Online Classes: January – March 2023

Zoom Teacher Collage Group Lessonface

We invite you to join our Online Classes hosted though Lessonface, where you can be part of the Folk School experience from home.

We offer over 30 virtual classes in a variety of subjects such as cooking, fiber arts, glass beadmaking, music, dance, painting, woodworking and writing. Similar to our in-person classes, each month will include an online Orientation and Closing Ceremony Social so you can see your old pals, meet new friends, and view other class projects.

2023 Online Classes Now Available

Alcohol Inks: Basics & Beyond
Painting of Bird

alcohol inks

Alcohol Inks: Basics & Beyond
Teri Jones (Feb. 2–Feb. 23, Mar. 7–28)
Skill: All Levels
Learn more about Winter Bread Baking
Hands rolling out dough

baking

Winter Bread Baking
Penny Morgan (Feb. 13–Mar. 13)
Skill: Beginner/Intermediate
Learn more about Backpack Weaving Basics
Three hand-woven baskets

basketry

Backpack Weaving Basics
Sue Muldoon (Feb. 13-Mar. 13, March 4–5)
Skill: Beginner/Intermediate
Learn more about Make Your Own Sketchbook: Coptic Bookbinding
Hand-made sketchbook

bookbinding

Make Your Own Sketchbook: Coptic Bookbinding
Alex McClay (Date TBD)
Skill: Beginner/Intermediate
Learn more about Hand-Woven Chair Caning
Chair

chair seat weaving

Hand-Woven Chair Caning
Brandy Clements & David Klingler (Feb. 6–Feb. 27, Mar. 6–27)
Skill: Beginner/Intermediate
Learn more about Cheesemaking - From Lemon Cheese to Brasstown Cheese
Hand making cheese

cheese making

Cheesemaking—From Lemon to Brasstown
Gary Colles (Feb. 6–Feb. 10)
Skill: Beginner
Learn more about making warm soups and fresh bread
Fresh bread sitting on a table

cooking

Warming Soups and Fresh Bread
Terra Ciotta (Jan. 21)
Skill: Beginner
Learn more about Fresh Pasta Making Workshop
Hands making fresh pasta

cooking

Fresh Pasta Making Workshop
Terra Ciotta (Feb. 11)
Skill: Beginner
Learn more about Flavor Profile: American Regional Cuisine
Collection of American Regional Cuisine dishes

cooking

Flavor Profile: American Regional Cuisine
Christy Seelye-King (Mar. 5–Mar. 26)
Skill: Beginner/Intermediate
Learn more about Freestyle Flatfoot Clogging from Scratch
A person demonstrating Freestyle Flatfoot Clogging from Scratch

dancing

Freestyle Flatfoot Clogging from Scratch
Aubrey Atwater (Mar. 1-Mar. 22)
Skill: Beginner
Learn to Design Weaving with Fiberworks
weaving

design

Learn to Design Weaving with Fiberworks
Jen Weber (Feb. 2–Feb. 23)
Skill: Beginner
Learn to play the hammered dulcimer
Intermediate Hammered Dulcimer

dulcimer

Intermediate Hammered Dulcimer
Anne Lough (Feb. 23–Mar. 16)
Skill: Intermediate
Learn to play mountain dulcimer
Beginning Mountain Dulcimer

dulcimer

Beginning Mountain Dulcimer
Anne Lough (Jan. 28, April 1)
Skill: Beginner
Learn more about Embroidered Wool Applique: Fantasy Garden
Embroidered Wool Applique: Fantasy Garden

embroidery/ wool applique

Embroidered Wool Applique: Fantasy Garden
Penny Morgan (Jan. 18–Feb. 9)
Skill: All Levels
Introduction to Irish Fiddle
A gentleman playing the Irish Fiddle

fiddle

Introduction to Irish Fiddle
Tom Morley (Jan. 14 & Jan. 15)
Skill: Beginner
Lampworking Potpourri - Part Two
Lampworking Potpourri - Part Two

glass beadmaking

Lampworking Potpourri - Part Two
Marjorie Langston & Terry Hale (May 22–25)
Skill: Intermediate/Advanced
Macramé for Today
Macramé for Today

macramé

Macramé for Today
Katrina Stone (Mar. 1–Mar. 22)
Skill: Beginner/Intermediate
Learn more about Sashiko: Art of Japanese Mending
Sashiko: Art of Japanese Mending

stitching

Sashiko: Art of Japanese Mending
Beth Ross Johnson (Jan.19- Feb.9, Mar. 16–April 6)
Skill: All Levels
Make a Mixed Media Collage
Mixed Media Collage

mixed media

Mixed Media Collage
Teri Jones (Mar. 18)
Skill: All Levels
Pastels Made Easy!
Pastels Made Easy!

pastels

Pastels Made Easy!
Joe Synan (Mar. 2–Mar. 30)
Skill: Beginner/Intermediate
All Sorts of Handwork: Slowstitching
All Sorts of Handwork: Slowstitching

quilting

All Sorts of Handwork: Slowstitching
Annie Smith (Feb. 28–Mar. 28)
Skill: All Levels
Stitches in Time
Stitches in Time

sewing

Stitches in Time
Tasha Miller Griffith (Mar. 7–Mar. 28)
Skill: All Levels
Creating Garment Patterns That Really Fit
Creating Garment Patterns That Really Fit

sewing

Creating Garment Patterns That Really Fit!
Annie Smith (Jan. 16–Jan. 20)
Skill: All Levels
Sing and Strum: Traditional Folk Song with Accompaniment
Sing and Strum: Traditional Folk Song with Accompaniment

singing

Sing and Strum: Traditional Folk Song with Accompaniment
Susan Pepper (Feb. 21-Mar. 13)
Skill: Beginner/Intermediate
Mountain Songs for the Soul
Mountain Songs for the Soul

singing

Mountain Songs for the Soul
Susan Pepper (Jan. 21)
Skill: Beginner/Intermediate
Hand Spun, Hand Knit: Fair Isle
Hand Spun, Hand Knit: Fair Isle

spinning

Hand Spun, Hand Knit: Fair Isle
Martha Owen (Mar. 20-Mar. 24)
Skill: Intermediate
Watercolors Made Easy!
Watercolors Made Easy!

watercolor

Watercolors Made Easy!
Joe Synan (Jan. 23–Jan. 27)
Skill: Beginner/Intermediate
Tapestry Weaving Basics
Tapestry Weaving Basics

Weaving

Tapestry Weaving Basics
Tommye Scanlin (Jan. 10–Jan. 24)
Skill: Beginner
Tapestry Design Basics - Explore Inspiration, Ideas, and Methods for Weaving
Tapestry Design Basics - Explore Inspiration, Ideas, and Methods for Weaving

weaving

Tapestry Design Basics--Explore Inspiration, Ideas, and Methods for Weaving
Tommye Scanlin (Feb. 11–Feb. 18)
Skill: Beginner/Intermediate
Introduction to Inkle Weaving
Introduction to Inkle Weaving

Weaving

Introduction to Inkle Weaving
Angela Schneider (Mar. 9–Mar. 30)
Skill: Beginner
Woodturning: Plate with Basket Illusion Rim
Woodturning: Plate with Basket Illusion Rim

wood turning

Woodturning: Plate with Basket Illusion Rim
Jeff Hornung (Mar. 18–Mar. 19)
Skill: Beginner/Intermediate
Carving Wooden Spoons & Bowls
Carving Wooden Spoons & Bowls

woodcarving

Carving Wooden Spoons & Bowls
Mike Cundall Jr. (Feb. 1–Feb. 22)
Skill: Beginner/Intermediate
Woodworking: Small Box Construction
Woodworking: Small Box Construction

woodworking

Woodworking: Small Box Construction
Jan Bouterse (Jan. 28–Jan. 29)
Skill: Beginner
Creative Writing
Creative Writing

writing

Using Our Words to Heal Our Wounds
Kitty Taylor (Feb. 6–Feb. 27, Mar. 6–27)
Skill: Beginner/Intermediate
Plot the Path of a Memoir
Plot the Path of a Memoir

writing

Plot the Path of a Memoir
Carol Crawford (Mar. 7–Mar. 28)
Skill: All Levels
Learn more about Yoga for Artists & Musicians
Yoga for Artists & Musicians

yoga

Yoga for Artists & Musicians
Beth Ross Johnson (Feb. 16–Mar. 9)
Skill: Beginner/Intermediate
Gel Plate Experience
Gel Plate Experience

Painting

Gel Plate Experience
Teri Jones (Mar. 4)
Skill: All Levels

What are students saying?

91%

are likely to take another online class

93%

recommend the program to others

Locate & Contact

Please contact Programming for more information.

The John C. Campbell Folk School

Programming Office

Darcy Holdorf: Director

1.800.FOLK.SCH (365-5724)

Mailing Address
One Folk School Road
Brasstown, NC 28902

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