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 Throughout Mother’s Day weekend the Folk Art Center will be blooming with fine crafts and demonstrations. On May 10th and 11th, the Southern Highland Craft Guild will celebrate textile arts through their annual Fiber Weekend. On Saturday, Guild members will share their expertise in a variety of fiber arts including quilting, spinning, weaving and surface design. There will be hands-on activities for children including weaving a bookmark and building collages.
The festivities continue Sunday for the tenth annual fashion show. This year’s theme is “Garden Party: The Fashion Show of Wearable Art.” Artists have been encouraged to use this theme when choosing work for the show. Woven jackets and wraps, felted handbags, painted and marbled silk scarves and shirts are among the items which will be featured. Designs range from contemporary to traditional, from funky to classic--all with fine design and craftsmanship and made by members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild. There will be two separate showings at 1 and 3 pm.
Also featured in collaboration with the fashion show will be separate displays of fine beaded jewelry and contemporary art dolls. In addition, Barbara Zaretsky, Guild member and teacher at Cloth Fiber Workshop in Asheville, will present examples of surface design and mixed media applications for fiber. Guild member Patti Hill will help create the festive garden party environment with floral ikebana arrangements. Fiber Weekend at the Folk Art Center offers something for everyone whether it be family fun on Saturday or a mother/daughter trip to see the fashion show on Sunday. All events are free. For more information, visit www.craftguild.org or call 828.298.7928. (Images provided by the Southern Highland Craft Guild.)
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