Canespotting: Mark Twain’s Chair
While being laid out with the flu, Dave and I watched a Ken Burns special about Mark Twain. We see cane chairs and designs in almost every show we watch including Dr. Who, Sons of Anarchy, Downton Abbey, a Mt. Everest documentary, and numerous nerdy biographies on PBS. Here is a chair we were really […]
The Taming of the Beast
WE DID IT! Our most difficult chair caning project to date. It only took us one year and 228 hours, but we have tamed the Beast! Visit the River Arts District blog to see a step by step photo journey of the process. There are two posts, one for the seat weaving process (100+ hours) […]
Want to take a caning class?
Greetings from Planet Art in the River Arts District! I am trying to put together a schedule for 2012 including Chair Caning classes as early as March! Below are 7 questions that will help me in planning classes. General information follows the questionaire, please read…it’s a lot of info! Please respond at your convenience with the following […]
Manna Food Bank food drive & wine tasting
WOW! It was a great time at the Holiday Party! So many people showed up for the tasting with bags and bags of food. We raised $810 and 348 lbs of food for Manna Foodbank. Thanks to Jessica of the Wine Studio of Asheville, and Tara & Ragan of Colorful Palate Catering. Dang, that was good food! Thanks […]
Food Drive, Holiday Sale, and Wine Tasting at Studio 375
Tis the season for EVERYONE to fill their bellies with food and their hearts with compassion. We are hosting a food drive for Manna Food Bank as our 2nd Saturday December event. If you can’t make it, please check out our Virtual Food Drive http://mannafoodbank.org/drives/studio-375-depot. Suggested donation is $5 (includes the tasting, snacks, and a […]
