Beautiful and unusual reliquaries are easy and fun to make with a few readily available supplies and a simple method. Create ornate frames or tiny wonder cabinets with a variety of finishes and textures, imbedded with sparkling stones and fragile botanicals. This workshop will cover a good variety of useful and spontaneous techniques: simple carving, resin basics (tinting, imbedding, pouring, finishing) and paint finishes.
Supply List:
- 4-8 sticks of Klean Klay or other non-drying clay (less if you work small, more if you tend toward larger pieces)
- loop tool for use with clay
- a few sculpting tools
- small mister with rubbing alcohol
- medium size cheap brush
- Xacto knife
- small tube of glue
- old toothbrush
- small items to place into finished reliquaries
- old toothbrush
A Little About ME
Cynthia Thornton is the proprietor of Green Girl Studios, a metal jewelry component company specializing in sculptural beads, pendants and charms cast in pewter, silver and bronze. She is also the author of the popular book ‘Enchanted Adornments - Creating Mixed Media Jewelry with Metal clay, Wire, resin and More’ and contributes to ‘Stringing’ magazine and several other jewelry-based publications. Cynthia is from Orlando, FL and is alumni of The Columbus College of Art and Design, where she met her husband, fellow artist and business partner, Greg Ogden. They have two charming children, Azalea (6) and Max (19 months) who will hopefully carry on the family business. They are located in beautiful Asheville, NC.
