Introduction to Jewellery Making with Jessica - REGISTER HERE
On Wednesday mornings in May and June, Jessica will be running an 8-week course "An introduction to making your own jewellery". Together, the group will explore their own styles of art jewellery and what jewellery means to them personally. Then they will explore a variety of simple techniques such as beading, bending wire and using recycled materials.
When and Where
Classes will run Wednesdays, 9.30 am - 12.00 noon in the Ballarat East Neighbourhood House Community Room #102, Barkly Square, Ballarat East.
8 weeks from 7 May to 25 June
Cost
8-week course, $250
Registration
For help, see our step-by-step guide to registering online, or contact us.
About Jessica
Ballarat local, Jessica Larm, is a Finnish-Australian artist and jewellery maker.
Jessica studied Bachelor of Fine Arts at Federation University, Camp Street, Ballarat in the early 2000s. In recent years, Jessica studied Jewellery Engineering at Melbourne Polytechnic. Influenced by her Finnish heritage and modern Scandinavian design principles, Jessica’s art skills extend to painting all mediums, drawing, mixed media, collage, paper crafts, jewellery making, metal work and silversmithing.
Jessica says, “My vision is to create handmade jewellery that explores the art form as an intimate sculptural object held close to the human body and conveying personal meaning to the wearer.”
Ever since she was a child growing up in the art scene of inner-city Melbourne in the 1980s, Jessica has been inspired by the mystery of the creative process. Having had the privilege of being able to watch artists at work close up from a young age, she has formed a deep respect for art as a vocation. Jessica brings a rich life experience to her work. Having worked as a nurse supporting people in their intimate life moments and then living through and overcoming personal health issues and trauma, she discovered the power and strength that art, and in particular jewellery making, could bring.
Jessica is a recent recipient of a Ballarat Arts Foundation emerging artists grant, the Stubbs Roberts Award. See: jessicalarm.com
This May, Jessica has also been selected to be a Craft Lab demonstrator of jewellery making with the City of Ballarat’s Heritage Festival at the Mining Exchange.
Craft Lab is a celebration of traditional artisanal skills coupled with contemporary flair. Craft Lab maintains old skills but also explores how these can be applied in new ways.
Practitioners share their knowledge, expertise and techniques with thousands of members of the public over four full days. Visitors can expect to meet and talk with the practitioners, all of whom are willing and available to share their secrets and trade practices.
See: creativeballarat.com.au/craftlab25practitioners and ballaratheritagefestival.com.au/explore/craft-lab-25
Questions?
For any questions, please contact us. We are available from 9.00 am - 3.00 pm Mondays to Fridays (and until 5.00 pm Tuesdays) during school term.
