Cowee Pottery School June classes

A nonprofit located in the Macon County Heritage Center in Franklin, the Cowee Pottery School has announced the June schedule of events.

• Daytime pottery wheel classes for beginners will be taught by Doug Hubbs on Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon June 3-26. Hank Shuler and Lydia Patillo will teach an evening class from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays June 1-25. Each of the classes will focus on basic throwing techniques, trimming, and glazing. A limited number of students can be accepted. The Hubbs' class will cost $168; the Shuler/Patillo class, $140.

• Coinciding with the Cowee Farmers Market is a Tuesday evening class in appetizers and trays. Maria Greene will be teaching students to hand-build appetizer trays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays June 2-30, for a registration fee of $42. On the last evening, the class will share appetizer recipes and dishes.

• Carmen Holland offers a hand-building class on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 3 to July 1. Students are encouraged to complete assigned projects but may work on projects of their own choosing. Unlike other classes, students may opt to pay $21 weekly as they attend the classes or $105 at the first class meeting.

• Hank Shuler will be teaching students to hand-build wacky teapots in a Sunday afternoon class from 1:30 to 5 p.m. June 7-28. Students will build and glaze one or two teapots during this class, which will cost $98.

• Registered students will also have an opportunity to attend open studio time to work on their projects. The studio hours include Sundays from 12:30 to 4 p.m., Mondays and Thursdays from 6 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m., and Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon.

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Discounted Penland classes for WNC residents

Penland School of Crafts has open spaces in a number workshops in its second summer session available at half tuition to residents of the following Western North Carolina counties: Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Graham, Clay, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, and Yancey. Regular room and board charges apply, but students are not required to stay on campus. 

Summer session two runs June 7-19 with openings in clay, painting, hot glass, iron, metals, printmaking, letterpress, weaving, wood, and design. This session will have a special accent (literaly) because all of the workshops are being taught by faculty from Austrlian National University. To see the list of what’s available, click on the Open Summer Workshops link on the Penland School homepage: www.penland.org. 

The glass class requires previous experience; the other open classes are available to students of any skill level. To enroll, call the Penland registrar at 828.765.2359 (ext 15). The Penland Standby Program offers discounts to area residents who take unfilled spaces in Penland classes shortly before the classes begin.