Meet My Two Students From Chestnut Creek School of the Arts

These are my two students that successfully completed my course, "Herringbone weave with 1/2" flat reed" taught at the Chestnut Creek School of the Arts in downtown Galax, VA.

Busy. Busy. Busy.

There seems never to be enough time to do all that needs to be done. Ha! How many times have you heard that one? But for me, these past months, it rings very true. Chair business has been excellent. I have posted photos of some of the chairs I've been working on since spring. I taught a class at Chestnut Creek School of the Arts this week. I had two students that did a great job learning the herringbone weave using 1/2" flat reed. I've posted their photos also. I've also been spending every available spare minute to renovating the cabin at the wildlife club in Lowgap, NC. What a job that has been!! The cabin hasn't been used in over 10 years and had really become rundown and in need of much repair. I've posted some photos of it's progress on my Facebook site. Drop in and take a look. I hope everyone has had a great summer so far. Now that the Fiddler's Convention is almost over, fall will come to Galax in a few short weeks, so I better get busy.

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March Activities

Things started to pick up this month right after I completed work on the organ. Here are a few pictures. The first chair came from Wytheville, VA and is hand caned. The iron and wood chair (pic 2) has a pressed cane seat that I also stained. The child's high chair (pic 3) I am told is about 200 years old. I used a 1/4" binder cane to replicate it's original weave.

The Pump Organ Reborn

Chair work came to a dead halt during the months of January and February. Seems that's the trend over the past few years and with this past winter, the only thought on any one's mind was staying warm. Thank goodness spring has arrived!! Yahoo!! Any way, I've had this old pump organ in my shed that came from one of the local churches in Galax years and years and years ago. It was in a hundred pieces and sitting on a mud floor. I put it on blocks and swore one day to do something with it. That was back in 1988. Well, I finally got around to working on it during the down time and here are the results. Tell me what you think?

I'm baaaaccck!!!!!

To all my two fans, "Hello", I'm back. Sorry I've been away so long, but finding the time to update my blog seems to be scarce lately. Things are buzzing in Galax as we prepare for the grand opening of the Chestnut Creek School of the Arts April 16 and 17, 2010. I am so excited to see the school finally come to fruition. All the hard work done by so many people to get the school off the ground can finally take a deep breath and take pride in a job well done. A black tie gala will be held at the school on Friday evening, April 16. Tickets are $50 and include wine, hors'devours, souvenir and entertainment. Call 276-236-3500 for reservations and additional information. A noon time parade of the arts will kick off festivities on Saturday, April 17. There will jugglers, magicians, stilt walkers, artisans, musicians and much, much more. Instructors from the school will be on Grayson Street from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. demonstrating their craft and selling their creations and art works. Registration for classes offered at the school will also be available. I hope everyone will come and help us celebrate this historic occasion. For Galax, this is big. B I G ! ! !