#GivingTuesday is almost here! At 8:00 am tomorrow morning, donations to non-profits on Facebook will be matched (while matching funds last, so the sooner you can donate the better). Please consider supporting our effort to improve Wiese Dorm by going to the our fundraiser page. Also, we have just a handful of tickets left for Alex Kilgore’s …
Learn the basic tools and techniques of spoon carving. Participants will carve a small eating spoon, learning about wood selection, tool selection, carving techniques, and tool safety. Each student will go home with a spoon carving gouge and extra spoon blanks to continue carving practice at home! About the Instructor Alex Kilgore has been learning …
Primitive Skills Expert Returns for Spoon Carving Workshop! Read More »
Our Stoney Gym has a new life as the Western NC Sculpture Center, operated by sculptors Joe Bigley of ASU and Zachary Smith-Johnson. Saturday, Nov. 2, they held an “open house” and “iron pour.” Approximately 500 people attended the exciting event. Enjoy!
On Nov. 23rd we will be welcoming back noted author and historian, Bob Plott, to the Patterson School Foundation to lead a writing workshop. Over the years, Bob has published a number of books and written for major outdoor magazines. He has a wealth of experience in merging careful research with family stories. Get insider tips on …
Learn to make your own delicious ferments at home from ASU professor and homesteader Dr. Jeremy Ferrell. Eat Healthy and Save Money! ABOUT THIS EVENT Learn to make your own gut-healthy and delicious ferments at home from ASU professor and homesteader Dr. Jeremy Ferrel. Kimchi is an often spicy traditional Korean fermented side dish …
The Patterson School Foundation will welcome renown mushroom expert Ken Crouse for round two of last year’s popular fungi foraging class on September 14th. Then, the Thankful Goat’s Dawn Mathews will lead a workshop on making her popular goat milk soap on the 28th. We’ll be visited by over 1000 cyclists on September …
Patterson School Alumni: Join us for food, fun, and fellowship the weekend of August 2-4 as we host the Patterson School Reunion! No fee to attend. Learn about the many programs and projects happening on school grounds (like the WNC Sculpture Park and PSF’s Incubator Farm Program), all while being reunited and enjoying time together. …
Alumni Reunion at Patterson School Foundation, Aug. 2nd, 3rd, & 4th. Read More »
Forge your own outdoor plant stake in this 5 hour workshop! Thissession will introduce basic blacksmithing techniques and exploringpersonal creativity. You will learn blacksmithing hammer and tongbasics for intro level forging and hot steel bending. As a participantin this workshop, you will take home a set of 3, one of a kind forgedplant stakes that …
WNC Sculpture Center Artists to Lead Blacksmithing Workshop at PSF Read More »
**This program has been postponed for next summer** “Crankies” are an old-fashioned form of entertainment in which a story is drawn on a long roll of paper, and then cranked across a stage from one side to another, accompanied with music and a storyteller. For an example of crankies in action here’s folk duo Anna and …
