October 20 - 23 Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands One of the largest and most notable craft fairs in the southeast, held twice annually at the Asheville Civic Auditorium. Enjoy exhibitors, demonstrations and entertainment. The fair showcases the rich diversity of original crafts created by members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, a non-profit organization with over 900 members throughout the mountain region.
This year's demonstrations include:
This year's demonstrations include: Asheville Bookworks: Variety of bookmaking techniques including a letter press.
Charlie Patricolo: An interactive demonstration of cloth doll making with a variety of dolls in various stages.
Dede Styles and Cassie Dickson: natural dyeing and spinning. Dede Styles of Swannanoa, NC and Cassie Dickson of Sylva, NC will demonstrate their traditional craft outside the Civic Center.
Gary Clontz: Raku Pottery. Gary will demonstrate all aspects of raku firing outside the Civic Center, from glazing the pot to firing it. Raku is a ceramic firing process which uses fire and smoke to create unique patterns and designs.
There will also be live mountain music each day beginning at 11 AM.
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