Pickle & Polish: After the Fire
Led by Lauren Berley, 13649 Lincoln-Canehill Road, Lincoln, AR 72744
- Price
- $35 · $20/person group
- Length
- 60 min
- Ages
- Ages 12+
- Where
- 13649 Lincoln-Canehill Road, Lincoln, AR 72744
- Supplies
- Included
- Group size
- Up to 6
Learners must complete the Metal Clay For Beginners Mini-Course and/or a Studio Time + Fire session before Pickle & Polish. This is a short, one-hour session for finishing solid metal clay pieces after they come out of the kiln. Learners will arrive to find their fired pieces in pure metal form, rough and in need of refinement. I will demonstrate methods of pickling (patina used for aging the metal to accentuate details), burnishing (bringing in shiny highlights) and polishing to guide learners through the completion of a beautifully polished work of wearable art.
Supplies: Use of Studio tools: wire brush (descaling), patina gel, burnishing tools, metal polishing accessories, finishing instruction.
About Lauren
I am a lifelong professional artist. My early photography is still seen in episodes of "Friends" and with Reese Witherspoon in "Legally Blonde." Zac Efron, Matt LeBlanc, and Paris Hilton have all sat in front of my camera in the living room. But the 9/11 attacks on NYC completely shifted my focus, and I accepted the life-altering assignment of documenting the tireless efforts of rescue and relief workers at Ground Zero. In 2014, I moved to Denver to study drawing and painting. Diving into the spirit of Contemporary Western art, I built a body of work and began showing. In 2015, I took a metal clay workshop in silver and got hooked! NWA became my home in 2020. Since then, I have been making statement jewelry inspired by the amazing textures and formations of The Natural State.