As the Heritage Garden Project Manager at Shelburne Museum, Joan established a mid-19th century heirloom kitchen and dooryard garden at the historic Dutton house. This workshop is an introduction to the special skills and techniques of traditional blacksmithing. The basic techniques of forging iron will be covered so that each participant will leave the seminars with enough knowledge and technical understanding necessary for continued development. Each student will complete several projects, including nails, hooks, chain and fireplace tools. This workshop will be taught by Paul Spaulding, Master Blacksmith at The Farmers' Museum.
Enrollment is limited to five.
This workshop is an introduction to the skills and techniques initiated by early Shaker communities to create oval boxes in their Early American and English tradition. The instructors will guide you through an introduction to box making, finishing, paints, and materials unique to their functional design. Bob Lindner and Bill Quade are instructors for this session. As box makers they have taught the tradition of oval box making at levels ranging from junior and senior high school workshops to adult seminars. Open Hearth Cooking Learn to cook over an open fire at the Museum's Lippitt Farmhouse.