This session is about collecting. What do you collect?
Hosts: Toni Lowden and Nancy Renaut
Have you ever thought about why you kept this particular shell or stone or pin of your mothers’? Perhaps it was a coin from a trip to Rome that you can’t let go of. Maybe it’s a particular memory that comes with a piece. Maybe it’s the energy of the person that had it before you. Everyone has a reason for why they collect some special thing. What emotion does the piece provoke? How can you express this feeling in a piece that is special to you?
We challenge you to sit down and write a little paragraph about why you were bringing this special piece to the class to make it into something that you will wear. Perhaps you want to carry the energy of the person that the piece reminds you of, Is it to remember someone who wore it before in a different form, or is it that piece you collected on your anniversary trip to the beach. Everybody has a reason. What is yours?
Nancy Renaut and Toni Lowden will guide you through this process. Please bring your written paragraph to the class to share at the beginning because that’s what this is all about. Working and inspiring each other and making something memorable.
PS don’t forget to bring your special piece back with you in the fall when you return.
If you are away for the summer, please remember to bring a piece back with you.
Please email Nancy with questions. Click here.
What to bring: Please bring the special piece you wish to transform.
Supplies Provided by Host: Beads, jewels, jewelry wire and all the tools you will need.
Cost (including supply fees): $125. Please bring your payment to the class or Zelle your payment to 630.294.3378.
Size: Limited to 8 Participants
About TONI
Having always been a lover of gem stones, in retirement Toni began pursuing jewelry design. She enjoys the challenge of re-working old pieces, calling her collection “Rewired Vintage.” Toni’s current work includes necklaces often crafted from old broaches, and multi- strand Treasure Necklaces highlighting small crosses, unique little finds, and unusual bead combinations.
About Nancy
Nancy Renaut is an exhibiting member of the Rio Verde Art League. She has enjoyed many years of "Rewired Vintage" and will share some of their odds and ends, as well as the necessary elements to create your unique piece.