Geri Forkner

Off the Loom Weaving

December 7, 2024

Open to All Skill Levels

Weaving, Fibers

Overview

Storytelling is a hallmark of Appalachian culture. For a fun and easy weaving project, students (adults and youth ages 7+) will weave a color story that can be displayed on their wall as a memento of their time at Arrowmont or gifted to a special person this holiday season. Imagination is the only limitation in this stimulating class.

This class is underwritten by the Fleur Bresler Scholarship Endowment & Friends of Arrowmont Scholarship funds, allowing us to deduct $67 from the cost of attendance.

While it is Arrowmont's policy to background check all instructors that teach our wonderful kid workshops, we want to ensure that all children are safe from the moment they arrive to the moment they leave. We have an extra safety step for our children’s programming and ask that all parents/guardians enrolling a child list create the registration form using their contact information as the primary contact. In addition, the form allows you to list another adult that has clearance to drop-off and pick-up your child. In the event, the adult completing the form is not available, the adult under drop-off/pick-up will be required to sign your child in and out before and after class time.

For youth, ages 16-18, who may be driving themselves to campus, please fill out the form as requested above. List the youth driving themselves as the drop-off/pick-up alt. No kids under 16 will be allowed to check themselves out, likewise if the kid does not have a license yet, they must get checked in and out by an adult.

Course Fee : $18.00

Workshop Details

Class runs 9:00AM-2:00PM
All materials are included in the cost of workshop

Demographics

Adults and youth ages 7+ welcome

Important Information

Lunch is provided for all participants
Forms include the ability to provide dietary restrictions
Check-in opens 30 min prior to workshop start-time

Scholarships & Material Fees

Need help covering workshop costs? Arrowmont offers financial aid opportunities to broaden access to our arts and craft programs. We believe a diverse community enriches the learning experience for all.

Material fees are not included in our national workshop costs, but are included with the cost of our winter short workshops. A material list with estimated costs will be emailed about 30 days before the national workshop begins.

TUITION & FEES

SCHOLARSHIPS

Cost Breakdown

Registration Fee

$10.00

Short Shop Tuition

$18.00

Estimated Cost*
*Fees exclude housing and meal plans

$28.00

Artist Bio

Geri Forkner

Geri Forkner Geri creates mixed media fiber art from her studio in Tennessee. She is a long-time international teacher to both children and adults. She was awarded an Appalachian Craft and Culture Fellowship at Arrowmont. Her two passions are finding creative ways to save materials from the global scrap heap and finding the bottom to what she can make with wet felting. Her creativity is contagious, and her students are inspired to think outside the box.

Explore the Fiber & Paper Studio

From our earliest days, fiber arts have been an important medium in the Arrowmont workshop canon. For over 100 years this craft has been taught at Arrowmont by local and national artists alike. Today, the Fibers Studio has added Paper to its name as we expand the use of this space to include all things papermaking too! From felting to weaving, to macramé to found-object paper sculpture, our fiber and paper workshops push the envelope and blur the lines between these media and so much more. With a view towards the Dining Hall and Wood Studio, the indoor/outdoor nature of our covered porch and multi-room studio space make this a quirky and beloved corner of the Turner Building.

Explore the Fiber & Paper Studio