Mark Hendry Mountain Heritage Historic Handcraft
Combining the beauty of a naturally shed Mule deer antler with artisan rib-style basket weaving, you will create a fanciful, functional Appalachian Antler Basket of your own design. Using a variety of colors and natural materials including vines, cordages, reeds, grasses and fibers, weave away the long weekend making a one-of-a-kind creation. Discussions of shapes […]
Learn to harvest bark and fold into useful and beautiful baskets using the traditional techniques of our Appalachian Indian ancestors. Nothing goes to waste. Students will begin by hand-peeling Tulip Poplar bark from freshly cut logs we harvest from our property. This variety of tree is a rapid and prolific grower in this area, and […]
Spend a whirlwind weekend learning to craft various styles of handmade whisk brooms. Students will explore functional decorative whisk designs, uses of color and at least 4 different construction styles, to make a cache of whisks to take home, along with the know-how to create more on their own. These highly useful beautiful gems of […]
Get swept up for 5 days of exploring the Art of Broom Making from the ground up. Students start out harvesting sorghum tassels from the field and learn all about growing, preparing and sorting broomcorn. Then we'll whittle and finish rough sticks into fine broom handles. Finally we'll plait a variety of brooms; from floor […]
This 5 day immersion will whisk you beyond crafting the basic broom, into the Fine Art of Broom Making. Students will explore novel plaiting and stitching techniques, multiple headed brooms, techniques for adding dyed broomcorn, and brooms as sculptural pieces; for Art's sake! Functional & fanciful, great gifts for friends, family & home: multiple brooms […]
This 5 day immersion will whisk you beyond basic broomcraft, into the finer Art of broom making. Experienced broom making students will explore new & novel plaiting and stitching techniques, multiple headed brooms, techniques for adding and utilizing dyed broomcorn, and exploring brooms as sculptural pieces; for Art's sake! Functional & fanciful, great gifts for […]
Broom makers, Join us for a weekend class held at our studio located in the mountains of beautiful Blue Ridge, Georgia. With a little whisk or broom making experience, you qualify to take this in-depth flight into creating fowl-inspired whisk styles, such as the Chicken-wing, Turkey-wing & Rooster Tail whisks! Some hand strength & prior […]
Come to the breathtaking 'Farm At World's End' in Esperance New York and join us for a 5-day immersion that will whisk you beyond crafting a basic broom, to an in-depth understanding of the finer Art and craft of Broom Making. Students attending this Saupia residency will learn all about growing, preparing and sorting broomcorn, […]
Get swept up for 5 days of in-depth exploring the traditional craft of Broom Making from the ground up. Students start out by harvesting seeded broomcorn tassels from the field and learn all about planting, harvesting, preparing and sorting broomcorn. Then we'll whittle and finish rough sticks into fine broom handles. Finally we'll plait a […]
Spend a weekend weaving in a winter wonderland of woven ornaments! Learn basic weaving skills with user friendly patterns and materials to create fun & fanciful seasonal ornaments for whatever winter holiday decor you might imagine. From stars and snowflakes to angels and reindeer, students will weave an assortment of ornaments to take home, along […]
Nature and artist collaborate, as students combine the beauty of natural shed deer antlers with artisan rib-style basket weaving. To start, students will create a fanciful & functional Appalachian Egg Basket using a shed mule deer antler as the base handle. Then, through class demonstrations and discussions exploring various drilling techniques on constructing more sculptural […]
Mark is proud to join the staff of fine artists & craftsman teaching at Arrowmont's 2nd Annual Legacy Week. In continuation of its service to dedicated teachers and to the region, Arrowmont School is offering a week of Appalachian arts and crafts workshops dedicated exclusively to Appalachian regional K-12 teachers. Legacy Week offers teachers of […]