Memphis Botanic Garden
750 Cherry Rd
Memphis, TN 38117
United States
$80.00
May 4, 2025
10 am-5 pm
Leaves and flowers have an uncanny ability to remind us of people we know, places we've been, or traits we aspire to cultivate within ourselves. In this class, you will learn how to preserve the image of a leaf for a lifetime. You’ll select a real leaf (or two, if you prefer earrings) from the vast variety of leaves available at the Garden and cover it with several layers of Fine Silver Metal Clay paste. If desired, you can also bring your own leaves from home. When the piece is fired in the kiln, the leaf will burn off, leaving behind a replica of the leaf in .999 pure Fine Silver. We will teach you all the ways to hang your piece, as well as basic metal clay handling and finishing techniques.
Tools will be provided for use during the class. You will need to purchase a kit containing all of the materials required to make a necklace or a pair of earrings for $45 (tax included) from the instructor at the time of the class (cash or credit card only). There will be a lunch break, so please bring your own lunch or plan to grab one from a nearby restaurant.
$65 MBG Members/$80 Non-Members, plus a $45 kit fee payable to instructor at time of class
Register no later than May 2, 2025.
This program is inspired by Thomas Dambo’s TROLLS: Save the Humans Presented by International Paper. Learn more about this larger-than-life seasonal exhibition at membg.org/trolls.
