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Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft
@pocosinarts.bsky.social
A premier hub for craft education, sparking creativity, and nurturing a diverse and enduring community of artists. Located in Columbia, NC, we host online and in-person workshops, residencies, retreats and more! Find us at pocosinarts.org!
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
November 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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
November 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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
November 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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
November 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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
October 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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
October 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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
October 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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
October 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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
October 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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
October 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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
October 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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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!
October 19, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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
October 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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
October 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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
October 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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
October 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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
October 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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
October 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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
October 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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
October 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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
October 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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
October 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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
October 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM