Touchstone Center for Crafts 2010 Schedule
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Dear:
This is a courtesy announcement on a series of workshops coming up soon. Please forward this to anyone you think might be interested.
Thanks,
Rome H. Hutchings, ABANA Member Services |
Touchstone Center for Crafts 2010 Schedule
Touchstone is a unique three-season crafts school in the beautiful
Laurel Highlands, only 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Founded in 1972 as Pioneer Crafts Council, Touchstone's original mission
was to foster interest in the preservation of traditional mountain
crafts. Today, this unique craft school has expanded to include
contemporary and experimental techniques in addition to traditional and
historic methods in disciplines such as blacksmithing, ceramics, metals,
textiles, glass, oil and watercolor painting, photography, printmaking,
and sculpture. Touchstone offers both aspiring and established artists
more than one hundred week-long and weekend courses taught by some of
North America's finest artists and artisans.
2010 Course Schedule
(Level of Expertise)
Course Codes: (B) - Beginner (I) - Intermediate (A) -
Advanced (E) - All Levels
April 16 - 18 Tapestry Through Time Richard Sheppard -
(E) - $195
April 23 - 25 Beginning Blacksmithing Jody
Best - (B) - $250
May 6 - 9 Tools for the Woodcrafter Bob
Rupert - (E) - $300
May 14 - 16 Forge Welding David
Tucciarone - (B) - $225
June 6 - 12 Campfire Cookware
& Utensils Wayne Apgar & Ken Carter - (E) - $460
June
13 - 19 Small & Large Scale Joinery Mark Aspery - (I) - $500
June
20 - 26 Sculpting Animals in Iron Darryl Nelson - (I/A) - $460
June
27 - July 3 Treadle Hammer Techniques Richard Sheppard - (E) -
$460
July 4 - 10 Advanced Door Hardware Fred Crist -
(E) - $470
July 11 - 17 Constructing Compasses &
Calipers Peter Ross - (I/A) - $495
July 18 - 24 Trefoils,
Trivets, & Traditional Joinery Dale Morse - (I) - $460
July
25 - 31 Irons in the Fire Glenn Horr - (B) - $460
August
1 - 7 Intro to Door Hardware Lucian Avery - (I) - $460
August
8 - 14 Locksmithing: Hasp-lock for a Chest Tom
Latané - (I/A) - $500
August 15 - 21 Blacksmithing
Fundamentals Susan Hutchinson - (B) - $460
August 22 - 28 Chasing
Tools & Techniques Bill Robertson - (I) - $460
September
10 - 12 Get Your Iron in the Fire Nigel Tudor - (B) - $195
September
17 - 19 Cooking Utensils Richard Sheppard - (E) - $195
October
1 - 3 Colonial Lighting Kim Thomas - (E) - $250
April
30 - May 2 2nd Annual Jim Campbell Hammer In
The annual Hammer
In, honoring long-time blacksmith Jim Campbell, is a great way to learn
more about the art and trade of blacksmithing. The Hammer In is held at
our Hart Moore Blacksmithing Forge, where you can learn various
techniques while interacting with Touchstone demonstrators and
instructors. Each event ticket includes the entry fee and the Saturday
evening barbeque dinner.
Friday evening includes evening
demonstrations, a bonfire, and a potluck cookout. Attendees are
encouraged to bring work to display over the weekend for participants
and visitors to view. Saturday includes our headliners' demonstrations
throughout the day as well as live music, an auction, vendors, and
tailgating. Sunday will finish the weekend with demonstrations and a
drawing for those who have purchased a raffle ticket to win a free
weekend workshop at Touchstone.
Demonstrators include Kim Thomas,
Tom Boone, Phil Heath, Pat Livengood, and more!
Hammer In
Registration Rates:
$35 until Friday, April 16
$40 until
Thursday, April 29
$45 for Event Day
Some age restrictions
apply. Lodging and meals may be purchased at an additional cost. For
more information, youth and group rates, or to register, contact:
Phone: (724) 329-1370
info@touchstonecrafts.org
www.touchstonecrafts.org
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