What do I mean by the Gentle Arts?

It starts with taking raw materials and truning them into something both useful and beautiful at the same time.

Sewing, knitting, crocheting, tatting, weaving, embrodery, crosstitch, quilting, quilling, macrome, beading, etc.
and the kitchen arts of baking a good loaf or decorating a cake.

Some call them crafts, but I refer to them as the "gentle arts" because they can reflect one's personal personality, craftsmanship, and style while producing something useful.

Many of these arts are becoming lost skills. They are rarely taught in schools, not even in the disappearing art classes (home economics is a thing of the past).

To me, it is sad to think that our children and grandchildren won't know how to do these simple things for themselves, but will be dependent on machines and those few who keep the traditions and skills alive for the "gentler" things in life.

If you live in Northeast Georgia and are interested in learning, Email Me.