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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!
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
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!
October 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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. 😉
October 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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
September 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM