Woodturning Classes with Mark Supik

Mark Supik is offering wood turning workshops for beginners and has advanced classes for more experienced woodworkers. Limited to 5 students, these all day classes run at a cost of $150. Take a day, and do something new!

Learn how to create your own crochet hooks or knitting needles in their Fiber Craft Tools workshop. In other sessions, try your hand at bowl turning, spindle making, or have a parent and child session to learn together. There are dates throughout the spring and into the summer. The studio is offering open shop hours for people with basic skills $30 for 3 hours, more info see their site.

Mark was a demo artist at the ACC show this year. He transformed a chunk of wood into a natural edged vessel right there on stage with his lathe. And I thought trowing clay on the wheel was magical!

Mark Supik and Company is family owned and operated. They are located in an industrial section of Highlandtown in an old manufacturing building. Their shop has some cool vintage tools that sit beside modern equipment. It is a really interesting space to visit and learn from a seasoned craftsman!

Thomas Mann Design, ACC seller feature

Thomas Mann is well known the jewelry world. People know his work when they hear his name, conjuring up images of whimsy-mechanical art jewelry. His self described wearables are a "Techno.Romantic style that combines industrial aesthetics and materials with evocative romantic themes and imagery". His studio is in New Orleans where he designs and oversees a production.

Although Mann has been successful with his varied lines of jewelry, sculpture is where his true heart lies. His booth at the ACC show had a smattering of interesting pieces on display.

My sister worked in his busy New Orleans production studio filling the orders that came in weekly. Once, I was lucky enough to get a quick behind the scenes tour of the shop and browsed the gallery while visiting home one Christmas. I remember leaving his studio with true inspiration! I was happy to have talked with Thomas Mann at the ACC show the other week. So exciting to meet such interesting and successful artists throughout the show!

Thomas Mann has worked tirelessly over the years exhibiting his jewelry and sculpture and currently shows in more than 250 galleries and stores across the nation. Currently you can find him showing and teaching at various venues across the country. Mann supports local artists in his I/O gallery at 812 Magazine St.

Featured ACC Sellers, Dovetail!

These people we so friendly, our neighbors at the Baltimore ACC show! Traveling in form Lexington, KY, Margaret and Josh were literally selling at their first official show. Now, if you START at the ACC, I think you might be doing something right. They looked really professional at their booth and had a great line of products. Using high fired porcelain, they design, hand build each piece, screen print illustrative imagery, and fire a total of 3 times to achieve their results. These talented artists at Dovetail make art that fits into your everyday life.
Check out their blog, or their etsy shop. Their site for more awesomeness!

OMG! Another Craft Council Feature!

Ah yes, here is a link for a much better read! Anne Chau, Shannon Delanoy, Ali Dryer, and Ronni Aronin among a few other national artists in 3/1/09 issue of the free mag B! (My scanner wasn't large enough to do a complete scan, please excuse the terrible splice)