SCHEDULE
Monday, August 15, 2022

Symposium Kick-Off Event!


Apryl Jensen

Merbaby in Resin Shell Bath


Kleio Tsaliki

Faux dichroic glass


Lucia Steeg

Resin Mixed Media
How to use various traditional mixed media mediums (gel, fibre paste, sand, texture medium, clay etc.) combined with resin to create truly vibrant and unique art pieces that stand out.

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Dimitra Kalinderis

Making 3D waves with resin
We are going to create a bold necklace with 3D sea waves. Our workshop consists of 3 sections:
Making our own open back bezels, using flat wire.
3D waves: how to form them
Finishing touches
This workshop aims at showing the possibilities of resin and its uses beyond filling molds and varnishing pieces.


Bonus Class
You'll get this workshop as a bonus when you purchase the Resin Art Symposium 2022, just click here to get it.
3D Flowers with Resin
In this bonus class, we are going to take what we have learned in the main workshop a little further. We are going to further explore the technique and create a pendant with 3D resin flowers.


Lynda Todd

Resin Made Easy: Embrace Your Creativity
I will teach how to create a work of art with resin, how to mix resin, what you can use to tint your resin, and safety precautions. We’ll learn doming, casting, coating and so much more. Tips and tricks throughout the class and bonus tips about the most common problems when working with resin. I will go over techniques and applications for resin. Even if you've never used resin, alcohol inks or acrylic paints before, everything you need to know is covered in the class. It's fun, easy, relaxing and rewarding. I will demonstrate two trays. One painted acrylic tray and we will top resin coat it and then using alcohol inks and mica powders with resin and demonstrate a blank tray. I am sure there will be time to demonstrate casting coasters and show examples of other completed works to provide inspiration so that viewers can embrace their own creativity. As a visually impaired artist I am used to giving detailed step by step instructions and encourage others to embrace their creativity and that is everything is possible!


Jennifer Smith

Resin & Silver Clay Flower Earrings
Explore the combination of resin, silver clay, and wire as you learn to create precious flower earrings. In this versatile workshop, makers will learn to create resin flowers with a silver clay base and wire adornment. The style can be all your own! This is an intermediate art jewelry project.

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Lisa Pavelka

Layered Effect in Open Frames
Learn how to create incredible open-setting layered collage effects using quick cure resin in minutes instead of days! Lisa Pavelka introduced UV resin to the creative world in 2003 with her innovative Magic Glos. Lisa will guide you through tips and tricks for making amazing creations easily and quickly.


Mihaela Georgescu

Art Nouveau inspired resin sun-catcher
We are going to use an Art Nouveau image printed on a Laser printer on Transparency film and we are going to use alcohol inks to color the image. We will include various inclusions into UV resin to spice up the sun-catcher. We will use UV resin for the top coat. We will use wire to make a beautiful Art Deco inspired wire-frame.

Thursday, August 18, 2022

Darcy Dixon

Resin techniques
In the following class we will be discussing the difference between UV resin and two-part epoxy resin. We will also be going over different techniques on how to tint or color your resin, different textures you can achieve in your resin, different organic inclusions that you can put into your resin, and different molds. We will make sure to go over all of the materials needed for this class such as the following: resin Molds Glitter, polymer clay glitter, acrylic paint, mica powder, alcohol ink, color changing powder and even candy sprinkles. Plastic wrap, bubble wrap, silicon inserts, holographic Cellophane. Dried flowers, stickers, vinyl decals, metal inclusions and more.


Sherry Shine

Working with UV Resin
The class is an introduction to using UV resin on jewelry.


Susan McCarter

How to integrate nail art into resin jewelry
Using various types of nail products on resin jewelry. (I use sea shells, nail gels, rhinestones, nail tape and anything else I can feel would enhance the jewelry that I make.

Friday, August 19, 2022

Jayna Falkenrath

UV Resin Letters in Beautiful Resin Trays
Walk through the steps of creating sayings with uv resin to then arrange in a resin tray with fun backgrounds and bases!


Mervat Radwan

Pendant made of resin and polymer clay
An explanation of the interaction of polymer clay with resin to create a distinctive pendanter


Jen Cushman

Resin Jewelry: Windows to the Soul
Making resin jewelry is a deliciously simple way to wear your works of he{art}. Whatever medium you traditionally work in or visual creative expression you can dream up can be adapted to resin jewelry making as long as you adhere to some crucial yet basic processes.
Workshop will quickly and efficiently move from selecting the right substrate (bezels) to selecting and sizing the best imagery for resin artwork to more advanced collage and layering of imagery.
We will also cover the important differences between craft resins and jewelers grade resins when it comes to making jewelry as well as how to properly mix two-part epoxy resin so that it cures perfectly every single time.
Resin mastery is easy when you understand the science behind the art form. With great fundamentals in place, you’ll be free to explore and develop meaningful wearable works that feed your soul.


Susan Crane

Resin in the Round: Steampunk Jewelry Pendants in Bottle Caps
In this workshop, participants will learn to create delightful "Steampunk-inspired" jewelry pendants in bottle caps. (The same techniques can be applied to pendants in other bezel shapes.) Learn how to layer tiny objects to achieve depth in this tiny art space. Explore effective paper backgrounds to make the design "pop." Be inspired by seeing potential inclusion materials. Benefit from this jewelry artist's years of experimentation and experience.
