Working with Soapstone: Carve Your Own Pendant with Brittany
Event description
Soapstone is a very soft, porous, metamorphic rock and your teacher Brittany will teach you how to carve it to make your own jewellery!
Working with precut blanks, Brittany will show you how to carve soapstone into a wearable pendant (or pair of earrings!). Because soapstone is so porous you can also colour it to enhance your design. During class you will have time to carve a few pieces, followed by an optional chance to colour your soapstone with watercolours.
Each step of the way will have a demonstration, from designing to carving, colouring, and putting the final touches on to make your pendant a necklace.
If you've ever wanted to make your own jewellery but haven't known where to start, then this class with Brittany is perfect for you! This jewellery class is totally beginner-friendly, bring a friend and enjoy an evening of fun soapstone carving!
What will we cover?
In this hands-on class we will:
- Learn about soapstone and its qualities
- Create designs to carve into accessories
- Learn how to carve - tools and techniques
- Learn how to colour your soapstone carving
- All materials included.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair Accessible Venue
- Gender Neutral Bathrooms
- Quiet Spaces
- Free Tickets for First Nation Attendees
Who will be teaching?
Brittany (she/her) is an emerging artist and school teacher with big dreams to run creative and educational workshops. During some busy and bustling years while studying to become a teacher, Brittany began to dabble in wirework and jewellery making, adding to the studio skills developed during her Bachelor of Fine Art.
You can follow Brittany's artistic adventures her instagram here.
Important info:
Photo: Teacher's own work.
Any other questions or ways we can support you with accessibility? Just shoot an email to Maddy (she/her) at melbourne@lanewaylearning.com
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