Lost River Artisans Cooperative 30th Anniversary Celebration
July 07, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
8937 SR 259Lost River WV 26810
Description
We are celebrating 30 wonderful years as an arts cooperative with art and craft demonstrations and food!! Come and visit with some members of the cooperative to see their artwork, watch them work and hear their stories.
Hot dogs & hamburgers from the grill + coleslaw, beans and beverages on sale from 11-2
Demonstrations and mini classes scheduled from 11-4:
11-1 Corinne Marlow: Pottery
1-2 Sissy Soltysiak: Weaving on Tusing Loom
2-4 Carrie Rogers: Tie Dye a Shirt class
On & Off (Most of the Day):
Derrick Howard: Press Your Own Shirt Activity
Debbi Zvanut: A hands on basket weaving demonstation
Merrie Hammond: Weaving
Craig Peterson: Painting (on the porch)
Tom Reid: Stained glass cutting and assembly
Lin Hausenecht: Pottery
Claudia Tidwell: Barn quilt painting demonstration (with four 2 x 2 squares in varying stages of completion)
Various participants will also be demonstrating:
Spinning wool on a modern spinning wheel
Spinning Cotton on a charkha
Fiber Prep: Combing Wool and Blending on a Blending Board
Portable Weaving Techniques
Some examples of knitting
Art lovers visiting the Retrospective Exhibition (Afra Collier & Kathy Rudich) at Lost River General Store, Art on Cullers Run and the Co-op will receive free hummingbird ornaments by Kathy Kavanagh. Get your visitor chits at all three sites and pick up your hummingbird at Art on Cullers Run or the Co-op.
Everyone who visits the Co-op will receive a free piece of birthday cake until it’s gone.