See one-of-a-kind crafts created right in front of you. Sugarloaf offers demonstrations so you can understand how these talented artisans create their wares. Their pieces don’t come from an assembly line or factory. Each piece of art is infused with individual love, care and energy.
Pottery is part of our history and something we use everyday. But have you ever actually seen how it is made. A beautiful, smooth pottery vase actually starts from a lump of clay. Watch as the potter’s skillful hands and the spinning wheel together create a timeless piece of art. The individual pieces are then carefully dried, fired and glazed to create beautiful, functional pottery for your home.
Stone Carving
by Marty Silverman,
The Fountain and Sculpture Garden
Using only the stone carvers hammer and chisels, Marty creates beautiful sculptures and fountains from a variety of all-natural stone. These sculptures for both the home and garden are one-of-a-kind works of art. Watch them created in front of your eyes.
Papermaking
by Cyndi Mylynne, Double Vision Studio
Learn how to turn natural fibers into usable paper by watching Cyndi’s fascinating demonstration. Beat the fibers to a pulp, add colored pigments, immerse the fibers in water to disperse them, pick them back up in a screen, “couch” the newly formed paper, and lay it out to dry. Sound complicated? It is. Come watch Cyndi to see exactly what it is to create one the many items we take for granted in our everyday lives.
Metal Spinning
by John Akkus
The only way to truly understand this intricate craft is to see a demonstration. John Akkus is one of a small number of hand spinners still plying what is one of the oldest trades in the world!
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