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I created my first Spirit Protectors during a particularly difficult time in my life and I can’t seem to stop. I absolutely love making these and I would love to teach you how!
On day one of this two-day workshop, I will teach you my favorite surface design techniques on metal. We will explore leaf printing, faux etching, texturizing, metal transfers, and I will bring several products that will add solid color to your metal. We will prepare our wooden bases and create cool funky faces for our figures.
On the second day I will share my favorite tips and tricks to achieve balance, contrast, and a powerful composition. We will cut up our tin, combine it with the metal that we made on the first day and I will show you how to make beautiful woven pieces out of metal strips. You will learn simple cold connection techniques, no glue here, as well as how to safely and properly operate tools.
Finally we will put it all together to create two figurative assemblages attached to a wooden base. Each base is approximately 5” x 7”, which is used for the body only. After adding the head and legs your Spirit Protector can be as large as your imagination can take you! You will leave with at least one finished piece, however most people complete two in this workshop.
No experience necessary, just plan to come and have a blast!
A $35 kit fee (payable in class) includes 2 wooden bases prepped with gesso, tin for faux etching, all hardware, screws, nuts and bolts, nails and wire, paint, glaze, gel medium, clear coat, gilders paste, hanging hardware and most tools. Please bring your kit fee in cash to class.
Class size 12
Level Beginner and above
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This workshop is part of the Art Adventure retreat. Learn more here.
Leighanna Light is a passionate art instructor, thingmaker, bookmaker, and figurative assemblage artist. Her background is in fine arts and photography, and she has been teaching art workshops for the past 18 years. Leighanna is represented by galleries and museums across the country and her work has been published in numerous books and magazines. “I love to create, to hunt for things to create with and to share my creativity with others. It’s what I live for, it’s my oxygen.” Leighanna grew up in a small town in upstate New York and has spent most of the past 20 years in New Mexico. She currently resides in Taos, NM, with her best friends Thomas, Ruby, and Lily.
Workshops
Spirit Protectors: A Metal Figurative Assemblage
Vintage Metal Deck: Taking the Mystery Out of Working with Metal
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Cancellation Policy
While we recognize that life intrudes and plans change, in consideration of the time and energy instructors invest in preparing for classes, we must adhere to the following cancellation policies:
Student cancellations
> Cancellations made 31 days before the published registration deadline date for any given workshop are eligible for a full refund less 25% of the workshop fee OR a gift certificate in the full amount of the workshop fee. The gift certificate can be applied to workshops or lodging through Dec. 31 of the following year and is transferable.
> Cancellations made 30 days or less than the published registration deadline date for any given workshop are not eligible for refunds. We encourage all students to purchase trip insurance.
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Cancellations by Shake Rag Alley
> If Shake Rag Alley must cancel a class you will be notified immediately via email or phone and will receive a full refund.
> If a class does not meet a minimum number of students, it may be cancelled. A decision to cancel a class due to under enrollment will be made on the day following the published registration deadline.
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Mineral Point, WI 53565
(608) 987-3292
