Piedmont Craftsmen represents roughly 350 fine craft artists from across the southeast. At any given time you will find work by about 200 of our Exhibiting Member Craftsmen in our Shop and Gallery. We are easy to locate in the heart of Winston-Salem’s Downtown Arts District.
Shoppers will find a wide range of work available, from small gift choices to decorative and functional items for the home, to large one-of-a-kind pieces for the serious collector. We are happy to offer a wedding registry for couples who are excited about owning things that go more than a few steps beyond the ordinary.
While clay may be their common ground, our ceramic artists produce work in clay bodies including porcelain, stoneware, earthenware, terra cotta and paper clay. Hand built or wheel thrown, functional or sculptural, high fired, raku fired, sagar fired, wood fired, with forms, techniques and design informed by ancient Asian, African, Meso-American or traditional European vocabularies. In short, everything but the kitchen sink, although if you’re lucky you just might find a powder room sink.
We also have photographs and fine prints, either framed or matted and shrink wrapped so you can make your own framing choices. You can expect to find original limited edition prints, intaglio prints, serigraphs, monotypes, collographs and woodcuts as well as hand colored silver print photographs, and images using a blend of traditional and cutting edge photo and printmaking technologies.
Works in fiber include woven throws and colorful pieced polar fleece blankets; pieced, quilted, felted, woven, dyed or surface decorated wall hangings, wearables in a wide spectrum of styles, materials and techniques, as well as baskets and fiber vessels.
Exhibiting members in metals may work in forged iron, stainless steel, recycled junk metal, or 24 karat gold. Look for everything from affordable rings and earrings to showpiece brooches and necklaces that will take your breath away. You can also expect to find beautifully forged sculptures, fireplace tools, and small home accessory pieces, as well as hand made knives and silver serving pieces.
Throw in a generous helping of two- and three-dimensional mixed media mixed media work, fine leather, hot glass, cold class and leaded glass, and you'll be hard pressed to walk out the door empty handed. Even if you don't make a purchase, you'll walk away enriched.
