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Jewelry & Mosaic Workshops
We are excited to be offering a new series of classes and workshops led by California jewelry artist Michalen Silva!
dichroic glass jewelry in-Person workshops
Design & Create Your Own Gorgeous Dichroic Glass Wearable Art: No Experience Required!
Join artist Michalen Silva for a fun, two part, in-person class and create beautiful glass jewelry. Explore your creativity and learn how to design your own colorful pendants and earrings with dichroic fused glass. No experience required.
Dichroic glass is a non-translucent glass that is produced by stacking layers of glass and micro-layers of metals & oxides, creating a shifting of colors & iridescent light play.
In this 2-Week Workshop, you will learn:
- How to design unique pieces of Wearable Art for yourself or to give as a gift.
- How to cut and prepare the glass pieces for firing.
- How to finish your creation with jewelry findings of your choice.
So join us to create your own special, one-of-a-kind, jewelry!
Workshop Details:
- All materials & tools are included
- Open to beginners or those with experience
- Classes meet on two consecutive Sunday afternoons
- $95 (all inclusive, with enough materials to make multiple pieces of jewelry - earrings and/or pendants)
POTTERY & MOSAIC IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS
Special 2-Week Pottery & Mosaic Project: Garden Art Butterflies & Dragonflies!
Join Artist Michalen Silva to design & create your own beautiful pottery and mosaic Butterfly or Dragonfly for hanging either indoors or outdoors!
In this 2 Week Workshop, we will first walk you through how to create a pottery butterfly or dragonfly in your own style. The next week you will concentrate on creating the beautiful mosaic pattern on the wings! You will leave after that second class with a beautiful pottery and mosaic Butterfly/Dragonfly for hanging that you created all in your own style!
Workshop Details:
- 2 consecutive Sunday Afternoons
- A variety of mosaic materials will be available: glass tiles, stones, etc. - but feel free to bring your own additions!
- $68 per person (all inclusive: instruction, tools & materials)
- No Experience Required, Ages 9-99
POTTERY & MOSAIC IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS
Special 2-Week Pottery & Mosaic Project: 3D Wall Heart Hanging!
Join Artists Michalen Silva & Amy Stellato to design & create your own beautiful pottery and mosaic 3D Heart for hanging either indoors or outdoors!
In this 2 Week Workshop, we will first walk you through how to create a pottery heart in your own style. The next week you will concentrate on creating the beautiful mosaic pattern on the outside of your heart! You will leave after that second class with a beautiful pottery and mosaic 3D Heart for hanging that you created all in your own style!
Workshop Details:
- 2 consecutive Friday Evenings
- A variety of mosaic materials will be available: glass tiles, stones, etc. - but feel free to bring your own additions!
- $65 per person (all inclusive: instruction, tools & materials)
- No Experience Required
Special 2-Week Pottery & Mosaic Project: Houses!
Join Artists Michalen Silva & Amy Stellato to design & create your own beautiful pottery and mosaic house for either indoors or outdoors!
In this 2 Week Workshop, we will first walk you through how to create a pottery house and you will glaze the roof before you leave. The next week you will concentrate on creating the beautiful mosaic pattern on the outside of your house! You will leave after that second class with a beautiful pottery and mosaic house that you created all in your own style!
Workshop Details:
- 2 consecutive Sundays
- A variety of mosaic materials will be available: glass tiles, stones, etc. - but feel free to bring your own additions!
- $65 per person (all inclusive: instruction, tools & materials)
- No Experience Required
New! Redesign, refresh & renew Jewelry class
Bring in Your Own Treasured Heirlooms & Old Pieces of Jewelry for a Refresh & Redesign!
Join artist MIchalen Silva for a fun, two hour, in-person class and create new gorgeous jewelry pieces from your treasured heirlooms & old pieces of jewelry in need some creative attention! We will help you redesign & combine them to create stylish jewelry for you to wear and enjoy.
All materials needed to repair, refresh or redesign outdated necklaces, bracelets, or earrings are included in this class. Pendants, vintage pieces with beautiful beads or crystals and orphaned earrings can be combined to create something new and beautiful. Those pieces of costume jewelry handed down from beloved friends and relatives are often constructed with pieces that are of high quality and cannot be found today. Enjoy creating something new and stylish!
Workshop Details:
- Bring your own jewelry stock, but all materials & tools needed for repair/refresh/redesign are included
- 2 Hour Workshop
- $60 per person
- No Experience Required!
