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Elegant Meadow Pods, Professional Finishing, Energy Healing
with Holly & Chris Gage
at Patrik Kusek's Studio in Vacaville, California
March 14 – 16
9:30 am - 5:30 pm

To register:
https://texturesmith.com/product/holly-gage-workshop-elegant-meadow-pods-and-professional-finishing-techniques-march-14-16/

 

Day 1 and 2: Elegant Pods
Nature has a wonderful way of inspiring us. If we look closely at the pods that are left behind by a flower or plant, we can see the beautiful symmetry of nature. Pods represent a renewal as it releases its seeds to start the life cycle anew. In this workshop, we will capture the elegance of pods and fashion them into jewelry. We will explore “constructing” pods that look realistic with texture. The detail in this method cannot be captured with merely painting slip on the surface, as this would only capture the basic form and capsulate the detail on the inside where no one can see it. Vines, leaves, and other plant forms will be explored as well.

Day 3: Professional Finishing Techniques
For a beautiful piece of jewelry to truly shine, the metal, the gems, and the design play front stage, while the finish plays the support role. Although no less important, a poorly executed finish can diminish the quality and perceived value of the piece. Is it rustic, or is it a poorly finished piece? There is a difference, and your viewer knows it, so don’t make the mistake of allowing the finish to be an afterthought. The finish also supports the statement the piece is trying to make. Is the piece sharp and edgy, or is it soft and romantic? A well conceive piece has a finish that helps to define the tone, and allows its magnificence to shine in the spotlight versus its flaws.

 

BONUS 1 – Included in the price of the class is a private one-on-one 20 minute Access Bars session with Christopher Gage

Christopher is certified in Access Bars® which falls within Access Consciousness. Bars work involves using the 32 points on the human head that represent certain aspects of a person’s life. The process involves the client laying on a massage table with Chris as the practitioner sitting behind them, he will place his hands on certain touch points on their heads. What Chris is doing during that time through affirmations and non-verbal clearing statements while touching these points on the head, is clearing blockages and pulling energy through their bodies, into and through his. The results are the client feeling lighter, relaxed, vibrant, positive, better sleep, better intimacy, and much more.
 

To register:
https://texturesmith.com/product/holly-gage-workshop-elegant-meadow-pods-and-professional-finishing-techniques-march-14-16/

Elegant Meadow Pods, Professional Finishing, Energy Healing with Holly & Chris

$0.00Price
    • (1–2)  25g of Silver Clay of your choice
    • Pods, leaves, stems, and a collection of natural textures
    • 2- part molding compound
    • 400 sandpaper
    • 3 M polishing papers
    • Polishing cloth or pad
    • Basic tool kit, along with your favorite metal clay tools, textures, carving tools
    • Combustible compound – wood clay, cork clay, or delight paper clay
    • Torch or Kiln and vermiculite. 25 g size restriction with torch use.
       
    • Rotary Tool
    • Googles
    • Dusk mask
    • 3/32 collet, 1” rotary brass or steel brush
    • 1” rotary brass or steel crimped wire brush
    • Fiber brush
    • 3/32 Screw mandrels for radial bristles
    • 3M disk radial bristle polishing (blue, pink, peach, green)
    • Eve® Rubber Polishing Wheel for Silver Cylinder and Knife Edge Medium (Black), Eve® Rubber Polishing Wheel for Silver Cylinder and Knife Edge Fine (Blue), Eve® Rubber Polishing Wheel for Silver Cylinder and Knife Edge Super Fine (Pink)
    • Polishing pins and 3/32 mandrel
    • Bench Pin, Ring Clamp or vise
    • Polishing compound, and cotton string.  

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hgage1@ptd.net
Lancaster, PA USA
717-445-5755

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