11AM – 12PM Tour Museum Home & Workshop and the Wearable art by Art Access South Carolina (formerly VSA South Carolina) 12 – 2PM Introducing Barrettes – a collaboration of Sweetgrass clips by Emily Johnson and batik ribbons by Art Access South Carolina 2 – 2:30PM Ironwork Demonstration – Carlton Simmons & Julian Williams 3 – 4:30PM e making of the Philip Simmons Quilt presentation by Marlene O’Bryant-Seabrook, Educator/Lecturer/ Fiber Artist Philip Simmons Foundation, Inc., 30½ Blake Street, Charleston, SC 29403 www.philipsimmons.us 1912–2013 It’s the 101st year of his birth! JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF PHILIP SIMMONS FROM SHOEING HORSES, DESIGNING/FABRICATING WINDOW GRILLS, GATES, STAIR RAILINGS, BALCONIES AND GAZEBOS TO BEING INDUCTED INTO THE SOUTH CAROLINA HALL OF FAME AND RECEIVING THE NATIONAL HERITAGE AWARD THAT RECOGNIZED HIM FOR BEING ONE OF THE “BEST” IN HIS CRAFT. Every Saturday @ 2PM Every 4th Saturday | 2-4PM I f events shape men’s lives, then surely Philip Simmons’ destiny began to take a determined course, when, as a young boy of 8, he left Daniel Island for Charleston to attend the first class at Buist Elementary School. On his way to and from school he passed several blacksmith shops where the sparks attracted his attention. The day after his 13th birthday, he was hired by Peter Simmons (no relation) as a helper and apprentice. He made his first gate in 1948; today, approximately 1,000 ironworks designed, fabricated or supervised by Philip Simmons grace hundreds of homes and gardens in the U.S. His uniqueness lies not only in the body of work he created, but also in his reputation as a sensitive, hard-driving and resourceful man. Philip Simmons ~ Master Blacksmith ~ Born on June 9, 1912 June 8 | OPEN HOUSE Home & Workshop of Philip Simmons 30 ½ Blake Street, Charleston, SC 29403 Ironworks Demonstration by Carlton Simmons (nephew) or Julian Williams (apprentice) Blacksmith Shop 30 ½ Blake Street Charleston, SC Hearts, Gates, and Grills A walking tour with Sandra Campbell, Licensed Tour Guide, pointing out the works of Philip Simmons in the Ansonborough neighborhood. Tour leaves from and returns to Simmons Heart Garden at St. John’s Reformed Episcopal Church, 91 Anson St., Charleston, SC. PHILIP’S 101 ST BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION! June 9 | BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION! Philip Simmons Garden at St. John’s Reformed Episcopal Church 91 Anson Street, Charleston, SC 29401 2 – 3PM Tour of Church and Garden ~ Learn the history of the church and stroll through the topiary garden. Enjoy the Silent Auction and display of “Wearable Art” by Art Access South Carolina and Philip Simmmons Foundaton, Inc. 3 – 4PM Excerpts from “Fired Up and Focused” by the late Michael E. Evans. Presented by members of the Philip Simmons family. 4 – 5PM Refreshments, Silent Auction Reservations required: $25