John C. Campbell Folk School
Tin Can Art Class
April 15-21, 2007
Instructors: Charley Orlando & Bobby Hansson
From Left: Jessica, Stacy, Charley, Phil, BJ, Jeanne, Bobby, Barbara, Mary-Louise, Bonnie
Tin Can Art is an old craft starting with the arrival of tin cans for storing food in the early nineteenth century, and has been practiced world wide ever since.
Sometimes the cans are used as is, and sometimes they are deconstructed to use the tin as material for making use products and folk art. The John C. Campbell Folk School has two classes of tin can art techniques every year, with Charley Orlando and Bobby Hansson. Bobby has written the book on Tin Can Art and it can be found in most book and craft stores. Its title is The Fine Art of the Tin Can and is published by Lark Press. The second edition was published in 2006.
Class Pictures and Student Work
Student Comments:
Fantastic class - Learned all techniques class requested.
Great class - The very best instructors ever
We had a fun and productive week with lots of laughter. Charley and Bobby are fun, knowledgeable, patient, creative
Fabulous everything
Very exciting. Instructors were very willing to accommodate individualized learning styles.
Really appreciated how I, with zero experience in the techniques and subject matter, was treated by the instructors and was accepted by the other members of the class. Also great use or humor, compassion and concern
Great class. Lots of fun.
06/18/2009 05:37 PM