May 6-9, 2020 *Postponed*
Working with resin and nature is the ideal medium to explore your creative side. Have fun learning from talented and well known artist Sally Hopkins as she shares her art of sealing dried flowers and organic items with resin to create lovely effects to use in your jewelry designs. In this 3-day workshop you will create colorful pieces that can be strung together, placed between beads or worn as solo jewelry. Anyone with little or no prior art experience can work with resin. You will be creating multiple pieces throughout the workshop. When you commit to multiple days of creating, you allow yourself to be fully immersed in the creative process. This is the perfect opportunity to become really familiar with this lovely art.
$400.00 BBS Member
$450.00 BBS Non-member
Includes: Three and a half-day Workshop/Retreat with accommodations and most meals.
This workshop is for both the beginner and advanced students.
Description of the Resin Workshop
Students will be sealing dried pods, flowers, blossoms, organic objects, etc. which will be skewered onto a stick, then dipped into a watery aqua resin (much like a clay slip consistency) and left to dry between dippings. When the surface is hard it is ready to be hand-colored with paints, inks and color pencils. A final coat of clear resin varnish completes the surface. These colorful pieces can be strung together, put between beads or worn as solo jewelry.
Reserve Your Spot!
Contact: Celeste_Thurston@comcast.com for reservations or complete the form below to sign up now. You may also bring cash or write a check to avoid the additional PayPal fee.
Accomodations
We have arranged to hold 9 beds with the Paper Crop Hideaway at a group rate for retreat attendees. This is based on first-come first-served and reservations must be made by March 31, 2020.
Three shared bedrooms with all twin beds.
Your room rate includes:
• Buffet Breakfast 2-Days
• Afternoon Wine & Cheese Receptions
• Most Meals
• Mother’s Day Brunch, Saturday, May 9.
• Complimentary Wi-fi
• Free onsite parking for 10 cars
Check-in time is 2:00pm on May 6th.
Check-out time is 5:00pm on May 9th.
Workshop attendees will receive group access information upon registration.
You can make installment payments for this retreat.
MAKE YOUR RESERVATION NOW!
All money is due by April 15, 2020.
There is a full shared bath on the upper floor, and a half bath on the main floor. Each guest receives a bath towel, hand towel, and wash cloth. All linens are provided.
There are steps to get to the bedrooms; crafting space is on the main floor. Craft room has 6 foot tables and comfy chairs. Students will bring a cookie sheet to work on to respect the space, which is normally for paper crafts. All resin work will be done either outside or on cookie sheets.
Meals will be communal, but there is a full kitchen, so if you need specialty items you may bring what you need.
If we have openings* you may pay $150 for the rental and bring your own beadwork, or projects you want to finish. You will be with other like-minded artists, who can share ideas and expertise after class time.
This is a beautiful farmhouse which is set up as an art space, so we hope if you feel the need for a retreat you will consider doing so with a fun group of artists.
*Priority will be to fill the 10 slots with workshop participants, but if we still have open slots by March 31st, we will fill with artists who just need a retreat. We will keep a waitlist for anyone interested.
