TWO DAY WORKSHOP! Thursday and Friday, August 6 & 7

Reimagine jewelry making into something playful, experimental, unexpected, and best of all, inexpensive! In this workshop, you will learn how to use a variety of non-traditional, mixed-media materials combined in unexpected ways.Experiment with paper, plastic, wood, recycled metals, glass, stone, textiles, fibers, ceramic and whatever other materials suit your fancy — to create well-crafted, wearable jewelry objects. If you love it, bring it, as this is not a “duplicate my object” workshop. We will create “exercise” pieces both mornings to warm up and learn essential joining/assemblage techniques, then spend the afternoons boldly creating unique-to-you jewelry objects born from your ideas and brought to life with materials you provide! Free play within a supportive structure is the daily plan, and you’ll try many ways and develop ideas for using your favorite non-traditional materials.

Signups: https://www.makerfestivals.com/beadfest-2026/instructors#HDriggs