The creative community of Kingsport, Tennessee
Adventure into the fun and unpredictable world of acrylic pouring with Elena Corradino!Adventure into the fun and unpredictable world of acrylic pouring with Elena Corradino! She will teach you everything there is to know about this exciting style of abstract art.You will make 10 paintings of various shapes and sizes, and each will be different. […]
Practice drawing and rounding your metal, plus isolating for designs in this introductory workshop!Students will learn some of the fundamentals of blacksmithing: drawing, rounding and squaring material, twisting, isolation, and other basics. We will also discuss how to make some more advanced twists and a few tricks geared toward getting visually appealing results in longer […]
Practice drawing and tapering, then learn how to utilize the horn of the anvil to your best advantage!Students will learn some of the fundamentals of blacksmithing: drawing, tapering, good proportions in forging, twisting, and how to get a balanced result. We will also cover using the horn as a shaping die and hot cutting.We will […]
Informal work day for those interested in creating a puppet or parade art for the April 19th Kingsport ARTS Festival paradeThis is a FREE work session. This informal work day is a continuation day for those who took the original workshop by the Cattywampus Puppet Council, but is also open to others who are interested […]
Hammer textures, chasing tools, patinas, and rivets! Get a jumpstart on working with metal!Cold connections are a great option if you do not want to set up a soldering station! Students will design a simple, 2-3 layer pendant, and then work with the instructor to complete it. We will talk about different kinds of rivets, […]
Informal work day for those interested in creating a puppet or parade art for the April 19th Kingsport ARTS Festival paradeThis is a FREE work session. This informal work day is a continuation day for those who took the original workshop by the Cattywampus Puppet Council, but is also open to others who are interested […]
Students will learn about RESIN and create 9 of their own unique, hand-crafted gifts!Instructor, Elena Corradino will be teaching a hands-on class about how to use this exciting and trending art medium! Learn techniques to create your own abstract Resin Coasters... Students will create 9 beautiful and functional pieces of art – perfect for giving!Each […]
Instructor, Elena Corradino will be teaching this hands-on class on how to use this exciting and trending art medium!Students will learn about RESIN and create 9 of their own unique, hand-crafted gifts!Instructor, Elena Corradino will be teaching a hands-on class about how to use this exciting and trending art medium! Learn techniques to create your […]
Learn how to create a beautiful tree of life pendant!Learn how to create a beautiful tree of life pendant. In this class you will learn to saw and pierce, file, texture, form, and rivet metal, as well as finish a fine crafted work of coppper. We will texture and saw the main pendant, then make […]
Make your own three-string cigar box guitar and learn about guitar theory for building instruments! This class has 10 sessions.In the Great Depression, out of work musicians would build musical instruments out of whatever materials they could scrounge. They quickly learned that these cedar boxes yielded very high quality notes and therefore routinely used them […]
Forge your own small knife and learn about blacksmithing along the way!This is a required pre-req for advanced classes to come!In this class we will cover forging out a small, simple, all-steel knife along with some blacksmithing history, tooling information, and other basic concepts. Once the forging is complete, we will heat treat the knives […]
Forge your own knife from a railroad spike and learn about blacksmithing along the way!Prerequisite: beginner blacksmithing/bladesmithing workshop OR prior blacksmithing experience.In this class we will cover forging a railroad spike into a knife and cover some blacksmithing history, tooling information, and other basic concepts. We will also discuss the properties of spike steel, hammering […]
Create your own iron artwork by making a Scratch Mold! Suitable for beginners and students of all skill levels, you’ll scratch unique designs into an 8-inch sand mold which will be cast with molten iron by professional artists during the main event (held on Saturday, April 20th). Your finished one-of-a-kind art will be ready to […]
Create your own iron artwork by making a Scratch Mold! Suitable for beginners and students of all skill levels, you’ll scratch unique designs into an 8-inch sand mold which will be cast with molten iron by professional artists during the main event (held on Saturday, April 20th). Your finished one-of-a-kind art will be ready to […]
Create a lantern to carry at the Kingsport ARTS Festival kick-off, Light Up the Night!Create colorful, chaotic paper lanterns with us at The Inventor Center! We encourage you to embrace your creativity and decorate a lantern to carry as we walk through Downtown Kingsport the evening of April 19th!This workshop is open to ALL ages* […]
Create your own iron artwork by making a Scratch Mold! Suitable for beginners and students of all skill levels, you’ll scratch unique designs into an 8-inch sand mold which will be cast with molten iron by professional artists during the main event (held on Saturday, April 20th). Your finished one-of-a-kind art will be ready to […]
Learn to create beautiful wire wrap jewelry from a master wire sculpture artist!Wire Wrap Pendant - Jewelry ClassIn this hands-on class, learn to create beautiful wire wrap jewelry from a master wire sculpture artist!Using semi-precious gemstones, fine copper or silver wire, and over two decades of experience, Russell Lawson guides each student to gain a […]
Create your own iron artwork by making a Scratch Mold! Suitable for beginners and students of all skill levels, you’ll scratch unique designs into an 8-inch sand mold which will be cast with molten iron by professional artists during the main event (held on Saturday, April 20th). Your finished one-of-a-kind art will be ready to […]