Sef-hardening Clay Jewelry Workshop ~ Design and make your own

Jewelry making can be an extremely gratifying art form.  There are infinite possibilities with self drying clay.  Here, you will learn basic hand building and slab rolling techniques, scoring and slipping, embossing and slumping.  We will provide all the materials necessary, all you'll need is your imagination.  Participants will return the next week to paint, here you'll learn various techniques for clay, and you'll afix your findings depending on the design and type of jewelry.  You will be thrilled with your efforts and results.  After this workshop, there'll be nothing stopping you !!

Karen's love for clay began at a very early age, whilst digging in the dirt with her brothers.  Though she was a painting major as an undergrad at University, she did have the opportunity to take a couple of ceramic classes, but her love for it really blossomed while teaching at Florida State University's Art Center.  There she learned the infinite possibilities of clay, it's colors and glazing powers.  Karen Charbonneau Zukas is a graduate of Tufts university and The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston with a master’s degree in education from Western New England University.  She is a recognized portrait painter and potter and former columnist for the Bulletin in Boston.  She has been teaching various subjects, primarily advanced ESL, fine art, writing, test prep, debate and humanities; at universities, preparatory, public, private and international schools and community ed in Boston and now locally for over 35 years.  She and her family moved back to the south coast in 2013.  She is the proprietor of Peasantware Pottery in New Bedford and the founder of The New Bedford Art and Cultural Emporium at Kilburn !  

Have your GPS take you to 101 West Rodney French Blvd. in New Bedford.  Once there, please park on the end of the building AWAY from the main entrance.  You'll see an ORANGE rimmed door, with our big yellow NBACE sign over it...enter there and go up the stairs.  At the top of the stairs...follow small yellow signs for NBACE.  We're right around the corner behind the mural  !!