Making Connections with
the World of Nature
You will see nature
through different eyes after taking a class from Debbie
Rijns who hails from
Cullinan, South Africa, where they find the really BIG
diamonds! Her PMC work
is rich with the influence of nature bringing simple,
natural materials to a
place of exquisite prominence. Her ethnic jewelry
celebrates the wonder of
nature and the beauty of its pattern, texture and form.
Check out her Flicker
photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mudstudio/
Debbie excels at making
PMC components and attachments to capture natural
materials that she
discovers along her walks. Each piece of her work has a
wonderful story which
you will love hearing in her soft, gentle voice. Her
explanation of the
natural materials she uses such as Mopani worm cocoons, sea
bamboo, porcupine
quills, bird bones and ostrich eggs come with where she found
them, how she gathered
them, their use in the South African culture and what
visual inspiration she
had to create such a piece. It will open your eyes to
the design opportunities
around you!
"I have always had
an adventurous spirit and love what nature has to offer. It
excites me when I find
that odd, quirky thing that someone else would just
overlook, and turn it
into a piece of jewelry. I guess I have a gift, being
able to see things in a
lateral way. My father always said to me that just
because a tin can is a
tin can, it doesn't have to be just a tin can. I guess
that is one of the best
lessons I ever learned, and that's why I see what I
see." – Debbie
Rijns
In this two day-class,
two projects will be worked on using natural materials
that Debbie will supply
from South Africa; a Mopani worm cocoon pendant and a
Porcupine Quill spoon
and ostrich egg spoon rest. The spoon and spoon rest are
similar to the design
that Debbie was commissioned by the South African
government to create as
gifts for visiting dignitaries. In this class you will
be become aware of the
design issues that need to be addressed when combining
metal clay and natural
materials, learn connection techniques and how to view
nature as an unending
source of inspiration.
If you would like to
come to this fabulous class:
1. Please paypal your
deposit to Susan at SusanBreenSilvy@yahoo.com
2. Also email me at JenFinley@aol.com that you would like to
participate so I get a head count.
Susan will not be
responding to her emails for a while and I will be helping her out.
Class Details:
Making Connections with the World of Nature
Instructor: Debbie Rijns, PMC
South Africa
Date: Saturday June 16 & Sunday June 17
Where: The Office
Studio, 5800 NW Prairie View Road, Kansas City, MO 64152
Cost: Class is $235 plus
$35 for the kit (does not include PMC)
To register: please
paypal your deposit to Susan at SusanBreenSilvy@yahoo.com
Contact: Jennifer Finley
at JenFinley@aol.com
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