Virtual Studio Tour Preview Exhibition The Toe River Arts Studio Tour is a free, self-guided tour of artists’ studios typically held on the first weekends of June and December in North Carolina’s scenic Mitchell and Yancey counties. In response to the pandemic, this popular event is going virtual from Monday, November 23 through Sunday, December […]
December 6, 2020, 7PM: YouTube Video Premiere with Live Chat discussing Resilience and Flowers series. Attend HERE. Connie Karleta Sales - Bakersville, NC "New miniature pieces will be available through Toe River Arts as well as inviting you into the studio via going live on YouTube and Facebook, as well as Zoom gatherings. I will […]
December 11, 2020, 12PM: Zoom Hang Out - Free, but registration is required. Only five spots available. Register HERE. Connie Karleta Sales - Bakersville, NC "New miniature pieces will be available through Toe River Arts as well as inviting you into the studio via going live on YouTube and Facebook, as well as Zoom gatherings. […]
December 12, 2020, 3PM: Zoom Hang Out - Free, but registration is required. Only five spots available. Register HERE. Connie Karleta Sales - Bakersville, NC "New miniature pieces will be available through Toe River Arts as well as inviting you into the studio via going live on YouTube and Facebook, as well as Zoom gatherings. […]
December 18, 2020, 10:00AM: Part 2 Glass Powder Wafer Landscape Live on YouTube Attend HERE. Amanda Taylor will be demonstrating how she coldworks (grinding of the glass) her glass wafer landscape and will then be mounting it onto another piece of glass. It can then be hung on a wall. Amanda Taylor – Burnsville, NC “My work […]
December 20, 2020, 11:30AM: Fused Glass Mosaic Tile Live on YouTube Attend HERE. Join me while I work on creating a two-sided fused glass mosaic panel. I will be adding glass pieces to the reverse side of a piece that has already been fused once. This technique gives you a unique layered mosaic piece. Amanda Taylor – […]
December 20, 2020, 7PM: YouTube Premiere with live chat, discussing landscape painting. Attend HERE. Connie Karleta Sales - Bakersville, NC "New miniature pieces will be available through Toe River Arts as well as inviting you into the studio via going live on YouTube and Facebook, as well as Zoom gatherings. I will answer questions, give […]
December 22, 2020, 10:00AM: Moldmaking for Glass Live on YouTube Attend HERE. During this demonstration I will be showing you how I create some of my plaster/silica molds that I use for creating pate de verre pieces, cast glass sculptures, etc. Today I will be making a mold that I will use on December 24 to […]
December 24, 2020, 10:00AM: Creating a Pate de Verre Vessel Live on YouTube Attend HERE. During this demonstration I will be using the plaster/silica mold that I created in the previous video and placing glass into the mold using the Pate de Verre technique. Amanda Taylor – Burnsville, NC “My work explores the expressive possibilities […]
December 26, 2020, 11:30AM: Unveiling of Mosaic Tile and Pate de Verre Vessel Live on YouTube Attend HERE. The tada moment! Today I will be showing you the results of the mosaic tile after it has been fired, and also will be demolding the pate de verre vessel (from previous live streams). I will discuss […]
December 27, 2020, 11:30AM: Overview of Glass Projects Created During Studio Tour Live on YouTube Attend HERE. It has been great sharing with you my processes that I use to create my work. I will be showing you some of the finished pieces that I started during these live streams today. I want to thank […]
December 27, 2020, 7PM: Zoom Hang Out - Free, but registration is required. Only five spots available. Register HERE. Connie Karleta Sales - Bakersville, NC "New miniature pieces will be available through Toe River Arts as well as inviting you into the studio via going live on YouTube and Facebook, as well as Zoom gatherings. […]
December 31, 2020, 10PM: Live on YouTube, Drawing in the New Year: Join me as I draw and write. Bring your favorite creative media, and live chat with me as we create into the new year. Attend HERE. Connie Karleta Sales - Bakersville, NC "New miniature pieces will be available through Toe River Arts as […]