The First Kind of Face Covering
Woodcarving class evokes the spirit of original masks By Jarrett Van Meter The key is symmetry. Unlike a human face, says woodcarver Karl Schwartz, a…
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Understanding the Opossum
Beginning carving class is a jump into the wild Bernard Edwards carved his first duck decoy 40 years ago. As a young man, he…
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The Unbroken Blade
Researching details for a historical novel is usually considered a form of drudgery, but it turned one-time wordsmith Walter Sorrells into a world-star bladesmith….
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No Strangers to the Supernatural
Who doesn’t love a good ghost story? The staff of the Tryon Arts and Crafts School sure do — and they also love the…
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The Spring Arts & Flowers Festival
We like how Tryon has melded the two signature Southern-style outdoor events of the season — a plant-and-flower sale and an art-and-craft show —…
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To the Point
There’s something brutishly appealing about hammering out one’s own knife or sword from scratch — you might imagine you’re a character on Game of…
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Pet Project
It sounds like a band name, but it’s actually better. “Carving Beagles” is a three-day workshop, scheduled July 24-26 at the historic Tryon Arts…
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Reed All About It
Spend a week, learn an enviable skill: building the same kind of chairs once made by roaming gypsies. Tryon Arts and Crafts School hosts…
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