We live in a world where we can order things at the click of a button and have them show up at our doors the next day; where machines make most of the things we use and, if something breaks, it is relatively easy to get a replacement. We've come a long way from traveling in a wagon pulled by a horse or handmaking a leather pouch with a needle, thread, and awl. What is now mass-produced used to be homemade or crafted by artisans who specialized in their particular art. What are some of those skills and how are they performed?
Explore the arts of clay work and blacksmithing and learn about the tools and processes through the Craftsmanship series at the Cumming Library.
Crafting with Clay: A Handbuilding Demo
Saturday, September 3 from 2:00-3:00 p.m.
In this program, Alex Kraft, an artist and associate professor at the University of North Georgia, will demonstrate the tools and process of hand building a clay art piece.
Saturday, September 3 from 2:00-3:00 p.m.
In this program, Alex Kraft, an artist and associate professor at the University of North Georgia, will demonstrate the tools and process of hand building a clay art piece.
The Craft of Blacksmithing
Saturday, September 10 from 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Wind Chapman of the Long Mountain Living History Center will present a lecture and demonstration of the tools and processes used in blacksmithing.
No registration is required for these programs.
Melissa
Information Specialist
Cumming Library
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Melissa
Information Specialist
Cumming Library
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