{"product_id":"november-workshop-totems-talisman-copy","title":"November 18th -22nd Workshop: Talismans","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e J\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoin me in my personal studio for a rare, soul-forward, semi private workshop, exploring wire as a poetic language — a way to contain the sacred, honor the imperfect, and celebrate the raw edges of the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an opportunity for a few artists and jewelers to come to my studio and explore + build their own personal body of work and stories that accompany them. In this five-day journey, we will build architectural settings and sculptural containers using wire, sheet metal, and story. Inspired by forms from nature and lines from architecture, you’ll learn to create prongs, twists, and tension settings that hold space for the mysterious — stones, objects, relics, and memories that don’t fit into traditional frames.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe’ll move beyond technique and into presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou’ll learn to see structure as story and join with intention — to work in alignment with your materials, your mind, and your heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✧\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e WHAT YOU’LL LEARN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✧\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e+ Sculptural Wire Construction: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuild small, wearable structures using negative and positive space. Layer wire and sheet metal with elegance, precision, and wildness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e+ Unconventional Stone Setting:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Design raw, expressive prong and wire settings for dimensional materials —stones, gems, mica, crystal, petrified wood, found objects, and sacred relics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e+ Innovative Metalworking Techniques: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForge, twist, solder, and shape wire using studio techniques tailored for both strength and beauty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e+ Intuitive Design: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompose with restraint and resonance. Learn how to let the object lead — to build forms that reveal instead of concealing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"625\" data-start=\"252\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Susan Lenart","offers":[{"title":"2nd Installment (prev. enrolled)","offer_id":48731833794779,"sku":null,"price":725.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pay in Full","offer_id":48731833827547,"sku":null,"price":1450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/3810\/7559\/files\/IMG_4785.jpg?v=1777563347","url":"https:\/\/soliimi.com\/products\/november-workshop-totems-talisman-copy","provider":"Solii+Mi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}