Watch Anthony Martin (Tennessee Craft - Midstate), a blacksmith from Fairview, TN, give a brief overview of the history of blacksmithing and the importance of the craft during the late 1600s and into the 1700s, and will demonstrate the process of making a nail.
Art in The Loop, October 2 - 4 – ArtWorks Foundation presents its 3rd annual edition of Art in The Loop , the Art Festival in East Memphis, featuring works of Fine-Craft in metal, glass, wood, clay, & fiber.
Watch Brie Flora (Tennessee Craft - Plateau), a metalsmith and jewelry artist from Cookeville, TN, demonstrate her process of sawing out, soldering, cleaning up, and powder coating a pair of her signature Fern Hoop earrings.
Watch Jon Ladd (Tennessee Craft - Plateau), a leather artist from Cookeville, TN, demonstrate crafting a leather belt, including a brief discussion of leather hides, the tanning process, and a look at various hide cuts and how each cut is selected for leather crafting.
Watch Julie Boisseau-Craig (Tennessee Craft - East), a glass artist from Rockford, TN, demonstrate manipulating glass in fire using a technique called lampwork.
Watch Lester Jones (Tennessee Craft - Southwest), a clay artist from Memphis, TN, demonstrate his process, from sketching his ideas to wheel thrown pottery to handbuilding some elements and finally to two different raku firings - one at night and one during the day.
Patriot Bank Salutes the Military Vet Artists of Tennessee Craft Southwest
October 2nd, 2020 through October 11th, 2020
Patriot Bank
West Tennessee 8376 Highway 51 • Millington, TN 38053
Mark your calendar for 2-11 OCT, 2020 when Patriot Bank hosts the artwork of military veterans: CDR Rose Conway, DCS1Ben Madden, SP4 Rick Cannon, Sr Airman Dani Sposato, & PFC John Joyner.
Watch Tammy O'Connor (Tennessee Craft - South), a stained glass artist from Tullahoma, TN, highlight several projects that employ various techniques such as glass selection, pattern making, cutting, building, fusing and painting, culminating in the installation of a signature project in a client's home.
West Tennessee 3050 Central Avenue • Memphis, TN 38111
Each Saturday & Sunday, through October, you can enjoy demonstrations and activities from some of the Pink Palace Crafts Fair's master craftspeople and purchase their creations.
Virtual Sunday Walk along Broad Avenue Arts District in Memphis
Starting October 4th, 2020
01:00 PM to 02:00 PM
Bingham & Broad
West Tennessee 2563 Broad Avenue • Memphis, TN 38112
Join us for a virtual walking tour on Sunday, October 4th, 1-2pm along Broad Avenue and join us for a "virtual" insider look of the West Tennessee Chapter's "Art Harvest".
*ALL HANDS ON DECK* for "Virtual" Studio Tours & Interviews on Thursday, Oct 8th at 6pm with Veterans, CDR Rose Conway, DCS1 Ben Madden, SP4 Rick Cannon, Sr Airman Dani Sposato, & PFC John Joyner of Tennessee Craft Southwest.