Creating Memorial Jewelry through Sand Casting and Ritual with Siblings, scottie & Brienna Hall – Oct 18 & 19
Through metalworking and guided ritual, students will Sand Cast a unique piece of jewelry or small talisman memorializing a loved one.
Through metalworking and guided ritual, students will Sand Cast a unique piece of jewelry or small talisman memorializing a loved one.
Through metalworking and guided ritual, students will Sand Cast a unique piece of jewelry or small talisman memorializing a loved one.
Dates: Oct 18 & 19
Times: Sat & Sun 10am-4pm
Level: All
THIS IS AN INDEPENDENT WORKSHOP. To register contact Brienna Hall inquiries@briennahall.com or Call/text 707.357.0166
This workshop will take place on the grounds of the Mendocino Art Center but will be independently organized and facilitated by Brienna Hall, who will also handle all registrations directly. The cost of the workshop is $500, which includes silver for your project and a studio use fee for MAC facilities. Please contact the instructor directly for more information and to register.
Workshop Description: Create a unique piece of jewelry or small talisman memorializing a loved one, pet, or place. Through metalworking and guided ritual, students will Sand Cast a personal keepsake. Join us in marking the sacredness of Fall with ritual and the ancient art of Sand Casting!
This workshop is open to all levels of experience. The only prerequisite is a willingness to reflect on the impermanence of life through ritual, storytelling, memories, and art making.
About the Instructor: Siblings scottie and Brienna Hall are excited to combine their individual passions and art forms into this unique ritual Sand Casting experience. scottie hall (ze|zir) is a Minneapolis based artist, hospice chaplain, and childless cat queer. Ze invites hospice patients and their loved ones to meet death with curiosity through ritual, self-discovery, and radical acceptance of the natural dying process. A longtime practicing Buddhist scottie holds a MDiv from United Theological Seminary of Twin Cities where their studies included Inter-religious Chaplaincy and Theopoetics.
Brienna Hall is a jewelry artist and educator based in Mendocino, California, with a BFA in Sculpture and a minor in Fiber from the Kansas City Art Institute. Through her practice, Shrine Jewelry, she explores themes of memory, impermanence, and transformation using sand casting, fabrication and recycled precious metals. Brienna teaches regularly in California and loves the joy and spontaneity that sand casting brings—she’s passionate about sharing that excitement through teaching and helping others create meaningful, personal work.
https://shrinejewelry.com/pages/workshops
Required Materials: Students are invited to bring a cherished object, cremains of a loved one, symbolic material, or a personal offering.
Optional Materials: Hand towel, items to cast
