Fall 2024
Blacksmithing 101 (Beginner), One-day workshop - Saturday, November 2, 9 am - 4 pm
Learn the basic skills of blacksmithing to create your own metal projects from the Tavern's Heathsville Forge Blacksmith's Guild. You will learn tapering, tempering and hardening of mild steel, and make a punch or chisel to use in another project you will complete. All supplies included in the price of $120 per student. Eight slots available. The Forge is located behind the Tavern.
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Coffeetime Sip and Paint: Fabulous Fungi, Thursday, November 7, 1 - 3:30 pm
Learn to draw and paint mushrooms, toadstools and other fascinating fungi. Students will also make spore prints. The instructor will bring some samples of mushrooms and fungi to use as models as well as for the spore prints. Please feel free to bring your own.
- Instructor: Celeste Johnston; Class will be held in the "Tavern Meeting Building", which is located directly behind the Tavern.
- Maximum of 10 students.
- $35. All supplies will be provided, but there is a material fee of $5 which is payable directly to the instructor on the day of the class. Stroll over to the Tavern Café before class for a bite to eat.
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Blacksmithing 102 (Intermediate), One-day workshop - Saturday, November 9, 9 am - 4 pm
Learn more skills of blacksmithing beyond the Beginner level to create your own metal projects. You will learn joinery, twisting techniques with mild steel and make your own tongs, as well as a project of your choice.
- Maximum of eight students; minimum of 3 students to hold class.
- Must be 16 years old and have previously taken a Beginning Blacksmithing class.
-$120 class fee. Includes all materials.
- Held in Dan's Forge, located behind the Tavern.
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Decorative Woodburning, Saturday, November 16, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Learn the decorative art of woodburning with Penny Mace. Woodburning can be the source of decorative items for the home as well as thoughtful gifts for family and friends. During this class, you will spend the day learning tips and techniques, then experimenting so that you can complete two works of art, suitable for framing. Open to all levels of experience. Those who wish to can go to lunch at the Tavern Café!
- Instructor: Penny Mace; Class will be held in the "Tavern Meeting Building", located behind the Tavern.
- Maximum of 8 students.
- $60. An additional $10 material fee is payable to instructor at the class.
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Beginning Coiled Pine Needle Baskets, Friday, November 22, 10:30 am - 2 pm
Learn the ancient craft of turning pine needles into beautiful and functional coiled baskets. You'll be taught how to gather, prepare and start a small basket or woven mat, using pine needles gathered locally on the Northern Neck. No experience is necessary. Whether for yourself or as a gift, these handmade beauties will hold pride of place in any room.
- Instructor: Vicki Cornish; Class will be held in the "Tavern Meeting Building".
- Maximum of 8 students.
- $35, the majority of which the instructor is donating back to the Tavern Foundation. All equipment will be provided but a small material fee of $10 will be payable directly to the instructor. Stroll over to the Tavern after class for a bite to eat.
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Della Robbia Wreath, Saturday, November 23, 9 am - 12 noon
Participants will learn the art of crafting a traditional Williamsburg-style Della Robbia wreath. According to information found on the Colonial Williamsburg site, "In a 1926 House Beautiful article about the Colonial Williamsburg wreaths, the writer stated “This idea was undoubtedly suggested by the gorgeous Italian carvings and terra cottas of the Renaissance.” When decorators added fruit a few years later, it was declared the “Della Robbia” style."
- Instructor: Liz Walker; Class will be held in the "Tavern Meeting Building", which is located directly behind the Tavern.
- Maximum of 8 students.
- $35. Plus a $45 material fee which will be payable directly to the instructor on the day of the class. Check registration form for additional requirements. Stroll over to the Tavern after class for a bite to eat.
This Class is Now FULL. Click Here to Be Put on the Waitlist.
