Mother's Day, Mimosas, and Jewelry Making with Ayla Mullen (May 12th, 11-2pm)

Join Bellingham artist Ayla Mullen to learn the art of making and decorating porcelain jewelry this Mother’s Day (mimosas included)! In this one day workshop (no experience required!) you will learn how to make unique, lightweight earrings and necklace pendants out of thin porcelain slabs and high temperature wire, as well as how to decorate your pieces using brushwork, carving, and inlay.

We will cover topics including pendant design and construction, combining multiple porcelain components to create unique earring shapes, and how to work with high temperature kanthal wires in combination with clay in the morning demonstration. After some time to work on creating, the second demonstration will cover a selection of techniques to decorate our earrings and necklace pendants, as well as techniques for successful glazing and firing, common mistakes and how to avoid them, and how to assemble finished porcelain earring components onto earwires. Students will leave with at least two fully decorated pairs of earrings and three necklace pendants, ready to fire at home, or left to be fired at Clayhouse and picked up at a later date, as well as all the knowledge needed to continue making ceramic jewelry on their own, from start to finish.

May 12th, from 11am-2pm

$110 per person, limited to 15 spots!

Tools and Materials included with the class: 

• Clay slabs for earring construction

• High temperature Kanthal wire will be available for use in the workshop, as well as to purchase from Clayhouse for at-home use.

• Decorating tools and materials

• 2 Pairs of earwires, students may choose from Sterling Silver or 14k Gold-filled, and may purchase additional earwires during the workshop from the instructor.

• Wire cutters and round-nosed jewelry pliers will be available for shared class use, as well as for students to purchase from Clayhouse for at-home use.

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Optional tools/materials for students to bring: 

• Orange Mudtools Sponge for decorative inlay process

• Your own jewelry making pliers if you already have them

• Sketchbook and pencil for design work and/or note taking

• Inspirational images or books of design you want to pull from when decorating your earrings (instructor will also have books of design and botanical illustration for inspiration)