Learn how to carve original designs into cuttlefish bone to create negative space. That space is filled with pewter to create small wearable charms, pocket amulets or sculptures. The metal is melted on an electric burner inside of the classroom and allows for more involvement in the process. Ages 7+. No experience necessary.
Sara Hanson is a Minneapolis-based sculptor, public artist and community collaborator that brings accessible opportunities to interact with and participate in art into communities, public spaces and unexpected places. After graduating with her BFA from the U of MN, Sara began her teaching and public art career with a Forecast Public Art grant to work with artists from Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts (adult day program for people with different abilities). Sara has received several grants and commissions to bring metal-casting projects and community collaboration into communities. Her interactive and participatory public sculptures invite exploration and discovery while offering connections between our lives here on earth and our future.