Spring 2025
Join the Arts Council for art workshops that are interactive, hands-on, & led by
professional artists to help improve your artistic skills and unleash your creativity.
FELTED WOOL WALLETS
Fri., March 21, 2025 | 12-4 PM
Wet felting is an ancient and magical art form which utilizes fluffs of wool and water to create a dense fabric known as felt. In this workshop, Nanette will guide participants through the felting process to create colorful, one-of-a-kind, felted wool wallets. The wet-felting technique is easy, playful, and produces surprising original designs. The resulting wallets make great keepers of spare change, earbuds (in-ear headphones), keys or other small treasures and are perfect for gift giving. In this workshop, each participant will have the opportunity to create 2 wallets. All supplies and tools are included. Wooden button closures are included, but participants are welcome to bring 1-2 of their own decorative buttons (3/4″ to 1” diameter).
NOTE: Bring 2-3 thick old bath towels. OPTION: Bring an apron & vinyl/latex) gloves to keep dry.
INSTRUCTOR: Nanette Zeller earned a master’s degree in wildlife biology from NC State University. She found her artistic voice in 2005 when she combined her skills to create nature-inspired mixed-media textile art. Heavily embellished with thread to create beautiful textures, her art has been displayed in both solo & group shows at local & national exhibits. In addition to numerous exhibit awards, Nanette is a 3-time recipient of the Artist Support Grant offered by the NC Arts Council. Before starting her art quilting career, Nanette spent 10 years working as a free-lance technical editor for sewing & quilting book publishers.
SCULPT A HAND
Fri., April 11, 2025 | 2-6 PM
In this hands-on workshop, Sandhills Community College visual arts professor, Luke Huling, will discuss sculpting techniques using clay and walk each student through the process of sculpting an anatomical human hand. Luke will place emphasis on proportions and how to showcase emotion and symbolism through a variety of gestures and articulations in the hand. Students will finish a hand sculpture in class. At the end of the workshop, your piece will be collected, fired, and brought back to the Arts Council Galleries at Campbell House for pick up the following week.
INSTRUCTOR: Luke Huling is a ceramic figure sculptor from Harrisburg, PA. He currently lives in Aberdeen, NC and is an associate professor at Sandhills Community College. He earned his BFA from Edinboro University and MFA from Indiana University. He is a past resident at The LUX Center for the Arts and Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts. He exhibits work in galleries and museums around the country and recently had work at The American Museum of Ceramic Art in California.
COST PER WORKSHOP:
$45 Artist Circle Member | $55 Basic Arts Council Member | $65 Nonmember
Space is limited to 12 participants.
All workshops will be presented in Arts Council Galleries at Campbell House
(482 East Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines)
Reserve your space now with full payment at the Arts Council or call 910-692-2787