given in two categories, Registered and Emerging Artists.

Visit BlowingRock.com for more information. This is a busy tourism season, so book lodging early.

Each year, the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum presents a Summer Lecture & Luncheon, focused on a topic of interest for our members and friends.  The 2021 Summer Lecture and Luncheon features well-known speaker, magazine editor, and flower arrangement specialist, Margot Shaw.

Luncheon: 11:00 am • $80 per ticket

Flower Arranging Workshop: 1:30 pm • $35 per ticket

Location: Blowing Rock Country Club

The Blowing Rock Art & History Museum will present a talk and lunch with Margot Shaw, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flower Magazine. Now in its 12th year, the magazine has grown to include features on homes, gardens, entertaining, and lifestyle. Margot is a sought-after speaker at antique & garden shows, museums, botanical gardens, interior design centers, and more. She is the author of the newly released book, Living Floral: Entertaining and Decorating with Flowers. 

The event will include a lecture and presentation in the Country Club Ballroom, followed by lunch. 

Lecture and luncheon tickets cost $80 and are non-refundable ($40 of this ticket price is tax-deductible).

Reservations must be purchased in advance directly through BRAHM. You may register online by scrolling down on this page, or over the phone by calling 828-295-9099; ext. 3011.

Books are available for pre-order through this webpage and will be available for purchase at the event. If you plan to purchase a book, reserve your copy now! Shaw will be signing books just before the lecture and immediately following lunch.

Flower Arranging Demonstration with Meg Laughon

Following the luncheon, Floral Designer Meg Laughon will offer a flower arranging demonstration for up to 60 participants.

Pre-registration is required (in addition to the luncheon cost) and is on a first-come, first-served basis. The workshop cost is $35 and non-refundable ($15 of the workshop cost is tax-deductible).  

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:

Meg Laughon has been a floral designer practically her entire life and professionally since 1982 for weddings, parties and events extraordinaire. She has demonstrated and taught many seasonal workshops throughout Virginia at Garden Club of Virginia member clubs and church flower guilds. Her fresh, unique designs reflect a passion for each season’s shapes, colors and textures, highlighting nature’s palette from roadsides, fields, gardens and forests. Meg’s enthusiasm and luxurious display of flowers, whether extravagant, sophisticated or simplistic will delight and inspire you to create your own design

IDEAL FOR: Teens and Adults

PRICE: $105/BRAHM members; $120/non members

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

Attendees will learn to needle felt a beautiful landscape using dyed wool roving. Using only barbed needles, students learn to turn a pile of fluff into a memorable scene of our amazing mountains. No experience needed and all are welcome. Kits will be provided. Participants are encouraged to bring photos of their favorite mountain scene to use as inspiration. A complete instruction booklet and resource list is also included.

PLEASE NOTE: Limited seating available. An 80% refund will be issued if the participant cancels three weeks prior to the event. For cancellations made less than three weeks prior to the event, BRAHM will issue a refund IF the museum is able to fill the vacated spot. 

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

Lorraine Cathey moved to Hendersonville, NC in 2013 from Pensacola, FL. A pleasant change for sure. “My husband and I had visited the area for many years and had decided this was to be our retirement location as soon as our children were grown and settled. My husband passed away before our dream could materialize, but I forged ahead and find inspiration and comfort in these beautiful mountains.

I was juried into the Southern Highland Craft Guild in 2014 and am enjoying sharing my craft with others through demonstrations and teaching. The Guild has provided me a family of makers who share my love for this area. My current body of work includes needle and wet felted landscapes ranging in size from 8x10 to 24x36. I use a variety of wool roving in different colors

and textures. The scene is needle felted onto a white pre-felt backing which serves as a canvas. When I’m satisfied with the needle felted work the piece is wet felted to securely lock the fibers in place, followed by steam ironing and occasionally free motion stitching on certain areas that may need additional texture. Work is then mounted and framed.”

COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS:

This workshop has limited tickets to ensure social distancing. Everyone will have their own table to work at, with plenty of space in between. People who share the same house may work at the same table. Masks are required.

IDEAL FOR: Ages 14 and up

PRICE: $90/BRAHM members; $105/non members

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:

Participants in this session will learn how to make a turkey wing broom. Cull processed hurl, separate the hurl into nine sections, tie sequentially into the shape of a wing, and fasten the handle using broom corn stalks. Included in this session also will be information about the history of broom making, the plant (sorghum vulgare), sources of both broom corn and twine, and other possible types or styles of brooms.

PLEASE NOTE: Limited seating available. An 80% refund will be issued if the participant cancels three weeks prior to the event. For cancellations made less than three weeks prior to the event, BRAHM will issue a refund IF the museum is able to fill the vacated spot. 

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

Peter Werner has been a member of the Southern Highlands Craft Guild since 2008. He learned his craft 26 years ago, and often demonstrates at the Folk Art Center in Asheville. He has taught broom making throughout the Southeast as well as in California and Wisconsin. His brooms are featured in the Baker Center at the NC Arboretum, and the Folk Art Center and Guild craft Stores of the SHCG.

COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS:

This workshop has limited tickets to ensure social distancing. Everyone will have their own table to work at, with plenty of space in between. People who share the same house may work at the same table. Masks are required.