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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Our January Newsletter is up on our website! Learn about all of the exciting on-campus and online workshops we have scheduled for 2026 at: pocosinarts.org/news/ Or stay in the know by subscribing to our newsletter through our website! #newsletter, #news, #workshops,

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Online Workshops! Fiber Techniques in Jewelry with Nanette Pengelley April 1 & 8, 11am-1pm ET DIY Jewelry Sandcasting with Stefan Gougherty April 2, 9 & 16, 11am-1pm #workshops, #onlineworkshops, #jewelry, #metals, #metalsmithing, #sandcasting, #fibers, #textiles, #textilesinjewlery

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Our studios are hoppin' again with the arrival of our first session of Winter Residents! These amazing artists will be with us for two to four weeks. We can't wait to see what they create! #residency #shorttermresidency #artistresidency #ceramics #woodworking #metalsmithing #artistinresidence

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

It's the last newsletter of the year! We have some deadlines approaching for some exciting opportunities, fresh online workshops and more! Read all about it at: pocosinarts.org/12-20-2025-w... #newsletter, #opportunities, #readallaboutit #newsletter, #opportunities, #readallaboutit

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Our Online Workshop Library (OWL) is LIVE! Now, you can purchase access to recordings of past online workshops for six months. #onlineworkshoplibrary, #owl, #learnonline, #craftschool, #onlinelearning, #learncraftonline

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Key Catch with Swivel with Tom Muir Create a unique and visually appealing key catch. Keum-boo Quickie (And on the Cheap!) The Keum-boo process provides a quick and easy way to add a look of upscale elegance to your jewelry designs. #jewelry #keum-boo #jewelrymaking #jewelryclass

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

You've been waiting patiently, and it's almost here! Our Online Workshop Library (OWL) debuts on Thursday, December 18th. Select past workshop recordings will be available for purchase directly on our website! #onlineworkshoplibrary, #onlineworkshops, #learnonline, #craftonline,

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Online Workshops! Hollow Forms: No Press, No Problem! with Pam Farren Wire with a Twist with Matthieu Cheminee #metals, #jewelry, #hollowforms, #wireworking, #wire, #dieforming, #jewelrymaking

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Online Workshop! Soft Geometry with Slabs with Taylor Mezo @tayloramezo Students will learn to construct vessels with slabs, and discuss using paper templates to create repeatable forms. #ceramics, #clay, #slabs, #slabbuildling, #ceramicsclass, #learnonline

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Online Workshops! Chains and Closures with Jennifer Wells February 4 & 11, 10am-12pm ET Forming and Enameling Copper and Bronze Screen Mesh with Barbara Minor #onlineworkshop, #jewelryworkshop, #craftworkshop, #enameling, #enamel, #chainmaking, #jewelrymaking

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Did you know that you can gift an online or on-campus workshop to a loved one? Simply purchase the class through the website and enter the information for the recipient. #giftgiving, #shopsmall, #givethegiftofexperience, #workshops, #craftworkshops,

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Apply for our Summer Fellowship Program! This eight-week program offers participants the opportunity to live and work on campus while taking part in four workshops during Pocosin’s eight-week summer session. #craftopportunity, #craftfellowship, #craftscholarship, #craftschool

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Workshop Scholarships | Pocosin Arts

Pocosin’s scholarship program is intended to make our workshops more accessible to students otherwise be unable to participate. Apply today!

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Online Workshops! Mixing it Up: Milling, Reuse & Metal Fabrication with Alison Antelman February 19 & 26, 2-5:00pm ET Illustration with Enamel with Evelyn Kline February 20 & 27, 3-5:00pm ET #metalsmithing, #jewelry, #enameling, #enamels, #illustration, #jewelrymaking #metalrecycling

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Online Workshop! Surface Stories: Painting with Underglaze with Jihye Han Februrary 28, 2026, 10am-12pm ET Students will learn how to translate their drawings into ceramic surfaces. #ceramics, #clay, #pottery, #underglaze, #surfacedecoration

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

If you're in the Richmond, VA area, come on out to Craft+Design! We have a selection of works from our retail gallery to kick off your holiday shopping. #shopsmall, #buyhandmade, #richmondva, #rva, #supportartists, #handmadefortheholidays

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Online Workshops! Mokume Gane: From Billet to Ring with Eric Burris February 10, 17, and 24, 6-8:00pm ET Designing with Intention: Aligning Gem, Alloy, and Setting Choices with Christine Dwane Learn more and sign up at : pocosinarts.org/product-cate... #mokumegane #gemstones #jewelrydesign

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

NEW! Crafting Balance — A Week of Making and Inspiration May 11-15, 2026 Crafting Balance invites you to study with accomplished artists in our studios and along the scenic Scuppernong River. #craft #metalsmithing #ceramics #sculpture #woodworking, #broommaking

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Online Workshop Realism Sculpture in Oil Clay with Richard A. Moore III February 14, 2026, 2-4:00pm ET This class will focus on using oil-based clay to create hyperrealistic sculptures. #oilclay, #sculpture, #hyperrealism, #sculpting, #portraiture, #handsculpting

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Please extend a warm welcome to our newest board members: Brenda Brickhouse, Sandi Brickhouse Smith and George Wallace. Together, these three individuals bring a range of community connections, experience and passions to our board. We look forward to working with them! #nonprofit, #craftschool

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Online Workshops! Exploring Liquid Enamels with Tom Ellis February 4, 11, & 18 2026 3-5:00pm ET Topo(graphy) Chico with Andrea Terry February 6 & 13, 2026 11:00am-1:00pm ET #metals, #enameling, #jewlery, #jewelrymaking, #enamels, #liquidenamel, #chasing, #topography

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Online Workshop! Underglaze Techniques: Brush and Airbrush with Delvin Goode February 13, 2026 2-4:30pm ET This workshop will cover underglaze application techniques using both a brush and airbrush. #ceramics, #surfacedesign, #airbrush, #underglaze, #pottery, #clay

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Summer Scholarship Applications are OPEN! Applications for financial assistance for our 2026 On-Campus Workshops are open from now through December 31st, 2025. #craft, #craftschool, #finecraft, #metals, #wood, #clay, #ceramics, #jewelry, #woodworking, #pottery, #scholarships, #craftscholarships

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Seats Still Available! Cloisonné: From Spark to Prototype with Ricky Frank December 4 & 11, 2-5pm ET All Things Rings! Secrets of the Circle with Kristina Malcolm December 6 & 13, 3-5pm ET

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

There's still time to sign up for this month's Crafted Convos, happening Friday, November 7, from 5:30-6:30 pm ET. This month, we'll have a special guest: past online workshop instructor Megan Zaniewski #craft, #community, #craftingcommunity

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Spring 2026 CARVE, HAMMER, PRESS Showcase! March 16-20 Landscape+Nature+Enamel w/ Gretchen Goss Textured Clay: Exploring Organic Surfaces w/ Riley McManus Explorations in Wood Carving w/ Sarah Grace Cheek Prints Untamed w/ Gretchen Schemerhorn #enameling #printmaking #clay #woodworking

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

ONE WEEK LEFT to apply to our short-term cup residency! Residency runs February 1-March 14 and provides materials, housing, studio space and $750 stipend for making 100 handless tumblers for our annual benefit auction! #clay, #ceramics #pottery #residency #ceramicsresidency #tumblers #cups

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

June 15-19 Animal Sculptures with Bryant Holsenbeck June 22-26 Paper Maché with Margaret Cogswell June 29- July 3 Coptic Bound Book with Barbara Justice July 6-10 Paper Mobiles with Nicole Uzzell July 13-17 Basketry with Angela Eastman July 20-24 Session 8:Papermaking with Jamie Caps

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Summer 2026 Special Topics Showcase! June 1-5 Mold Making with Alicia Dietz The Stitched Word with Nick DeFord June 8-12 Indigo Resists and Dye Vats with Rosa Chang #enbroidery, #bookmaking, #fibers, #textiles, #basketmaking, #indigo, #cyanotypes, #sculpture, #papermache, #finecraft

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Online Workshop! Always a favorite, Suzanne Williams is back! Alternative and Unconventional Chains Part 1 January 21 & 28, 2026, 3-5:00 pm ET #chain #chainmaking #linkagesystems #onlineworkshop #learnonline #jewelry #jewelrymaking #metals #metalsmithing #silversmithing

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Summer 2026 Wood Showcase July 6-10 Wall-Hung Bandsaw Box Cabinet with Katie Hudnall July 13-17 Wood Utensils for Fun and Function with Kate Hawes July 20-24 Have Your Seat and Weave it Too with Rebecca Juliette-Duex #woodworking, #furnituremaking #bandsawbox #cabinetmaking #woodcarving

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Summer 26 Wood SHOWCASE! June 8-12 Two-Slat Post and Rung Chair Building with Shea Alexander June 15-19 Function and Pattern with Charles Thompson June 22-26 Identity Chair with Ellie Richards June 29- July 3 Beyond Curvability with Rainy Lehrman #woodworking #furnituremaking #woodcarving

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constancestotzer.bsky.social @constancestotzer.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Thank you @pocosinarts.bsky.social for the opportunity to teach an underglaze workshop! It was a blast getting to share all the fun things I’ve been learning and what I love!

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Online Workshops! Coil Building For Volume and Form with Tommy Lomeli January 24, 2026 2:30-4:30pm ET Tiny Worlds, Everyday Vessels with AP Curiosities January 24, 2026 10am-12pm ET #ceramics, #pottery, #handbuilding, #clay

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

2026 METALS Part 2 June 29- July 3 Session 5:Organic Casting with Zan Rubio July 6-10 Session 6: Meditation in Metal with Dana Fear July 13-17 Session 7: Steel Artistry for Metalsmiths with Bette Barnett July 20-24 Session 8: Fusing Plastic Film for Sculptural Jewelry with Charity Ridpath

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Summer 2026 METALS SHOWCASE! June 1-5 Session 1: Stone By Design with Ryan Gardner June 8-12 Session 2: Enamel Topographies with Nisa Blackmon June 15-19 Session 3: Cloisonné Enameling and Haiku with Harlan Butt June 22-26 Session 4: Low Relief Chasing and Reppousé with Adam Whitney #metal

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Online Workshops! Tufa Rings: Recycle, Cast, Embellish, Repeat with Kristina Malcolm January 10 & 17 2026, 3-5pm ET Eyes and Faces in Enamel with Jill Tower January 14, 21, & 28 2026, 11am-1pm ET #enamel, #enameling, #casting, #metalcasting, #rings, #jewelrymaking

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Summer 26 Clay Classes II June 29- July 4 Raku Firing & Kiln Building Course with Nate Winter July 6-10 Clay and Cloth: Exploring Texture & Function with Marissa Childers July 13-17 Emotional Support Mugs with Kyungmin Park July 20-24 Coil Building Pottery & Vessel Forms with Margaret Bohls

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Check out Our Summer 2026 Lineup!: June 1-5 Animal Sculpture with Tina Curry June 8-12 Clay as Canvas: Illustrated Surfaces with Ellen Duvall June 15-19 Small Neck, Bottle Neck with Stephen Phillips June 22-26 Vanity Fair: Creating Clay Still Lifes with Pattie Chalmers #ceramics, #pottery

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Online Workshop Surface Stories: Alternative Embroidery Canvases with Lyndsi Harris January 22, 2026, 2-4:00pm ET Explore novel applications for modern embroidery using nature-inspired alternative surfaces! #embroidery #alternativeprocesses #alternativecanvas, #textiles #fibers #onlineworkshop

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Applications for our Self-Directed Residency close on Monday, October 13, 2026 Apply for our Self-Directed Residency in our Wood, Metals, Ceramics or Flex Studio. #artistinresidence #metals #enameling #wood #woodworking #ceramics #pottery #mixedmedia #printmaking #bookmaking #fibers #textiles

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

It's FINALLY HERE!!! Previews for our 2026 National Workshops are LIVE!!! We have eight full weeks of Summer Workshops and some exciting new Spring Workshops as well! #workshops #ceramics #wood #metals #jewelry #mixedmedia #bookarts #fibers #textiles #craftschool #thecraftschoolexperience

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Online Workshops! Friction and Bayonet Lids with Jenn Wells January 9 & 16, 10am-12pm ET Discover Cold Connections: Rivets and Beyond with Sarah Chapman January 10 & 17, 10am-12pm ET

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Online Workshops! From Color to Cup: Nerikomi and Collaged Porcelain Mugs with Renee Tsai January 15, 8-10pm ET Graphic Clay: Monoprinting with Colored Slips with Evelyn Ward January 17, 2-4pm ET #onlineworkshops, #ceramics, #nerikomi, #monoprintingonclay, #pottery, #clay

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Tomorrow! Looking for some feedback, have technical questions, or just wanted to hang out with other creative people? Join us for Crafted Convos! These free Zoom sessions take place on the first Friday of each month, so if you can't make it tomorrow, save the date for November 7!

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Summer 2026 Workshop Previews go LIVE on October 10, at Noon ET, and boy are we excited! With eight full weeks of programming in Metals, Ceramics, Wood and Special Topics, we can't wait to share this spectacular lineup with you! In the meantime, enjoy this sneak peek. 😉

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Online Workshop! All Things Rings! Secrets of the Circle with Kristina Malcolm December 6 & 13, 3-5:00pm ET No experience needed—just bring your curiosity as we turn raw metal into two rings you’ll treasure. #jewelry, #jewlerymaking, #rings, #stackingrings, #stackerrings

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Visual Poetry: Surface Decoration for Ceramics with Yoko Sekino-Bové December 13, 2-4:00pm ET In this workshop, participants will explore greenware surface decoration. #ceramics, #surfacedecoration, #poetry, #surfacedesign, #pottery, #ceramic

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

You can catch up on our mid-month newsletter over on our website! See what community members have been up to in our Ceramics Studio, sign up for the Short-Term Cup Residency Support Session, and even get a sneak peek of our Summer 2026 Workshops! #news, #newsletter, #announcements, #sneakpeek 1d

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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft @pocosinarts.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Ceramics Coordinator Lexie name-drops just a handful of some of the amazing instructors who taught in our studio. To see a full tour of our Ceramics Facilities, check out our YouTube channel at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cV4... #ceramics, #ceramicsstudio, #studiotour, #boneyard

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Ceramics Studio Tour

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