HCC ‘Student for a Day’ art series
Haywood Community College continues the Student for a Day Series with Creative Arts on Saturday, July 11.
• The Intro to Felting workshop will acquaint students with the technique of wet felting. This workshop will be held from noon to 4 p.m.
• In the Beginning Basics of Mountain Style Dance, students will learn the basic flat-foot/buck/clogging steps. This workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• In the Intro to Enamel workshop, students will use powdered glass fused to the surface of metal using heat to make one-of-a-kind wearable enamel samples. This workshop is available from either 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or noon to 4 p.m.
• The Play in Clay workshop is a fun, no pressure introduction to the potter’s wheel and fundamental techniques. Workshops will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and noon to 4 p.m.
• In the Artful Finishes for Wood workshop, participants will play with unusual surfaces and finishes such as torching, sandblasting, grinding, dyes, grain filling, and photo-transfer. This workshop is held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Participants in Handspun Fun will learn how unique and wonderful yarn was made by experiencing fiber spinning using HCC’s new spinning wheels. This workshop is available from 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m.
• In the Designer Tote Bag workshop, participants will design and piece together their own unique tote bag. This workshop is available from 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m.
• The Altered Image workshop is an introduction to transferring images to fabric then altering and embellishing that image through stitching, dying, and painting. This session will be held from 1 to 4 p.m.
• Cuttlefish casting is a quick and fairly accurate metal casting method. It is difficult to achieve fine details, but rather creates a richly complex texture that is a natural by-product of this method. This session will be held from 9 a.m. to noon.
These sessions are free of charge and lunch is provided. Registration is required and space is limited.
828.627.4522.