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​  ABSTRACTING THE LANDSCAPE
​NATURE RE-IMAGINED 
SELF-PACED ONLINE VIDEO WORKSHOP 

- YOU WILL BE GUIDED THROUGH 4 COMPLETE PAINTINGS
-BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE
-PAINT AT YOUR OWN PACE AND ON YOUR OWN SCHEDULE
-SAVE MONEY, USE MOSTLY INEXPENSIVE ACRYLIC STUDENT GRADE PAINTS
-ALMOST 5 HOURS OF CONTENT
-WORKS IN PROGRESS: EXAMPLES OF WHAT TO DO WHEN THINGS
DON'T GO AS PLANNED
- A FUN AND ENTERTAINING WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE- ENCOURAGING YOU TO PLAY WITH PAINT!
NO REFERENCE IMAGES REQUIRED, WE MAKE IT ALL UP
-LOOSEN UP, USING NONTRADITONAL TOOLS 
-LOTS OF TIPS AND TECHNIQUES THAT YOU CAN BRING INTO YOUR OWN WORK
​-LIFETIME ACCESS
FREE BONUS-CONNECT WITH GREG AND STUDENTS IN OUR PRIVATE COMMUNITY SPACE
Be one of the first 100 to register and you'll be entered
into a draw to win one of Greg's paintings. Approx. $1000.00 value 
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Introductory price of $399.00 CAD plus tax where applicable. 

 Thumbnails are actual or approiximate representatios of video demonstrations 

About Greg:​ As a successful commercial illustrator and fine art painter Greg has sold more than 1500 paintings to date! His beautiful abstract landscape paintings resonate with his collectors and painters alike. Greg taught part time at the Milwaukee Institute of Art And Design and later at Hawkeye Community College for almost five years all the while working as a professional Illustrator. And he recently taught two, week long workshops for us on Vancouver Island.
​He paints with a humorous, lighthearted approach and refers to his painting style as just "Playing with Paint". 
He has been represented by galleries in North and South Carolina, Iowa and Wisconsin but now prefers to sell to his collectors and world wide through his Etsy shop at  HargreavesArt.

​SPRING SILVERSMITH INTENSIVE 2025
RETURNING FOR OUR 10TH YEAR!
5 days = 5 Beautiful Projects
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If you know you know!  Sign up soon as we fill quickly!

​Join us for our fun, skill building workshops and leave proudly wearing what you make! 
Or make something for someone special as a treasured gift
1520 Stewart Avenue
Hours: 10 - 5 daily 
All tools provided for use during our workshops! 
All levels welcome. Projects can be simplified or made more challenging depending on experience.
Beginners will make the simplest versions of each project.

Bezel Set Pearl Ring

 Fluid and feminine, this ring embodies nature. Our focus in this project is all about taking  rigid sterling silver wire and transforming it into a beautiful ring with movement and fluid lines. 
 
You will have a selection of pearls to choose from and then work on designing and shaping the metal around it. This will be a day of fun and letting the metal speak for itself.  We will use files, hammers and other methods to give dimension and shape to our various wires, letting them weave around one another and the pearl.  You can opt to make your bezel out of gold fill or sterling silver. 
You will make embellishments and enhance the band with melted edges.

​One of the great things about this ring is that you have the option of making it into a solid band to fit a specific sized finger or you can choose to leave the band open, allowing it to be fully adjustable.
 
Not partial to pearls?  Don't worry, there will be a good selection of natural cabochons that you can select from as well.  Stunning!

Hinged Branch Bracelet​

Wearable nature with this glammed up Branch Bracelet is the best way to describe it. It looks great worn by itself or stacked.
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You will form your own branch in your style with hammers, files and grinding burs. You may make a thinner or thicker branch and once your branch has been formed, you may add upto 5 tube settings in various sizes to bring sparkle to this piece.  There will be a good variety of synthetic and natural stones to choose from.  Students will get to mix and match colours of faceted stones or keep them all the same. 
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​Advanced students may have time to add further embellisments by wrapping your piece with vines and making branch nubs.​

​Stepping up your technical skills, you will fit your bracelet to your wrist for the best comfortable fit, as well as focusing on learning how to do a fun decorative yet functioning hinge. This allows for the bracelet to be put on and taken off easily.  So cool!​

Bold Embellished Ring

​​Let's get Embellished! This gorgeous bold ring is all about adding flare to those larger sized stones we all have in our stash, without making it wider. This allows it to remain super comfortable to wear.

We took our statement stone and raised it up!. This higher bezel allows us to add cut outs and embellishments along the sides of the stone in a way that is subtle but stunning.
 
You will create a double half round band out of sterling silver that wraps around the outside of the bezel to become part of the design and lets us forget that it actually has a function! 
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​From here we'll focus on a simple design that adds a lot of punch and layers to our piece.
  
​You will have the choice of a statement stone large (or smaller, if that's your style) and from there we will spend the rest of the day learning how to make all of these parts to fit beautifully together.

Double Sided Garden Locket
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This fun, hollow formed sterling silver pendant has a little secret!  Besides having a  stunning silhouette with cutouts on both sides, it actually opens and can hold a little treasure.  This locket is pressure fit and secured with a bail that doubles as a clasp.  If you don't want to make a locket, leave it as a precious decorative jewelry box for on top of your dresser.
 
You will work on sawing skills, doming and construction with this project. While it looks simple at first glance, the box/locket aspect will challenge your skills in a fun, creative way.
 


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​To help make things easier,  Kelly will have templates for ready for you if you aren't up to designing your own cut out shapes. You can aslo set a max of 2 small accent cabochons in a natural stone if desired.  ​

Driftwood Earrings or Pendant


The focus on this 5 day workshop is to embrace a lot of the West Coast textures while building our silversmithing skills and these earrings are no exception. 
 
Inspired by the worn, waterlogged pieces of driftwood found along our beaches you will  build up beautiful textures on your earrings (or pendant) to recreate the look of these patterns.  We will sweat solder thin sheets of metal to achieve this look and the give them a little dimension with some forming techniques. 
​By focusing on sweat soldering, you will establish their soldering skills and design layout skills.

​Simple yet powerful, these earrings will make a statement.  And depending on personal preference, you can scale them up or down in size or just simple make pendants if earrings aren't for them.  This day will be packed with fun and lots of creative energy! 

You can also choose to highly polish them or add a patina to enhance the textures. 

​March 27-31 Thursday through Monday   Sorry - session one is now full.  
Cancellations happen....   Get on our waitlist here.

Session #2 is now open for registration.
Thursday through Monday April  3 - 7   Full
​​Cancellations happen....   Get on our waitlist here.

Nanaimo - 1520 Stewart Avenue
$745.00 Plus gst $37.25  = $782.25
​Plus $50.00 per day cash upon commencement paid to Kelly for material and consumable fee.

A $100.00 non-refundable deposit will reserve your space. E transfer to [email protected] 
If you prefer to pay with credit card via Pay Pal additonal 4% handling fee.  Email me at  ​[email protected]
​Balance due Feb 28, 2025
Prefer a payment plan?  Email me here:  [email protected]