Workshops & Demos

Come for one or stay and play with baking done throughout the day:
Fresh techniques taught every 30 minutes based on available Metal Leather Kits, and class interest.

Lessons in order of instruction -adaptable based on class interest, available kits, and time.
Strips (4) Fold Lock: Slide
Gum Wrapper charm with hole punching KGM $9.45, KGL $15.09
Arrows, Triangles, Squares, Diamonds, plus Pent, Hex, Sept, and/or Octagonals KGM $9.45
Time permitting: expansion formula, edge smoothing, rivets
Strips (4) Fold Lock: Lucky
Makes FOUR Lucky Stars: KGL $15.09
Strips (4) Fold Lock: Quartz
FOUR strips to wrap TWO quartz points: KGL $15.09,
Swatches Fold Lock: Fortune
Fortune Cookie: KCS $10.19
Swatches Fold Lock: OriGin
Origami: crane, cup, fishy… KQS (25mm) $10.06 , KQM $15.47 , KQJ (49mm) $38.66
Time permitting: embeddables, edge softening,
Advanced strips intro Fold Lock: TrapWrap, Innerlink and BowToggle
TrapWrap, Innerlink OR BowToggle introduction with 2 strips: KFS $
Quilling with 2 strips: KFS 3mm $ -bring your own quilling tools
Appliqué: Add faux rivets and other decoration
Appliqué Rivets KAB $1/10, and other decorative applications


NEWBIES and MASTERS: Do YOU enjoy clean crafts you can carry in your pocket and do in your lap? Consider flexible materials like PAPER, Yarn, Fabric, Leather, Crepe, Wire, Ribbon, Dough, Vinyl and others, then think about how easily each is manipulated into art using various techniques to Mold, Fold, Weave, Wrap, Quill, Mill, Twist, Bend, Macrame, Origami, Kirigami, Appliqué, Punch, Embroider, Emboss (cold)… Well, guess what?!? YOU may be able to do it with fine silver! Come CLAY with #foldableSILVER, push boundaries and ask questions. Watch and do Appliqué, Origami and Fold Lock joinery techniques to volumize your repertoire and unique components.

Bring your ideas, designs, experience, sketches, books, diagrams, and any technique-specific tools, like quillers, templates, armatures... *YOU will likely have great success IF your project works with index card thickness -test it first or test on-site. “Keep It Small & Simple designs,” KISS’d, work best:) Plan within the raw materials’ max of 39x198mm or 74x74mm.

Metal Leather Kits are DRY clay with NO sticky mess and NO danger. These trading card kits include simple instructions and are small enough to do in your lap as you Take flight to Make on a plane then Bake off! Enjoy freedom to luxury craft most anywhere with these #foldableSILVER kits from Art Wabi Sabi. SHARE your joy with friends and family: invite them to these workshops, send gift kits in the mail for no extra postage, even host a profitable Fold and Fire event to teach these methods of material manipulation.

YOU will get to design, create and assemble your own fine silver art; kiln-fire; and, tumble. Or take them with you to fire and/or finish. Plan to take all your 3D creations - fired or not.

Kit fees: I have project-based Metal Leather Kits of #foldableSILVER starting around $5. Plus unadulterated Art Clay Silver Paper-Type [and lump] for sale at last year’s prices!!! You may bring your own findings but no Art Clay products. Some fireable gems, embeddables and findings are available to purchase.

I will bring tweezers, practice paper, origami reference library and shaped paper punches -bring yours! [Additionally, for those who purchase ACS Paper-Type, I will bring dividers, scalpels, rulers and mats for you to cut, be sure to ASK for ProtectoFilm. Plus supervised use of 50mm rolling mill and textures.

Special Notes or requirements: Fine motor skills and clear vision are necessary.
Bring jumpring pliers or reserve one of four sets.
Bring your preferred lighting and/or magnification.
No drinks in work area and no rotary tools in class.