Jewelry as Ritual Wear, Nov 21
Jewelry as Ritual Wear, Nov 21
Jewelry as Ritual Wear
Saturday, November 21, noon to 3pm
at Repair Shop: 1220 4th Street, Berkeley
limited to 6 participants
($30 fee payable to Monica the day of the workshop for materials)
Repair Shop is honored to host Oakland-based interdisciplinary artist Monica Canilao for an intimate and intensive jewelry making class, providing an opportunity for participants to create pieces that double as wearable art and altars. Celebrated for her ornately patterned and layered work in a wide range of mediums, Monica strongly believes in the reuse, repair, and recycling of everyday objects.
In this class, participants will walk through techniques of jewelry construction, mending, and the process of rebuilding broken jewelry to make one-of-a-kind pieces or a set, using a combination of materials brought from home and a collection of beads and elements that Monica will provide.
Each person will leave with a wearable artwork, totems that contain power, and the skills to create many more in the future.
Find more of Monica's work on her website and instagram @__moreferalthan__
Materials to Bring: special items from your collection, for example: beads, closures, pieces of broken jewelry you would like to rebuild, chain, things that can be drilled through, sentimental elements you want to make wearable, fabric, ribbon, and fiber elements, sketches and ideas of jewelry pieces you want help to actualize…..anything, everything, and your beautiful self!
Materials Provided: The classroom will be set up a drill/ dremel, sewing machine, hand sewing supplies in addition to a selection of beads, jewelry findings, beading wire, earring hooks, fasteners, jewelry tools, drawing supplies from Monica’s studio.