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Bells Across PA Fayette County

Work on Fayette County’s ‘Liberty Bell’ continues

Daily Courier; by Roxanne Abramowitz… Touchstone Center for Crafts was asked by the committee coordinating events throughout the county for the anniversary if it would be willing to take the …

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Posted in NewsTagged Bells Across PA, Fayette 250
Liberty Bell progress Chief Nemacolin

Bell Project Honors Regional History, From Indigenous Leaders to Industrial Legacies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FARMINGTON, PA – A new public artwork honoring Fayette County, PA’s layered history is being created at Touchstone by the Falls, Touchstone Center for Crafts’ newly acquired …

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Posted in NewsTagged Bells Across PA, community, Craft, Fayette County
Fiona Fayette Announcement

Fiona Fayette making rounds in county

The Daily Courier by Paul S. Brittain; The Fayette County bell, provided through Bells Across PA, is currently being created by Touchstone Center for Crafts artist Jim Mochnsky. Salvo Strategies …

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Photo by Jeremy Jones

Touchstone Center for Crafts is an Arts Oasis

Jeremy Jones, Discover the Burgh; Touchstone Center for Crafts in Farmington, PA, is an artist oasis in the heart of the Laurel Highlands, about 90 minutes outside of downtown Pittsburgh. …

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Posted in NewsTagged Craft, Date Night, Pittsburgh, things to do
Bells Across PA Fayette County

Artists begin work on Fayette’s commemorative Liberty Bell

By ROXANNE ABRAMOWITZ; Touchstone Center for Crafts was asked by Fayette County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Muriel Nuttall if it would be willing to take the lead on the …

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Posted in NewsTagged Americas250, BellsAcrossPA, Fayette County, Liberty bell
Meghan Burke Pottery headshot

How This Ceramicist Finishes Her Work With Flames

FOOD52 by Julia Youman; Originally from a coastal New Jersey town, Meghan has spent time living and doing residencies in natural gems like Maine, Colorado, and upstate New York—all of …

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Posted in Instructor Feature, NewsTagged Craft, Meghan Burke, pottery

Susan Pollins Obituary (1939 – 2025-07-15) – Greensburg, PA

Susan Elizabeth Laansma Pollins, 85, of Greensburg, died peacefully at her daughter’s home in Greensburg on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.  …

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A Traditional Traveling Blacksmith in Sackets Harbor

New York Almanack; A full-time blacksmith, Jymm specializes in museum quality reproductions and custom orders. Ha has been featured multiple times in Early American Life’s “200 Best Craftsmen” magazine. He …

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Posted in NewsTagged blacksmith, Craft, workshops
Anna Koplik bends hot metal_photo by Liz Partsch

Western Reserve Artist Blacksmith Association reignites passion for blacksmithing

Farm and Dairy; by Liz Partsch – Marc Yanko, a member of the Western Reserve Artist Blacksmith Association and former instructor at Touchstone Center for Crafts, first met Koplik when …

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Posted in NewsTagged blacksmith, Craft, workshops
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Fayette celebrates Military Appreciation Month.

The Daily Courier. Fayette County is home to a large number of military personnel, both past and present, and towns and organizations throughout the county make sure to honor those …

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Posted in Exhibitions, NewsTagged Arts & Culture, Exhibitions, Laurel Highlands, military appreciation, veteran

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