Week of Making Jewelry
While Pampering Your Body in Paradise
This week-long workshop will help you find your unique artistic voice through polymer clay and wire. We will experiment, play, laugh, create and transform as we explore and expand ideas about art as adornment. Rounding out the experience will be twice-daily guided exercise by Janis Levine, open studio at night, forays into Puerto Vallarta, and gourmet spa food for breakfast and lunch.
Mostly it’s about making art. A particular focus on creating art-quality organic jewelry will include using and exploring polymer clay, copper, sterling and fine silver wire, and the myriad materials that are used to texture, color and adorn polymer clay and wire.
We will also explore taking newly-acquired techniques to basketry, journals, and small sculpture for those students who wish venture into non-jewelry art. Concepts and techniques will include the principles of jewelry design, working with polymer clay, wire and metal, attaching metal and polymer clay to each other, color principles, jewelry findings and hardware, and exploring the enigma of achieving sophistication and whimsy in primitive design.
You can expect to finish the week with at least several finished pieces and/or lots of elements to work with in the future. In each of these endeavors, we will take art seriously without taking ourselves seriously.
A complete tool and supply list will be sent to each participant.
The Week : $1,600 (excluding air fare)
6 nights lodging in double-occupancy room
Sunday cocktail reception
Breakfast and lunch included daily (served poolside!)
Daily workshop Monday to Friday
Yoga/Pilates/guided walking exercise sessions twice daily
Open Studio each evening
Guided visit to several Puerto Vallarta Galleries (Wednesday night Art Walk)
Saturday departure brunch
Trip insurance is strongly advised.
For information about accommodations and to reserve a spot
contact Sam @
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About fitness instructor Janis Levine:
Janis’s teaching style is influenced by her curiosity about movement, dance, yoga, and swimming. She has been teaching fitness for over 25 year. Janis has been a guest fitness instructor at well-known spas, including Rancho La Puerta in Tecate, Mexico, The Palms in Palm Springs, California, The Oaks in Ojai, California, and Canyon Ranch Spa in Tuscon, Arizona. Her expertise includes Pilates, Yoga, and water aerobics. She is also active in coordinating education programs in the fitness industry, as well as teaching and coordinating senior exercise programs.
For information about accommodations and to reserve a spot
contact Sam @
A glimpse of Ronna showing how to
create a wire basket
