All supplies are included however, students may have specific pieces they may want to incorporate or their own tools they want to bring. Supplies we will be using are:

Old hardback book to repurpose
Awl
Ball peen hammer
Steel bench block or small anvil
Hardware handle and knob
Plastic netted produce bag to repurpose (what your fruit or vegetables come in)
A couple of found objects that you wish to make molds and castings from. This can be old buttons, hardware, metal bits and bobs…items from your collection that you might be curious to use in this mold making and resin casting process. Please limit yourself to a couple of choices, as we have a lot to cover. Instructor will have some old locks and hardware to cast
Heat gun if you wish to reduce your wait time.

Date(s): August 24, 2016
(With optional prep day Monday August 22 5pm – 6:30pm)
Time: 6pm – 9pm
Price: Member and Non-Member: $55/ $85
Member’s Use Coupon Code: DEEP3

Jen Cushman is a natural storyteller who found mixed media art more than a decade ago and never looked back. She’s the author of Making Metal Jewelry; How to Stamp, Forge, Fold and Form Metal Jewelry Designs (North Light 2013) and Explore, Create, Resinate: Mixed Media Techniques Using ICE Resin (January 2011) and is a columnist for Cloth, Paper, Scissors and Artists and Makers magazines.

Her art has been published in numerous national publications including Belle Armoire Jewelry, Jewelry Affaire, Somerset Studios, Somerset Workshop, Cloth, Paper, Scissors, and more. An enthusiastic and supportive instructor, Jen teaches more than art-making techniques. She encourages others to explore their authentic process to create personalized work infused with imagery and storytelling. She is the Marketing Director/Partner of ICE Resin Susan Lenart Kazmer. Learn more at www.jencushman.com or follow her blog at jencushman.wordpress.com.