Second Saturday this Weekend at The River Arts District

July 9 River Arts District in Asheville NC participates in the Second Saturday Initiative, Collect Art Asheville. Artists and art organizations throughout Western North Carolina open their doors and host openings, events classes and workshops on the second weekend of each month.

Adventures in Metal Clay Workshop

Tryon Arts and Crafts School will host Adventures in Metal Clay weekend workshop with instructor Landen Gailey.  The one-day workshop will be held on Saturday, June 18 from 9am to 5pm at the craft school located on Harmon Field Road.  This workshop is designed for beginners to get acquainted with the basics of metal clay.

This medium provides incredible artistic range - it can be pinched, rolled, sculpted and manipulated and allows the artist to experiment with just how far their designs can go.  In its dried state, it is highly flexible and easy to carve. When fired in a kiln, the binder vaporizes; leaving a solid, pure metal object that can be cut, shaped, drilled, sanded, patinaed or soldered using traditional jewelry tools and techniques.

Space is limited, registration required. Tryon Arts and Crafts School is a non-profit crafts organization located at 373 Harmon Field Road in Tryon, NC and exists to provide creative opportunities for everyone!