Block Prints in Brilliant Color (online Course through JCCFS)

Find inspiration in the textures and patterns you see in the nature to create multi-color block prints. Learn how to print in layers of colors made from a single block as well as how to combine blocks in a single composition. You’ll use these blocks to create prints as well as to print patterns that can be used to make personal stationery, patterned fabric, journal covers, and even as wall patterns. Open to individuals of all skill levels.

This class meets online on Tuesday evenings 6-8pm for four sessions.

My very first crankie performance will be three nights this fall at the Minneapolis Crankie Festival! I'll be "playing" the Flare crankie together with the music that inspired it. So excited to be part of this show full of amazing artists, musicians, and puppeteers.

Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands:

This will be my first time back as a vendor since 2018!

Hosted in downtown Asheville at Harrah’s Cherokee Center, artisans will fill both the concourse and arena levels of the venue, exhibiting a variety of craft ranging from contemporary to traditional in works of clay, wood, metal, glass, fiber, natural materials, paper, leather, mixed media, and jewelry. Join us for this unique shopping experience and enjoy live music and craft demonstrations during your visit. $12 tickets are available for individual days, at the door, and online (coming soon). Children under 12 are free.

Block Prints in Brilliant Color

(online Course through JCCFS)

Because the September printmaking class filled with a waitlist, we are offering a second class!

Find inspiration in the textures and patterns you see in the nature to create multi-color block prints. Learn how to print in layers of colors made from a single block as well as how to combine blocks in a single composition. You’ll use these blocks to create prints as well as to print patterns that can be used to make personal stationery, patterned fabric, journal covers, and even as wall patterns. Open to individuals of all skill levels.

This class meets online on Tuesday evenings 6-8pm for four sessions.

Printed Crankies

(workshop at JCCFS)

Crankies are illustrated scrolls in boxes with attached handles that are "hand cranked" to create a moving panorama, inviting the viewer to experience the images like watching a movie. These historic storytelling devices were traditionally used to illustrate ballads sung by traveling musicians as they performed through the Appalachian mountains. Carve blocks to print smaller "personal" crankies as well as collaborate on a single long scroll to create a shared experience.

Letterpress and the Printed Book

(workshop at JCCFS)

Bring your stories to life in a unique hand-printed and hand-bound book. Explore the basics of letterpress printing and hand typesetting including type composition, press bed set-up, and printing on a variety of presses. Then, learn the basics of cutting rubber and linoleum blocks to complement the text. Bind your printed pages together in a beautiful book structure to share your story. All levels welcome.

Letterpress Cards and Stationery

(workshop at JCCFS)

Explore the basics of letterpress printing and hand typesetting, including type composition, press bed set-up, and printing. Cover the basics of cutting and printing from a linoleum block together with text. By the end of the week, design and print a collection of cards and personalized stationery that will add a special touch to your notes and letters.

Upcoming in 2025:

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July 11-13: Gelatin Prints & Drum Leaf at JCCFS