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You’ve seen them on the cover of Somerset Studio…now is your chance to create your very own Butterfly Box! A glassed-in shadow box holds a wooden cut-out sporting real butterfly or moth wings, arranged among your favorite bits of papers, paints and other ephemera. Add a crown or other accessories fashioned from vintage tin and you are well on your way to dressing up Aunt Irma’s childhood photo in ways she never imagined! In this class you will learn how to use a jeweler’s saw to cut wood and metal, work with the metal itself, and play with some fun cold connections. Ideas for background finishes will be discussed, along with options for creating custom boxes.
Stephanie Jones Rubiano earned a bachelors of science degree in marine biology and worked as an environmental scientist for 5 years in Houston, TX for a major oil company. So, it stands to reason that she is now an almost full-time artist who revels in the creative process. Her work has been seen on the outside and inside of such publications as Somerset Studio, Belle Armoire, Bead and Button, The Art of Polymer Clay Jewelry, The Adventurous Scrapbooker and various booklets by Design Originals. She has taught classes and been a vendor at national art gatherings for the last five years and her work has been carried in galleries and boutiques across the United States. She lives and creates in Austin, TX with her 3 year-old daughter, 2 cats and assorted marine fish and invertebrates.
