In this workshop, you will have the opportunity to create an original pewter pendant from small found objects alongside skilled metal artist, Julie Carpenter. She will share her process of casting pewter, which is considered to be a precious metal and has a long history of use as decoration and adornment. With her guidance, your hands-on experience will include pattern designing, mold making, pewter casting, drilling, polishing, and patina application. You will take home a shiny new handmade work of art designed and crafted by you! All supplies provided in class. Your creativity is all you need to bring!
Cost: $60 ($50 for workshop, $10 materials fee)
About Julie:
Julie Carpenter is metal artist working in Birmingham, AL. After earning her BFA from the University of Montevallo with a concentration in metal fabrication and casting she has been working and educating in this medium. Her ongoing artistic practice centers around the nuanced interplay between resilience and fragility, a thematic motif she perceives as fundamental both in human character and artistic expression. This balance emerges in her creations through the inherent sturdiness of metal in contrast with the depiction of seemingly refined botanical motifs and delicate feminine figures.
